48 passengers and crew members tested positive for COVID-19 on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas ship that returned to Miami on Saturday, a company spokesperson said.
The ship set sail on Dec. 11 with 6,091 passengers, 95% of whom were fully vaccinated. Of the 48 that tested positive, 98% were fully vaccinated.
All guests age 12 and over must be fully vaccinated and test negative to board Symphony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship. Crew members are also required to be fully vaccinated and test "at least once a week."
"Each person quickly went into quarantine," according to a Royal Caribbean statement. "Everyone who tested positive were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, and we continuously monitored their health."
Six guests that tested positive disembarked earlier in the cruise and were transported home. The other positive passengers disembarked and were given assistance when it arrived in Miami on Saturday.
The ship stopped at Caribbean ports St. Maarten and St. Thomas, as well as Royal Caribbean's private island, called CocoCay.
Royal Caribbean added that future voyages for Symphony of the Seas were not impacted by the incident.
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