Lots of questions around everything to do with COVID and cruising and unfortunately no clarity as it is a moving target. No one really knows what the future holds just that EVENTUALLY there will be light at the end of the tunnel.

The fact that there is an effort to secure the release of the Jones Act the cruise lines may just want to take that impediment out of the equation if they can sail. You are right they still have the very difficult CDC requirements sailing out of the USA.