Cruise lines are reported to be considering closed-loop cruises within one nation to get back in business while avoiding travel bans.

In the U.S. it would require suspending the Passenger Vessel Services Act that prohibits foreign-flagged ships from visiting only American ports without a stop at a "distant" foreign port. The similar Jones Act which applies to cargo has been suspended previously in times of emergency. Alternatively, the lines could reflag any of their vessels currently in American ports and ply their services within the U.S.A.

A similar concept is apparently being considered in the U.K. where residents could cruise the home islands without leaving their country. They might also take place in the EU depending on which member nations are open to visitors from within the union.

Should a closed-loop cruise be available that would keep you in your own country would you take one? Would you be more inclined to take one if you could drive to the port instead of having to fly?