U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on today’s lifting of restrictions for fully vaccinated American travelers at the Canada land border
Starting Saturday there is a ship leaving Port Canaveral each day for the next three days.
“While vaccinations are a crucial tool to allow us to reopen to 212(f) countries, it would be a step back to replace the current testing requirement with a vaccine requirement for all other countries.
"At The Walt Disney Company, the safety and well-being of our employees during the pandemic has been and continues to be a top priority. Toward that end, and based on the latest recommendations of scientists, health officials and our own medical professionals that the COVID-19 vaccine provides the best protection against severe infection, "the company said in a statement.
The U.S. Travel Association has requested the Biden administration to reconsider its latest decision to uphold existing travel restrictions due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases.
Royal Caribbean will set sail from Port Canaveral on a test cruise.
The Disney Dream will kick off its return to cruising from the U.S. with tropical voyages to the Bahamas departing from Port Canaveral. The three- and four-night cruises will visit Disney's private island, Castaway Cay.
US extends Mexico, Canada border restrictions through Aug. 21 despite Canada's plan to allow fully vaccinated Americans.
