Carnival Cruise Line has announced it will begin cruises to several destinations, including Jamaica, in August.
The trips from Florida and Texas are the first announced by one of the major cruise lines since the coronavirus pandemic forced a near-total pause in the global cruise industry.
The Associated Press reports that the ports of Miami, Cape Canaveral and Galveston, Texas were selected because they are accessible by car for the majority of the guests.
The eight ships named by the company have itineraries showing stops in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Mexico, among other places.
The State Department began warning against cruise travel on March 8, and the Centers for Disease Control issued a no-sail order on March 14, which was extended and set to expire on July 24.
The order prompted several countries, including some in the Caribbean, to reject cruise ships suspected of carrying infected passengers and crew members, stranding some ships at sea for weeks.
Many cruise ships had outbreaks at sea, with some passengers and crew members dying on board or after disembarking from international trips.
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