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Is cruising finally safe now? Here's the unvarnished truth

The CDC scrapped its color-coded dashboard, but don't let that fool you

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Christopher Elliott
Jul 24, 2022
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There's that question again: Is it safe to cruise? 

The Centers for Disease Control raised it this week when it quietly ended its COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships. The program had published a color-coding system for ships based on infection risk. 

Aren Elliott, “Dangerous Cruise" (2022) Digital.

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