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Royal Caribbean says two guests onboard ship test COVID-19 positive

cde.news desk 25 June 2021, 07:45 · 1 min read

epa07826061 Crewmembers from Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas unload food packages as part of the company's disaster relief operation to bring relief supplies and 20,000 daily meals to the Freeport, Bahamas community, in Freeport, Bahamas, 07 September 2019. The island was one of the first to get hit by Hurricane Dorian after she turned in to a category 5 hurricane. According to media reports, the official death toll is 23, but it is expected to rise further in coming days. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA

Royal Caribbean Group said two guests on its cruise liner, Adventure of the Seas, had tested positive for COVID-19.

Both guests were not vaccinated and had been quarantined before they disembarked on Thursday in Freeport, The Bahamas, Royal Caribbean International, a unit of the company clarified in a statement.

The news comes a week after the company said it would delay the launch of its new cruise liner by nearly a month after eight crew members tested positive for COVID-19.

Cruising companies, one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, have been trying to stay afloat as they push ahead with plans to resume sailing in the United States.

Earlier this month, the company said two people tested positive for COVID-19 onboard Celebrity Millennium, which was among the first cruises in North America to start sailing.

Despite the latest setbacks, the company’s Celebrity Edge is poised to set sail on Saturday from Florida, becoming the first ship to sail from U.S. waters in more than a year.

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