8 vaccinated Royal Caribbean cruise ship workers have contracted the coronavirus. Royal Caribbean is based in Miami, Florida. Two vaccinated cruise ship guests have also tested positive for coronavirus on another vessel owned by Celebrity cruise, departing from St. Maarten. All have been receiving medical treatment and are now self-isolating.

The coronavirus outbreak at Royal Caribbean has delayed their re-launch by one month. Royal Caribbean, like so many others in the cruise industry, had to suspend trips due to the coronavirus outbreak that sickened and killed many in their industry.

As stated previously on the site, the masks came off too early. The vaccines can only do so much. Despite how they were originally billed on television, they cannot prevent you from contracting coronavirus. Some fully vaccinated people have even died from it (Fully Vaccinated Doctor From New Jersey's Rutgers Medical School Dies Of Covid In His Native India). Be careful out there. The pandemic is not over. Many people are still setting sick and dying, some of whom are vaccinated. Wear your masks.

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Royal Caribbean cruise postponed after 8 crew members test positive for coronavirus

June 16, 2021 at 12:01 p.m. EDT - One of the first cruises scheduled to sail from the United States has been postponed after eight crew members tested positive for the coronavirus during routine testing. Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas, which was scheduled to sail to the Caribbean on July 3 from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will now start its first voyage on July 31.

“Two steps forward and one step back!” Royal Caribbean International CEO Michael Bayley wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday night. He said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution.”

It’s the latest reminder of the difficulty of keeping the virus off cruise ships, which have not carried passengers from U.S. shores since March 2020. Earlier this month, two passengers on a Celebrity cruise that left St. Maarten tested positive during a Caribbean sailing, despite a requirement that everyone over 16 be fully vaccinated. Also this month, two people on an MSC cruise in the Mediterranean tested positive during a routine test; vaccinations were not required for that voyage.

All 1,400 crew members on Odyssey of the Seas got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on June 4, according to the cruise line. Because the vaccine only requires one dose, they would have been considered fully vaccinated after two weeks had passed. But the crew members in question tested positive on June 10. Two have mild symptoms, and the rest are asymptomatic...

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Royal Caribbean delays cruise ship after 8 crew members test positive for Covid

June 16, 2021, 7:30 AM EDT - Royal Caribbean International is delaying the inaugural sailing of its Odyssey of the Seas cruise ship after eight crew members tested positive for Covid-19, officials said Tuesday.

"During routine testing, eight crew members received a positive test result for Covid-19," company CEO Michael Bayley said in a statement. "All 1,400 crew onboard Odyssey of the Seas were vaccinated on June 4th and will be considered fully vaccinated on June 18."

Out of the eight cases, six people were asymptomatic and two had mild symptoms, he said. All who tested positive for Covid-19, as well as hundreds of other crew members, are under quarantine and being monitored by a medical team. Odyssey of the Seas' inaugural sailing, originally scheduled for July 3, is now set for July 31...

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