Omicron Disrupts Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner Operations

Omicron Disrupts Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner Operations
Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Anthem of the Seas in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Feb. 7, 2020. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
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Royal Caribbean Group has announced that the company has experienced a decline in bookings along with an uptick of cancellations in a statement published Thursday as the tourism industry continues to grapple with staff shortages and business disruptions.

Omicron, the latest variant, now seen in more than 90 countries, is highly-transmissible and anyone infected can “spread the virus to others, even if they are vaccinated or don’t have symptoms,” according to recent observations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).