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'Let's get this cruise started': Bayley asks travel advisors to contact lawmakers

Royal Caribbean's Michael Bayley asked travel advisors to contact their lawmakers about getting cruising started from the US by July.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

March 31, 2021

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'Let's focus on getting cruising back for July,' Michael Bayley told travel advisors on Vicki Freed's Coffee TalkPHOTO: SBW-PHOTO

It's a bid to nudge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 'come to the table with more clarity over the next phase,' CEO Bayley said during Vicki Freed's Coffee Talk Wednesday.

Worried about outdated guidance

'We're concerned it's been many, many months since we've had any guidance and we're worried the guidance we're going to get is going to be pretty outdated,' he continued.

Royal Caribbean has been talking with elected officials in recent weeks.

'People are starting to really mobilize behind the idea of c'mon, let's get this sorted out,' Bayley recounted. 'We've had a lot of support from ASTA and the travel industry overall and from a lot of the elected officials.'

He provided a link to a Cruise Lines International Association campaign where US citizens can plug in their information to directly email a prepared or customized message to their US senators and representative.

Bayley said this makes it easy to tell officials: 'C'mon, let's get this cruise started ... Let's focus on getting cruising back for July ...

'It all helps,' he said.

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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