Yes, but that would depend some on who you ask. A few still think all of the tourist should just go away for good
bigislandnow.com
There were 12 asymptomatic cases onboard out of ~3500 people onboard which is like 0.35%. In the mean time SFO had over 1800 cases that day. The infection rate here on Hawai`i Island today is just under 3%. Problem is beach gatherings and large gatherings, not cruise ships.Cruise Ships Schedule to Port Again Amid COVID Surge, but Officials Say They’re Ready | Big Island Now
Experts are on alert, but not overly concerned of the increased COVID cases, they said, as Big Island hospitals have the plans, resources and experience to handle the volume of new cases, even should they rise.
What’s notably missing from this article from yesterday is mention of the infamous Ruby Princess… it returned to San Francisco this past week with over a dozen Covid-positive passengers, has returned to Mexico for another go, and will be in Hawaii in just a couple of weeks - its arrival timing in line with the estimated peak in cases here.
You have to also take into account that only 25% of passengers were tested on that sailing (those not meeting the vax criteria,) so the actual shipboard case count was most likely higher. Plus, infected crew are not being reported in the passenger case count.
It doesn't take much to merit a CDC investigation. Those headlines about CDC investigations are more about sensationalism than reality. One sick crew member merits investigation. That is why most of the ships meet requirements to merit investigation.It may be worse now…
‘Not the cruise I signed up for’: 30-fold increase in Covid cases upends industry — Guardian US
The surge has led to passengers stranded on ships, staff shortages and tour cancelations in addition to ports turning ships awayapple.news
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It doesn't take much to merit a CDC investigation. Those headlines about CDC investigations are more about sensationalism than reality. One sick crew member merits investigation. That is why most of the ships meet requirements to merit investigation.
Technical Instructions for Mitigation of COVID-19 Among Cruise Ship Crew | Quarantine | CDC
Provide guidance for cruise ship operations in the United States to help prevent, detect, and manage COVID-19 infectionswww.cdc.gov
It seems that the number of cases were reported to be at least 0.1% of passengers or one crew member. That could mean a total three or more people on the entire ship. That said, it is probably not any different than ten planes carrying in the same number of people. It seems that cruises pose the same or less of a threat as air travel.So the Grand Princess docked on four of the islands with Covid cases onboard last week…what a surprise - not.
“State confirms there were COVID-19 cases aboard Grand Pricess but said that they did not disembark”Maui hosts first cruise ship since start of the pandemic
KAHULUI — A commercial cruise ship of nearly 2,000 passengers sailed into the Kahului Harbor on Wednesday for the first time since the start of the pandemic, signaling the return of a mode of travel that some worry will pose a health risk at a time of record-high cases on Maui. The Grand...www.mauinews.com
A significant number less than on land ... both in LA and HI
Aren't 100% of cruise passengers tested before they get on the ship? Certainly they only test the symptomatic after they set sail, but I would still say it is fair to say that the percentage of positive cases on a cruise is less than on land. 100% of staff is probably tested regularly. Air travel is probably bringing far more infected passengers than cruise travel.
And be vaccinatedSpecifically in regards to Princess:
Princess Cruises: CruiseHealth™ – Health Protocols for Your Cruise
Learn more about the steps we are taking to enhance public health and to make sailing with Princess Cruises safer.www.princess.com
Princess and likely every other cruise line requires a negative PCR or Antigen test prior to being allowed to board. What isn't prevented is passengers being careless while hanging out in bar, restaurants and other places in ports - where I suspect most onboard cases originate in addition to airports and aircraft.
