Royal Caribbean Not Changing Sailing Plans Despite COVID Cases

Royal Caribbean is not changing its strategy on vaccination after there were recently positive cases on board a Celebrity ship.

Two guests onboard Celebrity Millennium tested positive despite a vaccine requirement onboard. The guests were asymptomatic, and those within close contact tested negative.

The guests were put into isolation and will be flown home by Celebrity via a private plane, according to a report on CNBC.

Celebrity Millennium was one of the first ships to set sail after the COVID-19 pandemic and has a fully vaccinated crew. All guests over the age of 16 are also required to show proof of vaccination and provide a negative COVID-19 test.

A passenger on board the ship told CNBC that the mood of guests did not change after the cases were discovered and that regular activities continued as normal onboard.