Late
afternoon on Wednesday, Oct. 15, we were made aware by the U.S. CDC of a guest
sailing this week on board Carnival Magic who is a lab supervisor at Texas
Health Presbyterian Hospital. At no point in time has the individual
exhibited any symptoms or signs of infection and it has been 19 days since she
was in the lab with the testing samples. She is deemed by CDC to be very
low risk. At this time, the guest remains in isolation on board the ship
and is not deemed to be a risk to any guests or crew. It is important to
reiterate that the individual has no symptoms and has been isolated in an
extreme abundance of caution. We are in close contact with the CDC and at this
time it has been determined that the appropriate course of action is to simply
keep the guest in isolation on board.
Additional
background:
None
of Carnival Cruise Lines' ships visit the region where Ebola cases are
originating nor do our ships call in any countries with Level 3 CDC Travel
Heath Notices. Any passengers or crew who have visited or traveled
through Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea within 21 days of a cruise departure
date will be denied boarding. Additionally, all guests sailing with us must
answer a series of health screening questions during embarkation and, if deemed
necessary, will be asked to submit to further medical screening prior to being
allowed to board. All cruise lines continue to monitor the situation closely,
along with our colleagues in the rest of the travel industry. The cruise
industry is in close, frequent contact with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) for updates and
guidance.
Carnival
Magic is based year-round in Galveston, TX and operates seven-day cruises to
the Caribbean.
The
ship departed Galveston on Sunday, Oct. 12 and will return on Sunday, Oct. 19.
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