Days after banning any Chinese passport holders out of concern for the spread of Coronavirus, Royal Caribbean decided to reverse the policy.
On Monday, Royal Caribbean announced it has decided to undo the ban, which was originally put into place to prevent passengers infected with the coronavirus from boarding their ships.
In a statement Monday, Royal Caribbean said the company implemented the ban because several countries have restricted travel for Chinese passport holders. Now, people who have traveled to China, Hong Kong and Macau in the last 15 days will be prevented from boarding.
“Now that these governmental restrictions have been clarified, we are able to clarify our own policies,” the company’s statement said. “Our 15-day restriction on all individuals who have traveled from, to or through mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau remains in effect, and so do restrictions on individuals who have been in close contact with persons who have traveled from, through or to China, Hong Kong and Macau in the past 15 days.”
Matt Hochberg
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