Temperature screening, distancing, deep cleaning and the end of self-service buffets are watchwords for the new era of cruising.

Norwegian Cruise Line became the first major line to reveal details of the health and safety protocols to be implemented once service resumes. They sound regimented, but they’re meant to be reassuring.

Norwegian said it has consulted with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on safety measures. Each ship will have a new staff position of public health officer, who will be responsible for overseeing screening and outbreak-prevention initiatives and for monitoring the daily sanitation of all public areas and guest accommodations.

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