Two passengers on first 'fully-vaccinated' post-Covid cruise from US test positive for coronavirus d

[Klaralven]

Two passengers on first 'fully-vaccinated' post-Covid cruise from US test positive for coronavirus during voyage in the Caribbean

The two individuals were sharing a room on the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship
The guests are in isolation and are being monitored by the ship's medical team
Royal Caribbean said contact tracing was being carried out after the positive results, discovered during end-of-cruise testing three days before return to US
It was one of the first ships to start sailing last week after pandemic closures
Cruises are running under strict CDC guidelines after ships became hotbeds for the virus last year

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9674673/Two-guests-onboard-Royal-Caribbean-cruise-test-COVID-19-positive.html

[SoCalDavidS]

1. THE FIRST!!

Not one cruise out of 100's. Not after a few weeks with no incidents.

THE VERY FIRST CRUISE HAD 2 COVID CASES!!

[SunSeeker]

7. Right? It's nuts to go on cruises now.

[BGBD]

19. How many thousand ppl are on a cruise ship?

It's practically guaranteed that there will be positive cases, even with full vaccination, with a sample that large.

The point if the vaccine requirement is that those positive cases are not going to cause a bunch of dead oceangoers.

[Iggo]

21. 1 out of 1, right out the gate.

[Bev54]

2. You will not get me on a cruise for many years if ever after all this.

[dickthegrouch]

3. I hope those liars enjoy the reckless endangerment suits

From all the other passengers and crew.

[moonscape]

4. I assume they are not lying. They are asymptomatic

so the vaccine is presumably doing its job. All passengers also had to show a negative test before boarding, but could have a false negative or have gotten infected right before boarding, even being vaccinated.

That said, no way would I go on a petrie dish, I mean cruise, even with all vaccinated people. I still haven’t eaten inside a restaurant!

[FarPoint]

13. I'm with you on your talking points.

Way too early to venture openly in public setting with closed quarters for me...

Yes, the vaccine is doing it's job..the immune system has been programmed to attack the covid-19 virus if contracted...minimal symptoms and diminishes the viral load...one lives another day.

[Hugin]

14. Ahh, yes...

Eating a particular order in a particular restaurant has been on my COVID-19 bucket list since about day two.

:sigh: If I lived among sensible people, I'd be there by now.

[Lithos]

8. Going to go more pessimistic

They were vaccinated. Just that the vaccine is not a guaranty of immunity, just an implication of a lessened outcome - more survival. Lots of examples here.

Cruises and other mass containment scenarios are not ready for prime-time.

L-

[Totally Tunsie]

5. But, but, it's only TWO cases,

and in a few days it'll go down to zero...

[Demobrat]

6. Cruise ships were Petrie dishes before Covid

Looks like I’ll just have to die without ever taking a cruise. Never did get the appeal anyway.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

11. Me neither.

Even the "free cruise!" scams never piqued my interest, even if they were legitimate without strings attached to them.

[MuseRider]

12. I was on one and I will never go back.

Awful, boring, snooty experience. My kid got sick and I got stuck in the tiny room with a puking kid for 2 days. That was not fun either but entire vibe was anything but the scenery. Blah....

[Demobrat]

17. When I travel I want to see and experience

new places and cultures.

Getting off of a boat for six hours to go and buy souvenirs at the local tourist trap doesn’t do it for me.

And I’ve seen those cabins. They’re like prison cells.

[MuseRider]

20. Tiny, with a vomiting child

it was a pant load of fun I tell you!

We were out to see Alaska and most of the trip was a tour but they left you alone a lot to do what you wanted or you could do what they had planned. We did all kinds of stuff on our own and drove all over the place between stops on the very nice bus. Then the train was incredible over areas you could not even get to to see if not on the train. The cruise was only to see icebergs and whales but it did stop at a couple of places to pan for gold (lol) and touristy stuff. All in all the trip was great and because we rented a car and drove around a lot it did not seem so bad... but that boat. Ladies in furs yelling, "Mark, oh Mark! Please get a picture of me with the whales in the background!" I have some priceless stories however they do not belong here.

[roamer65]

9. ...and 500 onboard caught a norovirus.

Those ships are disease machines. Wont ever see me on one.

[dawg day]

10. And sometimes then the sick ship isn't allowed to dock

And your 7day cruise becomes 10 days.

[roamer65]

15. +1000

[3catwoman3]

16. Never been on a cruise, and have...

...no interest in changing that.

[OhioChick]

18. I wouldn't go on a cruise now for all the money in the world...

Everyone seems to think the pandemic is over and it's far from over.