More than 40,000 cruise ship employees are still stuck at sea due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over 42,000 workers remain trapped at sea without paychecks, some still suffering from COVID-19, reports Miami Herald.
The reported statistic comes three months after coronavirus led to a shutdown of cruise ships and suspension of new sailings across the industry.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has prohibited cruises in U.S. waters until June 24.
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Some crew have started to return to their native countries, the Herald reports.
Approximately 3,000 Carnival Cruise Line workers got off in Croatia earlier this month to catch rides and flights home across Europe.
MSC Cruises has flown more than 1,000 Indian crew members home on charter flights from Europe and South America.
Last week, Royal Carribean flew more than 1,200 Filipino crew members home from Greece, Dubai, the United States and Barbados.
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Several Carribean countries have turned away cruise ships that were looking to dock out of concerns of spreading the virus.
Last week, Disney Cruise Line announced that it was extending suspensions of sailings due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, based on recommendations from the CDC.
The cruise line specified the following departures would be put on pause:
—Disney Magic sailing departures from Europe through October 2, 2020
—Disney Wonder sailing departures from Canada through September 14, 2020
—Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy sailings through July 27, 2020
As of Monday afternoon, 2,085,028 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the U.S., with 109,607 deaths, according to The COVID Tracking Project.
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