>>> OUR WEEK-LONG JOURNEY TO WITNESS AMERICAS REBOUND
BEGINS HERE IN
ORLANDO, WHERE FROM
ATOP THE MASSIVE
OBSERVATION WHEEL AT
ICON PARK YOU CAN SEE
MANY OF THE AMUSEMENT
THEME PARKS AND
RESORTS THAT MAKE UP
PART OF THE $75
BILLION TOURISM
INDUSTRY, AN INDUSTRY
THATS HELPING LEAD
THIS REGIONS
RECOVERY.
FUN FUELS ORLANDOS
ECONOMIC ENGINE.
AND LATELY FROM ITS
RESTAURANTS TO ITS
ICONIC AMUSEMENT PARKS
THERES MORE TO SMILE
ABOUT.
>> I WILL HAVE SO MUCH
FUN THIS SUMMER.
>> Reporter: ORLANDOS
LEGOLAND WAS THE FIRST
OF THE CITYS MAJOR
THEME PARKS TO REOPEN
LAST SUMMER.
BACK THEN OPERATING AT
50% CAPACITY.
>> THERES REMINDERS
LITERALLY EVERYWHERE
IN THE PARK TO REMIND
PEOPLE TO BE AS SAFE
AS POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: IS THIS
YOUR FIRST VACATION
SINCE THE PANDEMIC?
>> YES.
>> Reporter: TODAY
LEGOLAND DOES NOT
REQUIRE MASKS
OUTDOORS, JUST INDOORS
AND ON RIDES.
DO YOU SEE A LOT OF
PENT-UP DEMAND AS YOU
LOOK AT YOUR SUMMER
SCHEDULE?
>> OF COURSE.
WE ARE SEEING LOTS OF
FAMILIES COME BACK --
>> Reporter: LEGOLAND
PRESIDENT REX JACKSON
SAYS NOT ONLY HAS THE
PARK WELCOMED BACK ALL
ITS EMPLOYEES, IT
RECENTLY HELD THIS JOB
FAIR.
>> WE ARE CURRENTLY
HIRING FOR HUNDREDS OF
OPEN POSITIONS.
>> Reporter: IS THERE
A POINT THAT YOU WERE
ALL HOLDING YOUR
BREATH WONDERING WHICH
WAY THIS WAS GOING TO
TIP?
>> I THINK LAST SUMMER
WAS A NICE TIPPING
POINT FOR US BECAUSE
WE WERE ABLE TO
REOPEN.
>> Reporter: BUT WHILE
TOURISM IS SAILING
ALONG HERE, STILL LEFT
PARKED AT THE DOCK IS
THE CRUISE INDUSTRY.
WE HEADED OUT TO
NEARBY PORT CANAVERAL,
WHERE THE CARNIVAL
SHIP "LIBERTY" IS TIED
UP.
THIS BRAND NEW
TERMINAL STILL EMPTY.
THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY
HELD IN LIMBO BY THE
CDC, WHOSE
RESTRICTIONS KEPT US
FROM GOING ON BOARD.
SO WE SPOKE TO CAPTAIN
RENATO BENDENELLI BY
ZOOM FROM THE DOCK.
ARE YOU GETTING
IMPATIENT TO GET BACK
TO CRUISES?
>> WE ARE REALLY,
REALLY READY TO
RESUME, YES.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO
YOU SAY TO THOSE WHO
MAY BE ANXIOUS ABOUT
GETTING ON A CRUISE?
>> WELL, WE SHALL
NEVER BRING ANYBODY TO
AN UNSAFE PLACE.
WE ARE TAKING ALL THE
NECESSARY STEPS TO
GUARANTEE THE SAFETY
OF EVERYBODY ON BOARD.
>> Reporter: SOME OF
THE EARLIEST COVID
OUTBREAKS OCCURRED ON
CRUISESHIPS.
RECENTLY THE CDC SAID
IF NEARLY ALL
EMPLOYEES AND
PASSENGERS ARE
VACCINATED CRUISES
FROM THE U.S. CAN
RESUME IN JULY.
>> THERES NO MANDATE
FOR ANY OTHER BUSINESS
TO HAVE THAT
REQUIREMENT.
WE WOULDNT BE ABLE TO
HAVE KIDS UNDER 12 ON
BOARD.
HAVE KIDS UNDER 12 ON
BOARD.
>> Reporter: IS IT
BOARD.
>> Reporter: IS IT
YOUR EXPECTATION YOU
>> Reporter: IS IT
YOUR EXPECTATION YOU
WILL BE READY AND THAT
YOUR EXPECTATION YOU
WILL BE READY AND THAT
YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO
WILL BE READY AND THAT
YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO
SAIL IN JULY?
YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO
SAIL IN JULY?
>> WERE WORKING
SAIL IN JULY?
>> WERE WORKING
TOWARD THAT.
>> WERE WORKING
TOWARD THAT.
PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID
TOWARD THAT.
PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID
HE WANTS TO REOPEN
PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID
HE WANTS TO REOPEN
AMERICA BY THE 4th OF
HE WANTS TO REOPEN
AMERICA BY THE 4th OF
JULY.
AMERICA BY THE 4th OF
JULY.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE
JULY.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE CRUISE
AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE CRUISE
INDUSTRY CAN BE PART
SURE THAT THE CRUISE
INDUSTRY CAN BE PART
OF THAT REOPENING.
INDUSTRY CAN BE PART
OF THAT REOPENING.
>> Reporter: CHRISTINE
OF THAT REOPENING.
>> Reporter: CHRISTINE
DUFFY IS CARNIVALS
>> Reporter: CHRISTINE
DUFFY IS CARNIVALS
PRESIDENT.
DUFFY IS CARNIVALS
PRESIDENT.
>> THE SILVER LINING
PRESIDENT.
>> THE SILVER LINING
FOR OUR INDUSTRY IN
>> THE SILVER LINING
FOR OUR INDUSTRY IN
ALL OF THIS, IN THE
FOR OUR INDUSTRY IN
ALL OF THIS, IN THE
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE,
ALL OF THIS, IN THE
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE,
IS THE PENT-UP DEMAND
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE,
IS THE PENT-UP DEMAND
WE HAVE SEEN.
IS THE PENT-UP DEMAND
WE HAVE SEEN.
CRUISES ARE TYPICALLY
WE HAVE SEEN.
CRUISES ARE TYPICALLY
BOOKED AT LEAST A YEAR
CRUISES ARE TYPICALLY
BOOKED AT LEAST A YEAR
OUT.
BOOKED AT LEAST A YEAR
OUT.
OUR BOOKINGS FOR 2022
OUT.
OUR BOOKINGS FOR 2022
RIGHT NOW EXCEED THE
OUR BOOKINGS FOR 2022
RIGHT NOW EXCEED THE
BOOKINGS WE HAD BACK
RIGHT NOW EXCEED THE
BOOKINGS WE HAD BACK
IN 2019 AT THE SAME
BOOKINGS WE HAD BACK
IN 2019 AT THE SAME
TIME.
IN 2019 AT THE SAME
TIME.
>> Reporter: BUT
TIME.
>> Reporter: BUT
LIVING IN THE SHADOW
>> Reporter: BUT
LIVING IN THE SHADOW
OF THE MAJOR TOURISM
LIVING IN THE SHADOW
OF THE MAJOR TOURISM
MACHINES HERE, SMALL
OF THE MAJOR TOURISM
MACHINES HERE, SMALL
BUSINESSES LIKE
MACHINES HERE, SMALL
BUSINESSES LIKE
JENNIFER AND FERNANDO
BUSINESSES LIKE
JENNIFER AND FERNANDO
TAMAYOS TAMALE
JENNIFER AND FERNANDO
TAMAYOS TAMALE
COMPANY.
TAMAYOS TAMALE
COMPANY.
THIS IS A FAMILY
COMPANY.
THIS IS A FAMILY
RECIPE?
THIS IS A FAMILY
RECIPE?
>> THIS IS A FAMILY
RECIPE?
>> THIS IS A FAMILY
RECIPE.
>> THIS IS A FAMILY
RECIPE.
ITS A MIX OF MY
RECIPE.
ITS A MIX OF MY
GRANDMOTHER AND MY
ITS A MIX OF MY
GRANDMOTHER AND MY
HUSBANDS
GRANDMOTHER AND MY
HUSBANDS
GRANDMOTHERS RECIPE.
HUSBANDS
GRANDMOTHERS RECIPE.
>> Reporter: THEYRE
GRANDMOTHERS RECIPE.
>> Reporter: THEYRE
ONLY SLOWLY GETTING
>> Reporter: THEYRE
ONLY SLOWLY GETTING
BACK ON THEIR FEET.
ONLY SLOWLY GETTING
BACK ON THEIR FEET.
>> WE WERE SCARED THAT
BACK ON THEIR FEET.
>> WE WERE SCARED THAT
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
>> WE WERE SCARED THAT
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
WE WERE GOING TO LOSE
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
WE WERE GOING TO LOSE
ALL OF OUR PASSION,
WE WERE GOING TO LOSE
ALL OF OUR PASSION,
YOU KNOW?
ALL OF OUR PASSION,
YOU KNOW?
>> Reporter: DO YOU
YOU KNOW?
>> Reporter: DO YOU
FEEL LIKE THINGS ARE
>> Reporter: DO YOU
FEEL LIKE THINGS ARE
GETTING CLOSE TO
FEEL LIKE THINGS ARE
GETTING CLOSE TO
NORMAL AGAIN?
GETTING CLOSE TO
NORMAL AGAIN?
>> I THINK ITS GOING
NORMAL AGAIN?
>> I THINK ITS GOING
TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT
>> I THINK ITS GOING
TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT
LONGER FOR PEOPLE TO
TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT
LONGER FOR PEOPLE TO
COME OUT.
LONGER FOR PEOPLE TO
COME OUT.
>> Reporter: FLORIDAS
COME OUT.
>> Reporter: FLORIDAS
ECONOMY GOT A MAJOR
>> Reporter: FLORIDAS
ECONOMY GOT A MAJOR
BOOST LAST FALL,
ECONOMY GOT A MAJOR
BOOST LAST FALL,
LIFTING RESTRICTIONS
BOOST LAST FALL,
LIFTING RESTRICTIONS
EARLIER THAN MOST
LIFTING RESTRICTIONS
EARLIER THAN MOST
STATES, ALLOWING
EARLIER THAN MOST
STATES, ALLOWING
RESTAURANTS AND BARS
STATES, ALLOWING
RESTAURANTS AND BARS
TO OPEN AT FULL
RESTAURANTS AND BARS
TO OPEN AT FULL
CAPACITY.
TO OPEN AT FULL
CAPACITY.
>> EVERY BUSINESS HAS