A reader just sent me a YouTube video by cruise vloggers Dee and Jay who operate the popular ParoDeeJay YouTube page. Dee and Jay went on a cruise on the Carnival Mardi Gras last week and Dee began experiencing symptoms (which she described as a tickly throat, fever and an “icky feeling”). She was given
The number of positive COVID-19 aboard the Carnival Vista increased to 27 today as the cruise ship disembarked passengers ashore in the port of Belize City. In addition to the 26 crew members who were infected and are in quarantine when the ship arrived in Roatan, which we reported on yesterday, a passenger also
There are currently over two dozen crew members on the Carnival Vista who tested positive for COVID-19, according to two sources who prefer to remain anonymous. A total of twenty-six ship employees on the Carnival Vista reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. This morning, the Carnival cruise ship called on port in Mahogany Bay, Roatan Island,
Yesterday evening, Miami federal district court judge Kathleen Williams granted Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ motion for preliminary injunction in its lawsuit filed against Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees in July challenging Florida’s vaccine passports ban.
Florida prohibited businesses in Florida from requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccine as a prerequisite for engaging the services of
Last night, the Galveston Daily News reported that the Carnival Vista had a number of positive COVID-19 cases aboard the cruise ship which sailed from Galveston, Texas. However, Carnival Cruise Line refused to state the exact number of infected guests, admitting only that a “small number of people” on board tested positive.
Why is Carnival Vista continuing onto other #cruise ports with Covid positive passengers in quarantine and more possibly positive? Asking @CDCgov https://t.co/5qdsc1f4Pw
— 5WA – Robert Neff (@5wa) August 5, 2021
The reporter
Today, a half-dozen passengers on the Adventure of the Seas tested positive for COVID-19. The ship is one of several dozens of cruise ships with either passengers or crew members who have tested positive for COVID-19. The Miami Herald covered the story (by Taylor Dolven). USA TODAY published an article by Morgan Hines who
A passenger on a Celebrity cruise to Alaska tested positive for COVID-19 last Sunday, according to Celebrity Cruises. Fox Business reports that a “fully vaccinated passenger” on the Celebrity Millennium reported to the cruise ship infirmary last weekend and complained of what is described as “cold-like symptoms.” The guest subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, the
Twelve crew members on the German cruise ship M/S Amera are now infected with COVID-19, according to an employee of the operator (Phoenix Resien) who wishes to remain anonymous. The German cruise ship remains in the port of Bremerhaven.
As we previously reported, five crew members tested positive for coronavirus on July 2oth. The
Two days ago, five crew members on the M/S Amera cruise ship in Bremerhaven, Germany were diagnosed with coronavirus, according to the German newspaper Buten and Binnen. The delta variant has been confirmed in two of these cases. The ship is operated by the Phoenix Reisen company, which stated that the crew members in
At least ten crew members recently tested positive for COVID-19 on Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas and Jewel of the Seas. There are also over three dozen employees under quarantine on these two cruise ships.
Independence of the Seas – Galveston
The Galveston County Daily News (subscription only) article, by John Wayne Ferguson),
In the last week, there have been at least a dozen positive COVID-19 cases reported by the international media.
Three days ago, three people, including an unvaccinated crew member, tested positive for coranavirus aboard the American Constellation cruise ship during a 10-night cruise from Juneau, Alaska which left July 4, 2021. The other people infected
The public dispute over requiring vaccinations for cruise travel took a serious turn yesterday. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (HCLH), the parent company for NCL, Oceania and Regent 
Cruises, sued Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Scott Rivkees (as head of the Florida Department of Health), alleging that the state of Florida is preventing it from resuming sailing
Three people, including an unvaccinated crew member, tested positive for coranavirus this weekend aboard the American Constellation cruise ship during a 10-night cruise from Juneau, Alaska which left July 4, 2021. The other people infected included two vaccinated passengers.
The cruise ship in question, operated by American Cruise Lines, is a relatively small vessel which
A “small number” of crew members aboard the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner tested positive according to Cunard, BBC News reported yesterday.
The Cunard ship had “about 800” crew members aboard at the time of the test said the British cruise company. Exactly what a “small number” means is anyone’s guess.
According to @BBCWorld, Cunard says a "small number" of crew tested positive for #COVID19 on @cunardline #QueenElizabeth https://t.co/Uj4cEcywD5 so for a #cruise ship with "about 800" crew members, exactly how many is a "small number?" 3, 5, 9, 12, 15? pic.twitter.com/sMU7tLM3bC
— James (Jim) Walker (@CruiseLaw) July 6, 2021
I tweeted with a
Today, I was notified that a senior shipboard officer employed by Carnival Cruise Line died three days ago due to complications from COVID-19, according to a Carnival crew member who wishes to remain anonymous.
Chief Engineer Angelo Strano worked for Carnival for the past thirty-four and one-half years after starting his career with Carnival in
Royal Caribbean’s attempt to return to cruising continues to be marred by positive COVID-19 cases among its guests and crew members. Several news sources are reporting today that two passengers tested positive while on Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas.
Skift reports that “Royal Caribbean Group said on Thursday two guests on its cruise liner,
Four Royal Caribbean crew members on the Anthem of the Seas reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, according to the popular Crew Center website.
Anthem of the Seas Crew in a 3-Day Quarantine After 4 Test Positive for Covid-19 https://t.co/X3Uz2BNmoM
— Crew Center (@CrewCenter) June 20, 2021
Crew Center reported the positive test results this evening, after the Royal Caribbean cruise ship arrived in Greece for loading of provisions and for the crew to receive vaccinations, scheduled for
Multiple sources are reporting that eight crew members employed by Royal Caribbean Cruises aboard the Odyssey of the Seas tested positive for COVID-19. According to a press release from the cruise line, the crew members tested positive on June 10, 2021, six days after the ship arrived in the U.S. after sailing from Israel. Media
