In cruise ship of Royal Caribbean International which sailed last Saturday (18/12) from the state Florida of USA, 55 people found positive on coronavirus, the company announced.
Those infected with the virus include both passengers and crew, although 95% of those on board have been vaccinated against Covid-19, the shipping company said.
The boat did not receive permission to make stops on the islands Curacao and Aruba, in Caribbean Sea, in theory the last of his eight-day tour. He will therefore remain at sea until his return to Fort Lauderdale, in Florida on the 26th of December.
The Odyssey of the Seas has 3,587 passengers and 1,599 crew members, according to the newspaper USA Today.
According to the shipping company, the 55 people confirmed to be infected are all vaccinated against Covid-19 and are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.
This is the second outbreak of the virus on her ship Royal Caribbean in less than a week.
On Saturday, the ship Symphony of the Seas returned to his port Miami with 48 people infected with the coronavirus.
The new coronavirus pandemic had caused the suspension of leisure travel of this kind for more than a year.
They resumed in June after a series of measures were announced to prevent outbreaks, such as mandatory vaccinations for workers and passengers over the age of 12 boarding its ships. Royal Caribbean, for example.
But the Omicron variant, highly contagious, is a new challenge for the industry.
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