Posted on 12/26/2021 4:38:42 PM PST by granite
SAN DIEGO — A Holland America Line cruise ship was on its way back to port Saturday after Mexican health officials would not allow guests to disembark in Puerto Vallarta following positive Covid-19 tests on board.
The health department of the Mexican state of Jalisco said 21 crew members tested positive for Covid upon arrival in Puerto Vallarta on Thursday.
It said passengers’ potential exposure meant they would not be allowed to disembark.
“Through onboard testing, we have confirmed that a small number of fully-vaccinated crew on Koningsdam tested positive for COVID-19,” Holland America said in a statement. “All are showing mild or no symptoms and are in isolation. Close contacts have been quarantined out of an abundance of caution.”
The cruise line said the ship left Puerto Vallarta following a last-minute notification from authorities that guests would not be allowed ashore.
The ship was expected to return to San Diego on Sunday, the cruise line said.
The ship, with 874 crew members and 1,035 passengers, was on a cruise that included stops in Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlán, the Jalisco health officials said.
They said one crew member was positive Dec. 18, the day before the ship left San Diego. It's not clear whether the crew member was on board.
Guests are required to show proof of full vaccination and negative Covid-19 tests taken within two days of boarding the ship, according to cruise line health and safety guidelines.
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A couple days ago, they said 50+ tested positive
all but a couple were crew
Mexico would also not let the Carnival Panorama dock in Cabo San Lucas last week ...
and yet they let thousands of illegal aliens wander through their country untested ...
“all but a couple were crew”
Fake vaccine papers?
Why aren’t we prohibiting Mexican nationals from entering the U.S.? Just dumb gringos I guess.
At this point it is clear that the US birth rate is so low we’d have ghost towns radiating away from our urban toilets. I don’t like the fix, but that is what they think they are fixing.
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