Two passengers on the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19. The ship had “fully vaccinated crew and guests” and followed CDC guidelines, according to Royal Caribbean Group.
June 14, 2021 -- Two passengers on the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19 during end-of-cruise testing on Thursday.
“We are conducting contact tracing, expediting testing for all close contacts and closely monitoring the situation,” the cruise line saidThe Celebrity Millennium was the first major cruise ship with North Americans aboard since the pandemic began last year. The ship set sail on June 5 and made port stops in Aruba, Barbados, and Curacao.
The two passengers’ tests came back positive during end-of-cruise testing, which is completed 72 hours before passengers return to the U.S., Jonathon Fishman, a Celebrity Cruises spokesperson,The ship was docked in Curacao, and the two passengers remained on board in isolation, Fishman said. The ship will return to St. Maarten on Saturday to disembark, and the two passengers will stay in St.
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