Following the allegations that crewmembers onboard the Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship were positive, TUI Cruises issued a statement announcing that the Greek authorities confirmed that there are no cases of the virus aboard the cruise ship and that the cruise can proceed as planned.
To remind, after the ship Mein Schiff 6 left from the Cretan port of Heraklion, the ship received positive test results for 12 crew members. Tui stated that as a precautionary measure and in accordance with the strict procedures for resuming cruise operations agreed with authorities in Greece, the persons concerned were immediately isolated on board.
Now, the company issued an updated statement highlighting the success of its health protocols established in coordination with the Greek authorities.
They noted that all of the crew had tested negative before boarding the Mein Schiff 6 and gone through a period of isolation, the company said the steps had been taken as a precaution. Yesterday, a lab on shore had reported 12 positive tests out of 150 tests conducted among the 666 crew members aboard.
TUI immediately conducted PCR tests, which it reported were negative, and this morning the Greek authorities conducted two further tests, both the rapid antigen test, which was negative, and another PCR test, which the Greek authorities confirmed this afternoon was also negative.
