The Royal Caribbean’s “cruise to nowhere” has been canceled after one of the passengers tested positive for COVID-19, USA Today reports.
What’s happening?
The “cruise to nowhere” — a cruise that sails around without porting in any city — departed Singapore. It ended early as the cruise ship returned to port on Wednesday one day ahead of schedule
- “In the last 24 hours, one guest aboard Quantum of the Seas tested positive for coronavirus after checking in with our medical team,” Lyan Sierra-Caro, spokesperson for Royal Caribbean, told USA Today.
The elderly passenger had previously tested negative for COVID-19 before boarding.
Passengers who had been in close contact were traced immediately. All other COVID-19 tests came back negative, USA Today reports.
- “The ship returned to port today in accordance with government protocols,” Sierra-Caro told USA Today.
Should you ride a cruise?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people avoid traveling on cruise ships because of the risk of COVID-19.
- “It is especially important that people with an increased risk of severe illness avoid travel on cruise ships, including river cruises.”
The CDC said passengers on cruise ships “are at increased risk of person-to-person spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, and outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported on cruise ships.”