One passenger and 26 crew members tested positive prior to calling on the port in Belize City, a news release from the tourism board said. All 27 infected individuals are vaccinated and most are asymptomatic, according to the release.
Passengers were allowed to disembark in Belize for normal shore excursions with one additional precaution: All guests with a negative COVID-19 test were required to provide proof to Belize officials, with random testing for those without proof. "Guests on board the July 31 and August 7 sailings were notified and kept updated, and the CDC and destination officials have been apprised," the company said of the recent COVID cases.
Belize Tourism Board reported that crew on the ship are 99.98% vaccinated and passengers are 96.5% vaccinated. Those figures meet the CDC requirement for 95% of both crew and passengers to be vaccinated in order for a ship to sail without first conducting a trial cruise to test Covid safety measures.