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Port Canaveral CEO Captain John W. Murray on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the cruise industry.

The president of cruise giant Royal Caribbean announced Sunday that 100,000 people have already volunteered to sail free-of-charge on their government-mandated test voyages.

“And just like that…100,000 people have volunteered. We can’t wait to start this next phase with you all!” Michael Bayley wrote on Facebook.

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Just three days earlier, the company set up a “Volunteers of the Seas” Facebook page to attract those eager enough for a free ride aboard a cruise ship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The test sailings are among the cruise ship industry protocols instituted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The Latest: Cruise lines seeking volunteers for CDC-ordered ‘test’ voyages

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Tens of thousands of cruise enthusiasts have offered to volunteer for “test voyages” that the cruise lines have been ordered to run before they’ll be allowed to resume operations out of United States ports.

And while cruise lines are so far keeping mum about what the actual test cruises will entail, requirements by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggest they’re not intended to be fun days at sea.

Still, responses so far show many sea-starved cruise fans are desperate to escape dry land.

Kelli Holder Guffey, one of the fans posting on Royal Caribbean’s volunteer Facebook page, Volunteers of the Seas, said she’d be “happy to be a test cruiser and docking there for a few days. Anything anything on a ship will make me happy.”

More than 100,000 people have clicked a sign-up link posted by Royal Caribbean International last week seeking volunteers for “simulated trial sailings” that

Royal Caribbean says 100,000 people have already volunteered for its test cruises

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a large ship in a body of water: Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship. Royal Caribbean

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Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas cruise ship. Royal Caribbean

The cruise industry came to an abrupt halt in March as the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a global pandemic.
Before cruise lines are allowed to officially set sail again, they’re legally mandated to run test cruises — and Royal Caribbean has already signed up 100,000 willing volunteers, the company’s president said.
Last week, the first cruise to sail the Caribbean in months was forced to return to port amid a coronavirus outbreak among passengers.
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Royal Caribbean, one of the biggest operators in the largest cruise market in the world, says it has already signed up 100,000 volunteers to cruise on its test voyages — the first since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the cruise industry back in March.

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“Just like that…100,000 people have volunteered. We can’t wait

Cruise lines seeking volunteers for CDC-ordered ‘test’ voyages

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Tens of thousands of cruise enthusiasts have offered to volunteer for “test voyages” that the cruise lines have been ordered to run before they’ll be allowed to resume operations out of United States ports.

And while cruise lines are so far keeping mum about what the actual test cruises will entail, requirements by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggest they’re not intended to be fun days at sea.

Still, responses so far show many sea-starved cruise fans are desperate to escape dry land.

Kelli Holder Guffey, one of the fans posting on Royal Caribbean’s volunteer Facebook page, Volunteers of the Seas, said she’d be “happy to be a test cruiser and docking there for a few days. Anything anything on a ship will make me happy.”

More than 100,000 people have clicked a sign-up link posted by Royal Caribbean International last week seeking volunteers for “simulated trial sailings” that

Cruise lines seeking volunteers for CDC-ordered ‘test’ voyages

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Tens of thousands of cruise enthusiasts have offered to volunteer for “test voyages” that the cruise lines have been ordered to run before they’ll be allowed to resume operations out of United States ports.

And while cruise lines are so far keeping mum about what the actual test cruises will entail, requirements by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggest they’re not intended to be fun days at sea.

Still, responses so far show many sea-starved cruise fans are desperate to escape dry land.

Kelli Holder Guffey, one of the fans posting on Royal Caribbean’s volunteer Facebook page, Volunteers of the Seas, said she’d be “happy to be a test cruiser and docking there for a few days. Anything anything on a ship will make me happy.”

More than 100,000 people have clicked a sign-up link posted by Royal Caribbean International last week seeking volunteers for “simulated trial sailings” that

Passengers test positive aboard first Caribbean cruise restart during COVID-19 pandemic

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A familiar COVID-19 scene is playing out off Barbados, where cruise passengers are confined to their rooms after fellow passengers tested positive for the virus.

a boat parked on the side of a road: The cruise ship SeaDream 1 at the quay in Bodoe, Norway, Wednesday Aug. 5, 2020. The cruise ship with 123 passengers on board and a crew of 85 had docked in the Norwegian harbor of Bodoe but no one could disembark after a former passenger from Denmark tested positive for the coronavirus upon returning home.

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The cruise ship SeaDream 1 at the quay in Bodoe, Norway, Wednesday Aug. 5, 2020. The cruise ship with 123 passengers on board and a crew of 85 had docked in the Norwegian harbor of Bodoe but no one could disembark after a former passenger from Denmark tested positive for the coronavirus upon returning home.

Despite two negative PCR COVID-19 tests for each passenger prior to boarding, the captain of the SeaDream 1 announced Wednesday that a passenger had tested positive on a less-reliable rapid test, four days into its seven-night voyage from Barbados. Since then, a total of six passengers have tested positive, according to Gene Sloan, a cruise writer who is on board.

The ship is

Cruise halted as passengers test positive for COVID-19 [Video]

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A Caribbean cruise was abruptly halted after several passengers tested positive for COVID-19.

That’s according to SeaDream Yacht Club on Friday, which said their ship has returned to port in Barbados and that all passengers were being re-tested.

All tests of crew members have come back negative, according to the company.

Some of the earliest clusters of COVID-19 were spread onboard cruise ships… outbreaks that shut down much of the cruise industry this year.

SeaDream Yacht Club had said in September it planned to become the first luxury cruise operator to resume sailing in the West Indies, with 22 voyages planned from Nov. 7 onwards.

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– A Caribbean cruise was abruptly halted after several passengers tested positive for COVID-19. That’s according to SeaDream Yacht Club on Friday, which said their ship returned to port in Barbados, and that all passengers were being retested. All tests of crew members

7 cruisers test positive in Caribbean

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Cruise Lines International Association, which represents 95% of the cruise industry, introduced mandatory requirements to be able to set sail again.

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Ben Hewitt and David McDonald are quarantining on board SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream I, acruise ship that has had at least seven COVID-19 cases on board, according to an announcement from the ship’s captain, and is currently docked in Barbados.

“We were surprised when we heard the news that the virus was on board,” Hewitt told USA TODAY Friday, noting that passengers were required to have two negative COVID-19 tests prior to boarding and had their temperatures checked daily. The ship, they said, was also cleaned daily.

The ship was one of the first cruise ships to sail in Caribbean waters since the pandemic began and ended its trip early after multiple passengers tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Thursday.

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The company’s announcement said that more than one passenger has tested positive, and all 66 crew members have tested negative. Rapid tests are less effective than PCR tests and can produce false positives.

Cruises in the U.S. remain canceled through the end of the year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its cruise ban this month and put in place phased requirements companies need to meet before they can welcome passengers again. The agency will require weekly PCR testing of crew members, pre-boarding PCR testing for passengers and masks for all crew.

This week, the Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the Americas office for the World Health Organization, reiterated its position on testing: It does not endorse either the use of rapid antigen or PCR tests for travel.

“PAHO does not recommend the use of antigen detection tests in asymptomatic patients. In fact, it’s not

At least five people on newly relaunched Caribbean cruise test positive for the coronavirus

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The SeaDream 1 ordered passengers and crewmembers to quarantine and altered voyage plans after people aboard tested positive for COVID-19.

Multiple passengers aboard one of the first cruise ships to set sail since the pandemic began have tested positive for coronavirus.

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CNN reports that so far, seven people on the SeaDream 1 have confirmed cases of COVID-19. The cruise ship docked in Barbados where all 53 passengers and 66 crew were tested after one guest became sick on Wednesday. Those who receive negative test results will be allowed to return home.

“We are working closely with local health and government authorities to resolve this situation in the best possible way,” said SeaDream’s Andreas Brynestad, according to CNN.

Gene Sloan, a travel and cruise journalist on the trip documented the journey for The Points Guy. He reported

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Royal Caribbean attracts 100,000 volunteers for cruise ship test runs

The Latest: Cruise lines seeking volunteers for CDC-ordered ‘test’ voyages

Royal Caribbean says 100,000 people have already volunteered for its test cruises

Cruise lines seeking volunteers for CDC-ordered ‘test’ voyages

Cruise lines seeking volunteers for CDC-ordered ‘test’ voyages

Passengers test positive aboard first Caribbean cruise restart during COVID-19 pandemic

Cruise halted as passengers test positive for COVID-19 [Video]

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7 cruisers test positive in Caribbean

Passengers test positive aboard first Caribbean cruise restart during COVID-19 pandemic | Money

At least five people on newly relaunched Caribbean cruise test positive for the coronavirus