BALTIMORE (AP) — Cruise ship passengers readied to leave Baltimore’s port for the first time in 18 months this weekend.
The Baltimore Sun reports the Carnival Pride welcomed 1,500 passengers for a weeklong voyage to the Bahamas that was starting Sunday. The Pride is operating at 70% capacity. All passengers had to be fully vaccinated, with some exceptions, and also had to get a negative COVID-19 test within three days of boarding.
Ship guests must wear face masks in elevators and certain indoor areas. The Pride is Carnival’s ninth ship to welcome passengers back since the pandemic halted cruise operations in March 2020.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — This year's menhaden catch so far in the Chesapeake Bay is worrying Virginia's top fisheries regulator. Virginia Marine Resources Commissioner Steven Bowman wrote that Virginia-based company Omega Protein has already caught 75% of the bay's quota for the oily fish. A company spokesman tells the Daily Press of Newport News that Omega won't exceed the cap. The company operates a fish oil and fishmeal plant […]
