in their agency name.

are an environmental disaster to begin with. Less people want to do them, the better.

If I want to be in an enclosed space with a thousand people where there are bars and restaurants I'll just stay at a hotel, where there's less seasickness and norovirus.

International destinations will suffer and some countries might not let American ships dock or allow American into their countries. I would never leave on a cruise to/from Florida. And the retiree money is going to be hurt by this stock market downtrend. I used to going on cruises but since the pandemic I’ll pass. And now with this CDC ruling oh hell no!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cruise-ship-inspectors-layoffs-outbreaks-norovirus/

All of the full-time employees in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program are now off the job, multiple officials tell CBS News, gutting the agency's ability to investigate outbreaks and conduct health inspections on cruise ships. A smaller group of 12 U.S. Public Health Service officers will remain.

The steep cuts to the program's inspectors baffled CDC officials since the small team's staff is not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Fees from cruise ships companies pay for the program, which is supposed to inspect large vessels at least twice a year.

The epidemiologist tasked with leading the agency's outbreak response on cruise ships was included in the layoffs, multiple CDC officials said.

The cuts come as the U.S. has been battling a record surge of norovirus, largely driven by a new strain of the virus.

It felt more like an actual voyage rather than a week of parties and super huge ships with screaming kids and long lines.