COVID-19 Impact on Cruise Industry; Order, Fact Finding No. 30, 85 Fed. Reg. 26978 (May 6, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Federal Maritime Commission; passenger vessel operators (cruise industry) and marine terminal operators

Level

Federal

Authority

46 U.S.C. 44104-44106; 46 C.F.R. 502.281 et seq.

Issued

2020-05-06 May 6, 2020

Effective

2020-04-30 (order served; published May 6, 2020) (read as 2020-04-30)

End

not located (Fact Finding 30 reports issued 2020-2021) (read as 2021-03-31)

In force

Apr. 30, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Events and venuesSupply chainOther

Addressees

• passenger vessel operators
• cruise passengers
• marine terminal operators
• port authorities

Functions reached

• TV cruise operations (No Sail)
• CB passengers (refunds of passage money)
• PT cruise terminals and ports
• OP marine terminal operators

Collection

Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS

Operative words

[The CDC] issued a No Sail Order and Suspension of Further [Embarkation, and the cruise lines suspended] operations. Due to the unpredictable [course of the pandemic, the CDC] extended the term of the order... it is ordered, That, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40104, 41101-41109, 41301-41309, 44104-44106 and 46 CFR 502.281 et seq., Commissioner Louis E. Sola engage cruise industry stakeholders, including PVOs, passengers, and marine terminal operators, in public or non-public discussions to identify commercial solutions to COVID-19-related issues that interfere with the operation of the cruise industry.

Enforcement

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