All aboard – Royal Caribbean is now cleared for test cruises. Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas ship, based in Miami, will start up the test cruises on June 20, the first time a cruise ship has set sail out of the U.S. since the pandemic hit last March. Passengers ages 16 and up must be fully vaccinated with all COVID-19 vaccine doses administered at least 14 days before sailing onboard Royal Caribbean. And all U.S. travelers age 12 must be fully vaccinated to travel beginning Aug. 1, according to the company’s Healthy Sail Panel. Participants must also agree to be tested for the virus between 3 to 5 days after the cruise.

Source: Fox News May 26, 2021 13:30 UTC