Norwegian cancels its cruises after return to Miami of a ship with crew with COVID-19

The cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line, based in Miami, announced the cancellation and modification of almost a dozen upcoming trips after the return to this city in southern Florida (United States) of the ship “Norwegian Pearl”, after detecting several cases of COVID-19 among its crew members.

“Our first priority is the health and safety of our guests, the crew and the communities we visit. Due to the current travel restrictions, we have had to modify some trips and, unfortunately, we have had to cancel ”others, the shipping company said in a statement.

Starting with the cancellation of the ship “Norwegian Getaway”, which had a boarding date this Wednesday in PortMiami, other ships of the company that will no longer depart on the scheduled date are added to a list made public today.

These include “Norwegian Sky”, “Pride of America”, “Norwegian Jade”, “Norwegian Star”, “Norwegian Sun” and “Norwegian Spirit” cruises.

Departure dates ranged from January to April 2022, according to the statement.

The company also announced that “all guests who have booked for these trips will receive an automatic full refund that will be returned according to the payment method provided at the time of booking.”

This Wednesday the cruise ship “Norwegian Pearl” returned to Miami, a ship that left last Monday from the same city of Florida with passengers to make a trip to several Caribbean countries.

In a letter sent to guests, the cruise line notified the return to port after about 24 hours since it sailed because they had “identified several positive cases of COVID-19 in our crew of the ‘Norwegian Pearl'”.

According to the letter, the ship was traveling “with 100% vaccinated passengers and crew, the majority asymptomatic and controlled by our medical team.”

“As we continue to navigate the fluid public health environment, while focusing on providing a safe experience for all on board, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the ‘Norwegian Getaway’ voyage on January 5, 2022 due to circumstances. related to COVID-19, ″ said Norwegian Cruise Line today.

The ship was scheduled to sail a nine-day round-trip Caribbean itinerary from Miami from Jan.5 to Jan.14, 2022.

Last Thursday, amid the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked nationals to avoid cruise ships, regardless of whether they have been or not vaccinated.