Royal Caribbean says at least 48 people on board one of its ships that docked in Miami on the weekend have tested positive for COVID19. 9News
In a statement, Royal Caribbean said that a guest tested positive during the voyage, and subsequent cases were detected following contact tracing.Of the people who've since tested positive, 98 per cent were fully vaccinated.It's not yet known whether the highly infectious Omicron variant of coronavirus, currently spreading rapidly around the world, was responsible for the cases detected.
On US-based cruises, masks are now required to be worn in indoor public areas - this policy was recently updated to extend mask-wearing requirements for fully vaccinated passengers."Each person quickly went into quarantine," reads a Royal Caribbean statement on the Symphony of the Seas outbreak. Symphony of the Seas departed from Miami, Florida on December 11, stopping at Caribbean ports St Maarten and St Thomas, as well as Royal Caribbean's private island, called CocoCay.
Cruise Lines International Association , the industry body that represents the world's major cruise lines, said in a statement provided to CNN Travel that it was "monitoring developments related to the Omicron variant and remain closely engaged with local and national authorities in the places where cruises sail."
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