Good News! Royal Caribbean Cruise Service Can Be Enjoyed Again From June

Adventure of the Seas Cruise Ship illustration. (Wikimedia Commons/Jeanbaptistem)

JAKARTA - The world's top cruise shipping company, Royal Caribbean International, announced that it will reopen its cruise ship service starting next June.

The reopening will be marked by a cruise by Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas and Celebrity Millennium under Celebrity Cruises, a Royal Caribbean subsidiary.

In a statement on Friday local time, Royal Caribbean International said that adult passengers must have received the COVID-19 vaccine injection. Meanwhile, for children under the age of 18 years, they must include a negative COVID-19 test result. And, the entire cruise ship crew has also received the vaccine.

"Returning to the Caribbean, marks the new beginning of the end of what has been a uniquely challenging time for everyone," said Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, chief executive of Celebrity Cruises, told Reuters.

Illustration of the Celebrity Millennium Cruise Ship. (Wikimedia Commons/Captain-tucker)

Adventure of the Seas will dock in Nassau, Bahamas, with itineraries also including stops at Cozumel, Mexico, and Royal Caribbean's private island. Meanwhile, Celebrity Millennium will dock on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten.

The plan, Adventure of the Seas will start its inaugural voyage after a year of interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 12 June and will last for seven nights. Meanwhile, Celebrity Millennium will start sailing on June 5 with a long voyage of seven nights.

The government of Bahamas and St. Maarten said that the reopening of this luxury shipping business would help improve their economy.

"Vaccines clearly change the game for all of us," said Royal Caribbean International Chief Executive, Michael Bayley.