Royal Caribbean’s first test cruise out of Port Canaveral, Allure of the Seas, is now out at sea – WESH 2 Orlando

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Royal Caribbean's first test cruise out of Port Canaveral, Allure of the Seas, is now out at sea

Updated: 11:54 AM EDT Jul 28, 2021

It's a promising sign for the cruise industry in Central Florida.Royal Caribbean's first test cruise out of Port Canaveral is now out at sea. The Allure of the Seas set sail on Tuesday on a simulated cruise.Onboard are volunteers, many of them travel agents, along with CDC officials, who are trying out the changes made to deal with COVID-19.Related: Disney Dream will kick off return to cruising in August with cruises from Port CanaveralChris Gray Faust, the managing editor of CruiseCritic.com, is also riding along.She took pictures showing some of the measures in place on the ship, including areas set aside for vaccinated guests.Carnivals Mardi Gras, a brand new ship docked at Port Canaveral, will set out for the first time on Saturday.Port Canaveral's CEO released a statement on Tuesday, saying: "It's been a long and difficult eighteen months for our Port. We've worked very hard with all of our cruise partners, and now it's time to get our cruise business back and running. Port Canaveral is ready to help our partners provide a safe, healthy and fun guest experience."

It's a promising sign for the cruise industry in Central Florida.

Royal Caribbean's first test cruise out of Port Canaveral is now out at sea. The Allure of the Seas set sail on Tuesday on a simulated cruise.

Onboard are volunteers, many of them travel agents, along with CDC officials, who are trying out the changes made to deal with COVID-19.

Related: Disney Dream will kick off return to cruising in August with cruises from Port Canaveral

Chris Gray Faust, the managing editor of CruiseCritic.com, is also riding along.

She took pictures showing some of the measures in place on the ship, including areas set aside for vaccinated guests.

Carnivals Mardi Gras, a brand new ship docked at Port Canaveral, will set out for the first time on Saturday.

Port Canaveral's CEO released a statement on Tuesday, saying:

"It's been a long and difficult eighteen months for our Port. We've worked very hard with all of our cruise partners, and now it's time to get our cruise business back and running. Port Canaveral is ready to help our partners provide a safe, healthy and fun guest experience."

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Royal Caribbean's first test cruise out of Port Canaveral, Allure of the Seas, is now out at sea - WESH 2 Orlando