2 passengers onboard the Star Centuries cruise have actually checked favorable for COVID-19, cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group revealed Thursday. It was the very first cruise liner to set sail in the Caribbean in over a year since the pandemic began..

The Miami-based cruise business stated in a statement that both visitors, who were sharing a room on the ship, checked favorable while it conducted the needed end-of-cruise screening. All guests on the cruise were required to reveal proof of vaccination and an unfavorable COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior to sailing from St. Maarten last Saturday. Royal Caribbean has not held cruises considering that March 2020.

Prior to COVID, more than $10 billion in direct costs was generated by the cruise market in Texas and Florida, almost half of annual cruise costs in the U.S. Cruise lines are now eager to earn a few of that back.Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain informed CBS News transport reporter Errol Barnett that he is eager to see Americans embark on one of his vessels from Port Everglades in 2 weeks.” Thats very exciting,” Fain stated. “But Im still confused about the details involved in getting us there.”.

All visitors on the cruise were needed to reveal proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours before cruising from St. Maarten last Saturday. Royal Caribbean has actually not held cruises considering that March 2020. Trending News.

The Miami-based cruise company said in a statement that both guests, who were sharing a space on the ship, evaluated favorable while it carried out the required end-of-cruise screening. Both passengers are asymptomatic and currently in seclusion.” We are conducting contact tracing, accelerating screening for all close contacts and carefully keeping track of the situation,” the company stated..