US health authorities recommended Thursday, December 30, to avoid cruises, including for people vaccinated, because of the increase in the number of Covid cases on board ships since the arrival of the Omicron variant.
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The virus that causes Covid-19 easily spreads between people in close contact on board ships, and the risk of contracting Covid-19 on cruise ships is very high, even if you are fully vaccinated and have received a booster dose
, ”the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the main health agency in the United States, justified in a message.