Cruise ship drops COVID-19 hit passengers in Miami
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Six people who had tested positive disembarked the ship mid-voyage and were transported home
A cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas ship, has docked at Port Miami, with 48 passengers and crew members testing positive for COVID-19.
Miami-based Royal Caribbean said in a statement on Sunday that each person who tested positive immediately went into quarantine.
Six people who had tested positive disembarked the ship mid-voyage and were transported home, Miami Herald reports.
The passengers who tested positive were either asymptomatic or had mild symptoms.
The new cases come as the omicron variant is quickly spreading across the United States, potentially throwing a wrench in holiday travel plans.
Royal Caribbean said that Symphony of Sea’s future trips would not be affected. The ship has left Miami for a new trip to Mexico, according to vesselfinder.com.
The ship that pulled into Miami on Saturday left port on Dec. 11 with 6,091 passengers and crew on board, 95% of whom were fully vaccinated.
Of the 48 who tested positive for Covid-19, 98% were fully vaccinated.
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