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Royal Caribbean pauses some cruise operations due to omicron concerns

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Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A view of the world" s="" largest="" cruise="" ship="" of="" Royal="" Caribbean="" Cruises="" the="" Symphony="" Seas="" during="" its="" world="" presentation="" berthed="" at="" a="" port="" in="" Spain="" March="" Jon="" Reuters="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/reuters/01/08/health-coronavirus-royal-caribbean.jpg"/><figcaption>A view of the world&#x27;s largest cruise ship of Royal Caribbean Cruises — the 362-meter-long Symphony of the Seas — during its world presentation ceremony, berthed at a port in Malaga, Spain March 27, 2018. Jon Nazca, Reuters/file</figcaption></figure></div><p>Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has paused some of its cruise operations amid rising numbers of COVID-19 infections due to the omicron variant.</p><p>The sailings of 3 ships — Serenade of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas — have been paused while the return of its Vision of the Seas to cruising has been postponed to March 7, 2022, the cruise line said in a statement on Friday.</p><p>&quot;We regret having to cancel our guests&#x27; long-awaited vacations and appreciate their loyalty and understanding,&quot; the company adding that these measures have been implemented &quot;in an abundance of caution.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/04/22/45-cruise-passengers-with-covid-disembark-in-italy">45 cruise passengers with Covid disembark in Italy</a></li></ul><p>Earlier this week, Royal Caribbean called off its Spectrum of the Seas cruise for January 6 after 9 guests on its January 2 trip were identified as close contacts to a local Hong Kong COVID-19 case.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/24/21/55-people-test-positive-for-covid-on-us-cruise-ship">55 people test positive for COVID on US cruise ship</a></li></ul><p>The contacts have tested negative, but the cruise ship returned to Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong on January 5 to test all guests and crew who were required to take a second test on January 8, the company said. <strong>(Reporting by Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)</strong></p><div><strong>RELATED ARTICLE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1887569" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The sailings of 3 ships — Serenade of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas — have been paused.