Royal Caribbean receives CDC Authorization for first CSO Test Cruise on Freedom of the Seas!

I would be bitter too!! I will join the bitter train if we are unable to sail in July.

Grim? No. I'm happy to see it. Really, I am. I also hope for the sake of everyone with July or Aug bookings that the test cruises are successful, and all the BS is finally being seen from the rear view mirror.

It's just that I believe this could have just as easily been accomplished in March or April instead of June. Perhaps then everyone's May & June cruises (including mine) wouldn't have been cancelled. Hmmmmmmm........ upon reflection, I guess I'll have to admit that perhaps I'm still a touch bitter about that.

Grim SOB's.......c'mon troopskis....enjoy the moment...things are moving.....ummm....apparently.....

FDR has said that Norwegian wont be ready until atleast mid August, or at least that was his stance about a month ago. I would Probably agree that Carnival would be next.

I have a feeling that you may be right, but perhaps a few more than 2. My guess would be, that since ol' Uncle Sam loves percentages, that once 25-30% of each line's fleet has completed successful test voyages, they will waive the remaining.

Unless there are fees that the Cruise Lines have to pay the CDC to run their tests, then there will be no curtailment. Only thing Uncle Sam likes more than percentages, is Cash.

C'mon guys, you're making fun of years and years of government funded engineering and testing. They're just trying to make things "safe" for those of us who would have succumbed to Darwinism years ago.

My thinking is that there will only be a handful of test cruises at best. I think it's now more of the CDC telling themselves "we said they're going to have to do this, so lets show the lines we meant it". I think after each line does one or two test cruises, the CDC will come back and say "Ok, just keep doing what you're doing here on the rest of your boats, and we're cool".

Am I being naive?

Rumor has it, Carnival will be next.. I hate that everything is still in limbo, but if they can do a test cruise and pass, there is a better chance we will actually go in July.

That sounds about right!

Ive been buying NATO Jerrycans and fuel nozzles for years to avoid their...expertly engineered...fuel containers. I have 10...enough for 2 tanks of fuel in my truck...or about 2 weeks of fuel in my generator. LMAO

You're preaching to the choir....I got 5 5 gal gas cans...a few are the old style....which means they work without growing a third arm...the rest, I had to search the good ol internet to get the nozzles replaced so they could be used by a mere mortal...it became an epic...., so you wind up having to buy new gas cans just for the can itself.......I actually trashed all the new style nozzles...absolutely useless to me...the trials and tribulations of "life out here..." BTW, as a reward for inventing those "new style cans", that person now is in charge of cruise ship rules at the CDC....

A passing Vessel Sanitization Program inspection is required for each Test Cruise to commence, so I would venture a guess that they would update it...however, this is the US Government we're talking about...the same government that managed to bollocks up portable fuel canisters...

I saved a shortcut to it...of course its waaaaay out of date....probably ships on it that don't exist anymore...and even a few new ones....either way, I'd like to see if they up date it, even ship by ship....it WAS an amazing doc!!!