The passengers of the Ocean Spectrum have detected that someone decided to disembark and gather at a friend’s house to temporarily avoid spreading

The variant virus Omicron has entered the community. The 28-year-old Cathay Pacific flight attendant who was infected with the epidemic a few days ago is forming a transmission group and spreading to the community. Among them, 9 close contacts related to the group have been posted earlier than Sunday (2nd). On board the cruise ship "Ocean Spectrum" to participate in a high seas cruise, the Health Protection Center has requested the cruise ship to end its itinerary one day earlier and arrange to return this morning (5th).

A group of 13 passengers on board took part in the "high seas cruise." This morning, they learned that there were close contacts on the ship. The passengers still appeared calm, but when they went to the restaurant for breakfast, some staff strictly required social distancing.

Although she was not panicked, she was worried that she would infect the children at home when she returned home, so she decided to gather all members of the group to stay at a friend's house after leaving the ship, so as not to unfortunately contract the epidemic and affect her family.

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The Ocean Spectrum was notified by the Department of Health early this morning that it must return to the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal at 9 a.m., and the Department of Health personnel will board the ship to conduct inspections for all passengers and crew. The second time will be carried out on Friday (7th). For this mandatory inspection, Royal Caribbean will refund passengers 25% of the cruise fare paid.

From the photos provided by the passengers, it can be seen that some people went to the pool to bask in the sun while waiting to arrange the test. Some people did not wear a mask.

Plan to stay at a friend’s house temporarily after disembarking

Ms. Lin and her friends brought 13 children with 5 children to the Ocean Spectrum on Sunday. The youngest is only 4 years old.

She recalled that yesterday, there was a broadcast requesting some people to gather at the customer service office. At 7 o'clock in the morning, there was a sudden broadcast from the room, informing passengers that close contacts of the confirmed person on board must end their trip and land ashore early for testing.

She said that when she went to the ship’s restaurant for breakfast this morning, she did not feel a panic. However, when queuing, some staff asked to wait according to the stickers on the ground to maintain social distancing. The enforcement was obviously stricter earlier, and passengers were required to return to their rooms immediately after eating. waiting.

Her friend also noticed that a restaurant serving a buffet had implemented crowd control this morning. They called the hotline to arrange a meal in the room, but no one answered them.

Regarding the inspection arrangements by the authorities, Ms. Lin believes that it is ideal to test in the room on the ship and leave after a negative report. Otherwise, she is worried that a large number of people will gather at the dock and increase the risk of transmission.

She also pointed out that there are other children in the family who are worried about the risk of infecting family members after returning home. She also believes that ordinary hotels do not have negative pressure rooms, and there is a chance of spreading the epidemic using tableware and bed sheets, so she and her friends decided to focus on one of them and stay temporarily. .

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Unfortunately, the two-time boarding of the Ocean Spectroscopy has to be checked

Ms. Lin also took the Ocean Spectrum in October last year. Later, because the crew was a Fuyang case, she had to undergo two mandatory tests.

Before boarding this time, Hong Kong has already had Omicron cases in the community. Ms. Lin said that the itinerary was booked as early as the end of November last year. She had no intention of canceling the trip, but she had already prepared for the worst. She prepared children’s story books, Go, UNO game cards, etc. Once there is a case on the ship, it must be quarantined on the ship for 21 days. There are also toys for children to relax.

Although the journey ended a day earlier, she said "feeling OK", but still dissatisfied that some passengers would still take off their masks while watching the performance. Some tables were only 1 or 2 meters apart. The epidemic prevention measures need to be improved.

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