The primary cruise to renew within the Caribbean has been hit with optimistic circumstances of COVID-19 and the SeaDream luxurious vessel has now returned to port with friends and crew in lockdown.
The voyage that was set to change into a profitable return to service and the primary within the Caribbean because the pandemic first hit earlier within the yr, has been reducing quickly as a result of optimistic outcomes.
COVID Hits Luxurious SeaDream Vessel
So the SeaDream 1 luxurious cruise has been pressured to be placed on pause and has returned to her homeport in Barbados. It began after one passenger who was not feeling so nicely had a preliminary take a look at that got here again optimistic.
SeaDream Yacht Membership has mentioned that the preliminary fast take a look at was performed instantly and the cruise line’s medical workers additionally examined all crew members with these outcomes coming again detrimental.
Since then, it has come to mild that extra passengers have examined optimism for the virus on board. Based on Gene Sloan, a well-liked cruise blogger who’s at present on board, six passengers have examined optimistic for the virus. There have been hopes, that the primary passenger who was examined can be false optimistic however now that appears to not be the case.
SeaDream’s Andreas Brynestad, mentioned:
“After finishing a profitable summertime season in Norway, we applied even stricter well being and security protocols for our Barbados winter season. All friends had been examined twice previous to embarkation and we’re within the strategy of re-testing friends.”
“We’re working intently with native well being and authorities to resolve this case in the absolute best method. Our major precedence is the well being and security of our crew, friends, and the communities we go to.”
Each crew member on board is licensed for the WHO’s An infection Prevention and Management (IPC) for novel coronavirus course and COVID-19 Contact tracing course from Johns Hopkins College. SeaDream additionally operated efficiently in Norway earlier in 2020, with a complete of 21 voyages accomplished.
What’s Taking place Now?
Proper now, the luxurious vessel stays in port, and all non-essential crew members are below quarantine of their cabins. All friends are additionally remaining of their staterooms as a precaution whereas testing continues by the well-being authorities in Barbados. The cruise line can also be awaiting authorization from the authorities to disembark the friends however that may rely upon the testing.
It’s not but identified is the vessel will proceed to supply Caribbean cruises and this might be an enormous fear for cruise traces that were ready to renew operations for many of the yr out of the U.S. It does all rely upon what the Barbados authorities decide to do. There isn’t any doubt the authorities won’t threaten its personal residents with any new outbreak.
The SeaDream 1 was cruising a 7-day voyage within the Caribbean with calls to Union Island, St. Vincent, and the Grenadine Islands. The ship has a complete of 53 passengers on board and 66 crew members.
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