Passenger dies of COVID-19 amid outbreak on Carnival cruise ship

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• The cruise lines that are rated
• Passengers test positive for COVID on fully-vaxxed Royal Caribbean cruise
• Is Your Cruise Ship Safe? How To Check Its COVID-19 Status
• As cruise ship passengers and crew contract COVID-19, cruise lines upgrade their protocols
• Passenger dies of COVID-19 amid outbreak on Carnival cruise ship
• Ships with reported cases of coronavirus found on board in 2020 are shown on the live map below

Because traveling in the era of COVID is never risk-free, up-to-date information can help travelers make better-informed decisions, taking into account their personal health status and willingness to take risks. Carnival added that "our protocols are designed to manage and mitigate COVID amongst guests and crew." So far, Carnival and other cruise lines have dealt with the cases without disrupting their ship schedules.

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Twenty-six of those who tested positive were crew members and the other was a passenger. "The CDC’s conditional sail order and our own protocols anticipate the potential for COVID on board, and our procedures are designed to manage and mitigate any situation," Carnival said in a statement on that incident. "The health, safety and well-being of our guests, crew and the destinations we visit is our priority."

Passengers test positive for COVID on fully-vaxxed Royal Caribbean cruise

Urging caution during these uncertain times, the CDC notes that because cruising will always pose some risk of COVID-19 transmission, public health measures such as testing and vaccinations are crucial. And regardless of the current status of a ship the agency recommends that anyone who is not fully vaccinated should avoid both river and ocean cruising worldwide. Like many cruise aficionados, Barnette is still comfortable cruising, having taken three cruises since June 2021.

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The cruise ship returned to the U.S with positive COVID-19 cases notwithstanding the fact that Carnival claimed that at least 95% of its passengers were vaccinated, as it told the Mexican government last week. A local newspaper in Long Beach reported that the Carnival Panorama can accommodate approximately 4,000 passengers but is operating at about 75% capacity (3,000). Tackett's death occurred shortly before the CDC updated its guidance for cruise travelers. As Insider previously reported, the CDC now recommends that people with "increased risk for severe illness" avoid cruises regardless of their vaccination status.

CDC warns older adults, travelers in COVID high-risk groups not to take cruises, even if they're vaccinated

"Guests on board both the previous and current sailing were informed and, specifically on the current sailing, the Captain has made at least two announcements related to this." The two guests were sharing a room onboard the Celebrity Millennium, which is part of Celebrity Cruises owned by the Royal Caribbean Group. After hearing the presentation, Port Authority Chairman Wayne Justice noted that there is excitement about the return of cruising at the port — which is expected to lead to a return to profits in the coming budget year. He said the port will continue reduced spending levels for promotions, advertising, travel, sponsorships and consultants.

“Vaccinated guests are not required to maintain physical distance on board the ship. The ship was in Curacao on Thursday and set to return to St. Maarten for Saturday, USA TODAY reported. If you have already booked a cruise or are in the throes of deciding whether or not to take one, you might be having second thoughts after listening to news reports of COVID-19 outbreaks at sea. The woman departed on the Carnival Vista with her family on July 31 and tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing respiratory complications, the Times reported. She was admitted to a hospital in Belize and put on a ventilator before being evacuated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and receiving treatment. Poole said, with cruising resuming, the port will have increases in various other expenses, including for service contracts, utilities and public safety.

All passengers were asked to provide proof of a negative COVID test, and those passengers without proof of a negative test were subject to "random testing" conducted by Belize's Ministry of Health and Wellness. The Carnival Vista cruise ship was carrying 2,895 passengers and 1,441 crew members when it arrived in Belize, according to the release. The change comes as the U.S. faces its fourth wave of COVID-19, driven by the delta variant. As of Friday, the country has reported 987,417 new cases and 6,037 virus-related deaths in the past week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

In July, four vaccinated adults and two unvaccinated children tested positive for COVID-19 on a Royal Caribbean ship that had required passengers 16 and older to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and all passengers to receive a negative test before boarding. Last week, 27 people – 26 of whom were crew members – tested positive for COVID-19 on Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Vista ship. More than 99% of crew members were vaccinated on the ship and 96.5% of passengers were vaccinated, according to the Belize Tourism Board. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for travelers who are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 to recommend they avoid cruise ships, regardless of vaccination status.

Ships with reported cases of coronavirus found on board in 2020 are shown on the live map below

A table on the CDC website, which promises to be updated several times a week, assigns each ship a color status—green, orange, yellow, red or gray. "We are very sorry to hear about the death of a guest who sailed on Carnival Vista," Carnival said in a statement. "Regrettably, there is a fair amount of disinformation about the circumstances of this matter. In all, 14 ships operated by five cruise lines will be based at Port Canaveral either year-round or part of the year. As part of "normal protocol" Carnival reported the positive cases to Belize upon arrival in the Belize City port. Belize's Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations then met with Carnival Vista officials virtually Monday to discuss the cases and the situation.

Port Canaveral Secretary/Treasurer Robyn Hattaway expressed some frustration during Wednesday's Canaveral Port Authority meeting about how long it was taking for the port to get its ARPA money. COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective, but they’re not 100% effective in preventing infection. A small percentage of people who are fully vaccinated will still get COVID-19 if they're exposed to the virus that causes it, according to the CDC.

Last week, the Carnival cruise ship visited the Mexican ports of Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta before returning yesterday (August 28th) from its first cruise since Carnival was forced to suspend cruise operations last year at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. "We are very sorry to hear about the death of a guest who sailed on Carnival Vista," a spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Lines told Insider in a statement. "The guest almost certainly did not contract COVID on our ship, and she was assisted with expert medical care on board and was ultimately evacuated from Belize after we provided a resource to her family."

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"We feel like it's a very conservative approach," Poole told port commissioners on Wednesday, during their first of two budget hearings. He is using estimates of passenger counts that are much lower than the port has historically seen. Poole said he was conservative in his projections for port revenue from cruise operations.