Royal Caribbean's Odyssey Of The Seas Denied Entry To Ports After COVID Cases
According to the cruise line, the Odyssey of the Seas was not allowed to enter Curacao and Aruba after 55 fully-vaccinated crew members and passengers contracted COVID.
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According to the cruise line, the Odyssey of the Seas was not allowed to enter Curacao and Aruba after 55 fully-vaccinated crew members and passengers contracted COVID.
According to Royal Caribbean, 48 people out of 6,091 on the ship during the Dec. 11 sailing came back positive for the coronavirus after contact tracing.
Miami-based Royal Caribbean is gearing up to set sail around the world. The nine-month round trip voyage on the Serenade of the Seas, is dubbed the "the ultimate world cruise."
This special edition of Facing South Florida focused on an investigation of the health care provided by cruise lines for passengers.
Miami-based Royal Caribbean has announced its full fleet of ships will be sailing by Spring 2022 with fully vaccinated crew and guests, except in Florida where there is a vaccine passport ban.
Royal Caribbean is expanding its coronavirus testing requirements in US waters.
Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises is not responsible for the death of an 18-month-old girl who fell from her grandfather's arms through a window on the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Royal Caribbean has offered up one of its ships to house first responders assisting with the Surfside condo collapse search-and-rescue efforts.
Royal Caribbean's "Celebrity Edge" left Fort Lauderdale Saturday, filled to about 40% capacity. The company said 99% of those passengers are vaccinated.
Royal Caribbean's 'Freedom of the Seas' completed a simulated cruise, which tested COVID-19 safety protocols, and returned to PortMiami Tuesday morning.
Royal Caribbean appears to have found a way to work around the ban Governor Ron DeSantis and the state legislature have put on businesses asking customers for proof of vaccination.
Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas departed Sunday from PortMiami for its first simulated sailing.
Royal Caribbean has postponed the first four trips of its new cruise ship after eight crew members tested positive for COVID-19.
Royal Caribbean is coming back to US waters starting July 2nd and it will not require passengers to be vaccinated.
Royal Caribbean is the first cruise line to get the green light to set sail this summer.
Two Royal Caribbean cruises will resume in June, ending a yearlong hiatus, but passengers 18 and older must test negative for COVID-19 before getting on a ship.
The ongoing pandemic is forcing cruise lines to extend their pause on sailings.
A judge in Puerto Rico has accepted a guilty plea from Salvatore Anello who was charged after his 18-month old granddaughter fell to her death on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Lines are extending the suspension of all sailings through July 31.
Doral based Royal Caribbean Cruises is being sued by the family of a crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19.
The grandfather who was charged after his 18-month old granddaughter fell to her death on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Puerto Rico will change his plea.
The grandfather accused of dropping his granddaughter to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship has waived his right to a trial by jury.
A Princess Cruises ship is under a 14-day quarantine after 61 passengers tested positive for the coronavirus.
Royal Caribbean announced it has canceled eight cruises out of China through March 4th because of the coronavirus.
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A Broward woman faces multiple charges after investigators said she stole a BSO patrol vehicle before she was arrested in Port St. Lucie.
A person was taken into custody after reports of shots fired at Miami International Airport, where authorities said there is no ongoing threat and no injuries.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
A person was taken into custody after reports of shots fired at Miami International Airport, where authorities said there is no ongoing threat and no injuries.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
A Broward woman faces multiple charges after investigators said she stole a BSO patrol vehicle before she was arrested in Port St. Lucie.
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