Article contentLISBON — Disconsolate passengers stuck on a cruise ship moored in Lisbon’s port for five days due to a COVID-19 outbreak began disembarking early on Monday, focused on clearing the final hurdle of a negative test before boarding homebound flights. The AIDAnova, carrying 2,844 passengers and 1,353 crew, had docked in Portugal’s capital on Wednesday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Passengers leave COVID-hit cruise ship after 5 days stuck in Lisbon Back to videoThe ship was en route to the island of Madeira for New Year’s Eve celebrations, but its German operator decided to cut the cruise short after COVID-19 was detected among what it said was a fully vaccinated crew, 52 of whom tested positive between Wednesday and Friday.

Source: National Post January 03, 2022 15:34 UTC