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
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),
This tragic case involved an eighteen-month-old girl who fell from the arms of her grandfather through an open window on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas in July of 2019. She fell 150 feet to the pier below, resulting in her death. The toddler’s parents filed suit in Federal District 
Court for the Southern District
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
As everyone knows by now, yesterday two guests tested positive for COVID-19 during the recent cruise of the Royal Caribbean owned Celebrity Millennium from St. Maarten, notwithstanding the fact that the cruse line require 100% of the adults (but not children) to be vaccinated and also required negative test results before boarding.
The infected guests
At least two crew members on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Maltese newspaper CBE News. At the time of the news, the cruise ship was anchored off the coast at Majorca Bay, Mallorca, Spain. The ship is now heading to Gibraltar on her way back to the
As U.S. based cruise companies like Carnival, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean cruise lines announce their intentions of resuming operations this summer, countries where many crew members reside are facing unprecedented increases in the number of coronavirus cases.
Over 40% of crew members hired by cruise lines reside in countries such as India and the Philippines.
A week ago, we reported that the Israeli Ministry of Health has not yet approved Royal Caribbean’s heath and safety protocols regarding the cruise line’s plans to begin sailing from Haifa. This was originally reported in the Israeli newspaper, Israel Hayom.
Royal Caribbean previously announced its intention to begin sailing the Odyssey of the