48 Passengers, Staff Members on *Fully Vaccinated* Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Test Positive For Covid-19
48 passengers and staff aboard a fully vaccinated Royal Caribbean cruise ship tested positive for Covid this past weekend.
The ship departed Miami on December 11 and visited St. Maarten and St. Thomas before returning to Miami on December 18.
Every staff member is required to be vaccinated against Covid and passengers ages 12 and up are required to be vaccinated.
According to Royal Caribbean, 98% of the 7,000 people on board were vaccinated.
“Each person quickly went into quarantine. Everyone who tested positive was asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, and we continuously monitored their health,” Royal Caribbean said in a statement said.
NBC News reported:
Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas returned to Miami on Saturday after 48 passengers and staff members tested positive for Covid-19,
