No big deal, more imports from Changi Airport.
everyday we got to wear masks because we want to save Changi Airport.
everyday we got to wear masks because we want to save Changi Airport.
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breaking : developing story...cruise tio covid liao..still dare to go cruise...haaaa
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Need to ask SG commando to plant bomb and sink it
Heng ah, I took a Royal Caribbean cruise before the pandemic.
By the way, there is no free Internet on Royal Caribbean cruise ships. They sell Internet access which lasts one day. All transactions in US dollars, your Sinkie money is useless on board the cruise ship.
Alternatively, just embrace the offline life while you're out at sea until you reach a port of call. Plenty of free wifi, often generously unsecured.
My cruise also travelled along the South China Sea, which was more fun than the Straits of Malacca. Stronger winds, bigger waves.
By the way, there is no free Internet on Royal Caribbean cruise ships. They sell Internet access which lasts one day. All transactions in US dollars, your Sinkie money is useless on board the cruise ship.
Alternatively, just embrace the offline life while you're out at sea until you reach a port of call. Plenty of free wifi, often generously unsecured.
My cruise also travelled along the South China Sea, which was more fun than the Straits of Malacca. Stronger winds, bigger waves.
I belong to the general population. I dont want. Let it spread to money faced PAP!
I belong to the general population. I dont want. Let it spread to money faced PAP!
唯利是圖者 必下賤！
下賤者 永遠在利益角度考慮！
因為：他沒有靈魂！
Shiok boh desperate singkies? Holiday plans thwarted midway into the cruise.
Royal Caribbean cruise ship turns back to Singapore after guest tests positive for COVID-19
Chia Han Keong
·Editor
Wed, 9 December 2020, 8:56 am SGT
A 2014 photo of Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship. (PHOTO: Ingo Wagner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
SINGAPORE — A cruise ship that departed from Singapore for a four-day cruise to nowhere had to turn back on day three due to a suspected COVID-19 case on board.
The Straits Times reported that an 83-year-old Singaporean had tested positive for the coronavirus while on board the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Quantum of the Seas, which had 1,680 guests and 1,148 crew members on board.
The ships’s captain had informed the guests over the public announcement system at about 2.45am on Wednesday (9 December), and the ship arrived in Singapore at 8am, reported The Straits Times.
Other guests and crew tested negative
Royal Caribbean International released a media statement on Wednesday morning, saying, “One guest aboard Quantum of the Seas tested positive for coronavirus after checking in with our medical team.
“We identified and isolated all guests and crew who had close contact with this guest, and each of those individuals have subsequently tested negative for the virus.
“The ship is returning to port today in accordance with government protocols, and will debark guests after a review of contact tracing is completed.”
Singapore Tourism Board’s director of cruise, Annie Chang, also released a statement saying that the elderly passenger “had reported to the on-board medical centre with diarrhoea, and underwent a mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test as part of on-board protocols”.
She adde that the passenger had taken a mandatory COVID-19 PCR test prior to boarding, and was tested negative.
Royal Caribbean International added that it is in communication with the Singapore government to protect the health and safety of its guest and crew. It is also working with the government to develop a system that tests and monitors all guests and crew and follows public health best practices.
“That we were able to quickly identify this single case and take immediate action is a sign that the system is working as it was designed to do,” it added in its media statement.
Cruises resumed only last week
According to The Straits Times, Royal Caribbean had resumed its three- and four-night Ocean Getaway cruises last week, as part of the safe cruising pilot programme announced by the Singapore Tourism Board in October.
The programme had set about safe management measures to follow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, such as a reduced 50 per cent capacity as well as pre-boarding testing for passengers and crew.
Other measures include mandatory mask wearing and passengers needing to have the Trace Together mobile app or token at all times.
The Straits Times reported that the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship can serve about 2,000 guests during the pandemic, half of its usual 4,000-odd passengers.
It has a hospital on board, complete with a PCR testing laboratory and intensive care units equipped with ventilators, where COVID-19 cases can be isolated and treated.
Chia Han Keong
·Editor
Wed, 9 December 2020, 8:56 am SGT
A 2014 photo of Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship. (PHOTO: Ingo Wagner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
SINGAPORE — A cruise ship that departed from Singapore for a four-day cruise to nowhere had to turn back on day three due to a suspected COVID-19 case on board.
The Straits Times reported that an 83-year-old Singaporean had tested positive for the coronavirus while on board the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Quantum of the Seas, which had 1,680 guests and 1,148 crew members on board.
The ships’s captain had informed the guests over the public announcement system at about 2.45am on Wednesday (9 December), and the ship arrived in Singapore at 8am, reported The Straits Times.
Other guests and crew tested negative
Royal Caribbean International released a media statement on Wednesday morning, saying, “One guest aboard Quantum of the Seas tested positive for coronavirus after checking in with our medical team.
“We identified and isolated all guests and crew who had close contact with this guest, and each of those individuals have subsequently tested negative for the virus.
“The ship is returning to port today in accordance with government protocols, and will debark guests after a review of contact tracing is completed.”
Singapore Tourism Board’s director of cruise, Annie Chang, also released a statement saying that the elderly passenger “had reported to the on-board medical centre with diarrhoea, and underwent a mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test as part of on-board protocols”.
She adde that the passenger had taken a mandatory COVID-19 PCR test prior to boarding, and was tested negative.
Royal Caribbean International added that it is in communication with the Singapore government to protect the health and safety of its guest and crew. It is also working with the government to develop a system that tests and monitors all guests and crew and follows public health best practices.
“That we were able to quickly identify this single case and take immediate action is a sign that the system is working as it was designed to do,” it added in its media statement.
Cruises resumed only last week
According to The Straits Times, Royal Caribbean had resumed its three- and four-night Ocean Getaway cruises last week, as part of the safe cruising pilot programme announced by the Singapore Tourism Board in October.
The programme had set about safe management measures to follow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, such as a reduced 50 per cent capacity as well as pre-boarding testing for passengers and crew.
Other measures include mandatory mask wearing and passengers needing to have the Trace Together mobile app or token at all times.
The Straits Times reported that the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship can serve about 2,000 guests during the pandemic, half of its usual 4,000-odd passengers.
It has a hospital on board, complete with a PCR testing laboratory and intensive care units equipped with ventilators, where COVID-19 cases can be isolated and treated.
Royal Caribbean cruise ship returns to Singapore after elderly passenger tests positive for Covid-19
ONBOARD QUANTUM OF THE SEAS - Royal Caribbean has cut short a cruise and returned to Singapore after an elderly passenger on board the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship tested positive for Covid-19.
In a statement on Wednesday (Dec 9), Mrs Annie Chang, director of cruise at the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), said the passenger is an 83-year-old Singaporean.
"The passenger had reported to the on-board medical centre with diarrhoea, and underwent a mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test as part of on-board protocols.
"The passenger had taken a mandatory Covid-19 PCR test prior to boarding, and was tested negative," added Mrs Chang.
The vessel, with 1,680 guests and 1,148 crew members on board, arrived in Singapore at 8am on Wednesday after turning back on day three of a four-day cruise to nowhere.
The ship has isolated all guests and crew who had close contact with the guest. All of them tested negative for the coronavirus.
Mrs Chang said that as part of safety protocols, the passenger was immediately isolated and his initial close contacts were identified and isolated as well.
"Those close contacts have since tested negative following PCR testing and further contact tracing is ongoing. All on-board leisure activities also ceased immediately and passengers were asked to stay in their cabins."
The ship’s captain had confirmed the incident via an announcement at about 8.10am when the ship arrived in Singapore. "It's important that you know that you are safe on board and we have a good plan in place to maintain your health, safety and comfort," he said.
He had previously informed guests at about 2.45am that the ship would be returning early. He had also instructed all guests to remain in their cabins.
Mrs Chang said emergency response plans have been activated according to guidelines, including immediate isolation of close contacts, contact tracing and deep cleaning of the ship.
She added that all passengers had undergone a mandatory Covid-19 test prior to boarding, and stringent hygiene and safety measures were implemented throughout their journey.
Royal Caribbean last week resumed three- and four-night Ocean Getaway cruises as part of a safe cruising pilot programme announced in October by the STB.
The Quantum of the Seas can serve approximately 2,000 guests at full capacity during the pandemic, half of its usual of more than 4,000 passengers.
Mr Ronald Tam, who is on the ship with his wife and three children, aged between two and eight years, said the situation is orderly.
"We have been told to remain in our rooms until we get further instructions. Hot breakfasts and water were delivered to all rooms," added the 43-year-old. He said he was caught off guard by the announcement (of the early return to Singapore), which was made in the middle of the night.
"But then again, there are still likely to be a few Covid-19 cases circulating in the community, which is why maintaining safe management measures is necessary.
"It's important for the protocols to be established ahead of time so they can act on them, as Royal Caribbean, STB and the Ministry of Health (MOH) have done thus far," added Mr Tam.
In a health advisory issued to cruise passengers, MOH said the Covid-19 case's contacts will be placed on quarantine or health surveillance. Other people on the ship will be required to monitor their health for 14 days from the date of disembarkation and undergo a swab test at the end of the monitoring period.
"During this period, you may continue with your usual activities, including going to work or school," the MOH said.
Royal Caribbean will contact passengers from a week after disembarkation with the details of their swab appointment at a designated government swab site.
Ms Angie Stephen, managing director for Asia-Pacific at Royal Caribbean International, said the ship is finalising the contact tracing process, then it will get clearance from MOH to debark guests.
"Those who are not close contacts of the confirmed case will be allowed to debark and take a rapid antigen test as per original procedure. They can then go home and will be advised to monitor their health for the next 14 days.
"After that, all guests will take a polymerase chain reaction test with the expense borne by Royal Caribbean," she added.
Secondary school student Kelis Lim, 15, is still on the ship with her parents as at 12pm. She said they had planned a family staycation at Fairmont Singapore from Friday but are cancelling the arrangement as they worry they may have been exposed to the coronavirus.
"We are not close contacts of the Covid-19 case but just in case we are asymptomatic and found to have the virus, it's better not to spread it to others," she added.
Mr Mah Chin Heng, who is on the vessel with his wife and her parents, said the cruise has not been a waste of time. His in-laws, who are in their 60s, are celebrating their wedding anniversary on Wednesday.
"We were able to do all the activities we had planned for, such as rock climbing and watching the evening performance on board," added the 42-year-old.
Meanwhile, Ms Michelle Goh has posted on Facebook updates of her experience on the cruise ship, to reassure family and friends.
She said staff have remained cool and cheery, adding that passengers are being looked after.
"People would have said things like 'Who asked you to go, etc?'. I booked in full faith of what the authorities have planned and I am sure that they have done all that is needed before they gave the green light."
Ms Goh said she is taking it as a "once in a lifetime experience".
Royal Caribbean said the guest who tested positive for Covid-19 and other people in the travelling party will get a full refund.
For the other passengers, the cruise operator will offer a pro-rated cash refund for the day missed at sea, and any remaining on-board credits will be refunded to guests as well.
Additionally, the cruise operator will also provide a day's worth of Future Cruise Credit for use on future trips.
Pandemic safety measures include pre-boarding testing for passengers. Mask wearing is mandatory and passengers must have the Trace Together mobile application or token on their person at all times.
Meanwhile, passengers of Genting Cruise Lines' World Dream were told early Wednesday that they will be allowed to disembark as scheduled the same day. The vessel, with capacity halved to 1,700, has arrived in Singapore after a three-night cruise to nowhere.
It is slated to leave later on Wednesday for another three-night cruise. At about 11am, passengers of this cruise, originally set to depart at 9pm, were told via text message that the World Dream is leaving at 6pm instead.
The World Dream's safety regime includes a new real-time PCR machine on board that yields Covid-19 test results in 60 minutes. PCR tests are the most accurate ones for Covid-19 available.
There are also protocols to turn the 19-deck ship around in an outbreak. Sailing in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea, the World Dream can return to Singapore shores in less than six hours, Genting Cruise Lines previously said.
This story is developing as correspondent Clara Lock reports on board the Quantum of the Seas cruise.
Are you on board the Quantum of the Seas? E-mail [email protected] to tell us about your experience.
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lausai and all the covid virus spread all over...
good luck to those on board
haaaa
gongcheebye sinkies die die must go holiday
tamchiakternao kumgong to max
haaaa
tamchiakternao kumgong to max
haaaa
All the por lan par of PAPigs on the ship? Should be,hope they pay their own quarantine expenses but i think CB PAPigs sure cover them.The ships used to house covid involved persons?should ve, so many gong CB still go , trust too much.
same with those covid hotels now used for staycations
virus already inside the air con system...
Sinkies are really daft, unable to think for themselves. We went to Phase 2 because of elections and the economy. Cruises to nowhere are allowed to start the inflow of revenue. Covid is still alive and well. Else why are we still required to wear masks, have safe entry, trace together, max 5 pax at gatherings, social distance 1m??
because sinkies are dumb
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