Royal Caribbean International will continue operating its Singapore cruise program after Singapore's Ministry of Health said that a fourth and final test confirmed that the passenger on the Quantum of the Seas "does not have Covid-19."
The line already canceled its Dec. 10 cruise. It will resume service on Dec. 14.
The ministry had previously said the passenger, an 83 year-old male Singaporean, had
reported to the ship's medical center with diarrhea and, as part of the
protocols, was tested for Covid-19 using a PCR test on the ship. But once the ship returned to Singapore, as per the country's required protocols, the original sample was retested and came
back negative for Covid-19; a second, fresh sample also came
back negative.
The Quantum of the Seas had begun a series of short cruises-to-nowhere earlier this month as the first Royal Caribbean International ship to sail
since the global cruise shutdown in March; the case occurred on its
third sailing.
It had identified and
isolated guests and crew who had close contact with the person who had presumed to be positive. Each of
those individuals subsequently tested negative for the virus.