Royal Caribbean Cruises has partly agreed to US repatriation requirements after balking at the stringent guidelines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requiring cruise company chief executives to sign "attestation" paperwork before it allows crew members to disembark for repatriation.
Richard Fain-led Royal Caribbean last week refused to adhere to the rules, which require cruiseships to sail seafarers to their own countries and then home via private means.
