At least 5 passengers on first Caribbean cruise in months tests positive for COVID-19The Hill has reached out to SeaDream Yacht Club, which owns the ship, for comment. SeaDream 1 is the first cruise vessel to begin sailing in the Caribbean since March when the coronavirus was declared a pandemic.
Coronavirus cases are now skyrocketing across the U.S., raising alarms as people move inside to escape the colder weather.
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There were 53 passengers and 66 crew members onboard SeaDream 1 at the time the announcement was made, according to Sloan.
Every passenger on board had to test negative for the virus several days prior to boarding and again on the day of boarding. Another round of testing was conducted Wednesday when the passenger tested positive.
The ship left Barbados on Saturday and had traveled to Saint Vincent, Canouan Island, and Tobago Cays, according to Sloan. Passengers had not come into contact with island locals, he wrote.