(CNN) — Regardless of stringent measures supposed to maintain ocean cruises Covid-free, operator Royal Caribbean says not less than 48 folks on board certainly one of its ships that docked in Miami on the weekend have examined constructive for the virus.
The Symphony of the Seas, the world’s greatest cruise ship, was carrying greater than 6,000 passengers and crew on a week-long journey across the Caribbean when a visitor examined constructive, prompting wider contact tracing, in keeping with Royal Caribbean.
The Symphony of the Seas was carrying 6,091 passengers and crew members. In a press release, Royal Caribbean mentioned {that a} visitor examined constructive in the course of the voyage, and subsequent circumstances had been detected following contact tracing.
It mentioned 95% on board had been absolutely vaccinated. Of the individuals who’ve since examined constructive, 98% had been absolutely vaccinated. It’s not but recognized whether or not the extremely infectious Omicron variant of coronavirus, at the moment spreading quickly around the globe, was chargeable for the circumstances detected.
Crew members are additionally required to be absolutely vaccinated and check “not less than as soon as every week.”
Unvaccinated kids on board Symphony of the Seas had been required to point out a detrimental PCR, and likewise check detrimental on the terminal pre-departure.
‘Delicate signs’
Royal Caribbean says it additionally implements further well being and security measures, reminiscent of enhanced cleansing. On US-based cruises, masks at the moment are required to be worn in indoor public areas — this coverage was not too long ago up to date to increase mask-wearing necessities for absolutely vaccinated passengers.
“Every individual rapidly went into quarantine,” reads a Royal Caribbean assertion on the Symphony of the Seas outbreak. “Everybody who examined constructive had been asymptomatic or had delicate signs, and we constantly monitored their well being.”
Symphony of the Seas departed from Miami, Florida on December 11, stopping at Caribbean ports St. Maarten and St. Thomas, in addition to Royal Caribbean’s non-public island, referred to as CocoCay.
The cruise line says in its assertion that it disembarked six constructive circumstances earlier within the cruise, whereas the opposite constructive vacationers disembarked on December 18, when the voyage got here to an finish.
The cruise line added that Symphony of the Seas’ future voyages weren’t impacted.
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CNN’s Lechelle Benken contributed to this report.
