Seven months ago today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a no-sail order, which has kept the industry at a standstill ever since. One day prior, Cruise Lines International Association member lines voluntarily ceased operations as the world faced growing threats from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

From then until now, what has unfolded has been somewhat of a blur, so we've taken the liberty of recapping the highlights in our COVID-19 cruise industry timeline below.