Posted on 12/26/2021 9:04:59 AM PST by Capt. Tom
An undisclosed number of passengers tested positive for COVID-19 during a Christmas cruise, curtailing the cruise’s scheduled stops.
Take a cruise during a pandemic at your peril.
One Carnival Freedom passenger, Ashley Peterson, shared a letter from the captain offering a $100 gift voucher, apologizing for cutting two of the three stops, and assuring passengers that all protocols were being followed to keep them safe.
“People have spent thousands of dollars on this cruise and picked this cruise for the ports,” she tweeted “Now on an 8-day cruise we will have only gone to one place on a delayed schedule. They think $100 per room is enough compensation?”
Carnival Freedom, which is carrying 2,497 passengers and 1,112 crew members, was due to dock in Miami on Sunday after the eight-day cruise. Passengers were required to be vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19 before departure.
The captain’s letter read in part: “The rapid spread of the Omicron variant impacts how destinations are responding to even a small number of cases,” adding, “We know these unexpected changes are disappointing.”
‘People have spent thousands of dollars on this cruise and picked this cruise for the ports.’
Royal Caribbean said all passengers were required to be vaccinated and have negative COVID-19 tests. Those who tested positive were quarantined; their close contacts were also quarantined and monitored for 24 hours prior to testing.
Carnival Freedom did not immediately respond to comment regarding the number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 or the compensation offered by the company. Royal Caribbean was not immediately available for comment.
Travel on cruise ships is particularly popular among families and the elderly, and the risk of contagion is relatively high on a ship. Younger children with strong immune systems have the lowest fatality and hospitalization rates from COVID-19.
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“ Never understood why some think it’s wonderful to lay in the hot sun for hours. I worked outdoors many summers. It was always a relief to get into the shade.”
It’s relaxing. I grew up 2 blocks from the beach.
For a lot of us, it’s not so much about lying in in the sun. You can walk along the shoreline or sit under a beach umbrella or in a cabana. It’s about the salty breeze, the smells, the sounds, the vastness.
EQAndyBuzz wrote: “It’s relaxing. I grew up 2 blocks from the beach.”
I understand why some enjoy it. My ex-wife loved laying on hot concrete around a swimming pool in the hot sun.
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