Confidence in cruising: Travel picking up despite lingering COVID concerns

Cindy Krischer Goodman and Spencer Norris | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

After earning a reputation in the early days of the pandemic as floating disease carriers, cruise ships are back in favor with American travelers.

With COVID in the general population easing, so too, are cases aboard ships.

The number of COVID-19 cases reported on cruise ships leaving U.S. Ports has declined each month since last summer, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel.