Norwegian and Royal Caribbean Launch New ‘Healthy Sail Panel’ to Make Cruises Safer

Within that context, the panel convened by Norwegian and Royal Caribbean is already at work, Leavitt said. They’ve broken their project into four broad categories, looking at “exposure reduction,” “environmental operations,” “response contingencies,” and “destination planning,” he said. That covers everything from keeping the novel coronavirus off ships to begin with to reducing its spread as well as reacting to any potential future outbreaks, whether they occur aboard a vessel or on land, in a scheduled port of call.