The vacation cruise industry has accepted it cannot restart operations this year. Major cruise lines Carnival and Norwegian recently extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year. Then, the cruise industry representative group said Tuesday that its members have agreed they would not sail for the rest of 2020. The announcement comes just days after the U.S. government effectively lifted its no-sail order, even though there is a worldwide increase in coronavirus infections. Cruise Lines International Association represents 95 percent of cruise lines, including Princess, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean. It said its members have voluntarily decided to shut down cruise operations in the U.S. through the end of the year.
Title: The Cruise Industry Accepts 2020 is Over, Looks to 2021
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4655/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The Cruise Industry Accepts 2020 is Over, Looks to 2021' data-article-id='5182'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9875'>The vacation cruise industry has accepted it cannot restart operations this year.</span> <span data-start-time='9875' data-end-time='20667'>Major cruise lines Carnival and Norwegian recently extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year.</span> <span data-start-time='20667' data-end-time='34167'>Then, the cruise industry representative group said Tuesday that its members have agreed they would not sail for the rest of 2020.</span> <span data-start-time='34167' data-end-time='49917'>The announcement comes just days after the U.S. government effectively lifted its no-sail order, even though there is a worldwide increase in coronavirus infections.</span> <span data-start-time='49917' data-end-time='62938'>Cruise Lines International Association represents 95 percent of cruise lines, including Princess, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean.</span> <span data-start-time='62938' data-end-time='74417'>It said its members have voluntarily decided to shut down cruise operations in the U.S. through the end of the year.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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class='choices' data-correct-choice='95 percent '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4655/95_percent_.wav'><span>95 percent </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4655/55_percent_.wav'><span>55 percent </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4655/5_percent_.wav'><span>5 percent </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4655/25_percent_.wav'><span>25 percent </span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16254 data-hint-location='9875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4655/major_cruise_lines_have_extended_a_halt_on_cruises_through__blank_.wav'>Major cruise lines have extended a halt on cruises through <span 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