A crew member on the Jewel of the Seas informs me that the Royal Caribbean cruise ship has a complete o seventy-nine (79) COVID-19 circumstances on the ship, amongst friends (61) and crew members (18).
The Jewel left port in Amsterdam immediately on a twelve day cruise to ports in Iceland and Eire. She is scheduled to return to Amsterdam on July 14, 2022.
Seventy-nine (79) #COVD19 circumstances on @RoyalCaribbean Jewel of the Seas #cruse ship: 61 contaminated friends & 18 contaminated crew members . . . pic.twitter.com/aNVuIvPd2x
— James (Jim) Walker (@CruiseLaw) July 2, 2022
The Jewel has a brand new an infection management officer (ICO) as a result of elevated variety of COVID-19 circumstances aboard the ship. The officer despatched a message to the crew with these directions and feedback:
- “All crew ought to ONLY be sporting KN95 masks appropriately (over the nostril and mouth). Surgical masks or double masking just isn’t allowed right now. Be diligent in sanitizing in your work areas AND in residence areas.
- Report back to medical in case you have any COVID like signs.
- Report any suspected visitor/crew who exhibit any COVID like signs. This may assist stop spreading amongst the ship.
- Preserve your immune system up by washing your palms, maintaining a healthy diet, getting quantity of relaxation, train and pleasing time.
- Holding one another accountable.
- Jewel has a troublesome itinerary with lengthy cruises, demographics, climate, together with the quantity of Again to Again cruisers (contamination pool), BUT I consider this crew is STRONG and RECEPTIVE who can actually fight the virus unfold. Lets all work collectively and be diligent in our efforts. I thank all of you prematurely.”
The extremely contagious BA.4 and BA.5 variants are wreaking havoc within the U.S. and Europe as nearly all cruise ships at sea are inundated with COVID. The CDC’s Cruise Ship COVID-19 Status Dashboard, for what its price, reveals that of the 94 cruise ships crusing in U.S. waters, 92 ships are designated as orange and a pair of ships are yellow. There are completely no cruise ships designated as inexperienced with no COVID-19 aboard.
We now have obtained quite a few feedback by friends and crew members on a variety of cruise ships operated by various completely different firms stating that there have been anyplace from a number of dozen to over 150 contaminated individuals on latest cruises.
You probably have been on a cruise not too long ago and there was a COVID-19 outbreak, allow us to hear from you.
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Picture Credit score: Jewel of the Seas Dave souza – CC BY-SA 2.5, commons / wikimedia.
