DCL protocols if Covid outbreak occurs that exceeds CDC guidelines?

[Bibbobboo2u]

I have checked the DCL website today since the release of their updated protocols, and I cannot find anything about what they will do if an outbreak occurs that requires them to end a cruise early. Has anyone found this info, and if so, can you direct me to the right place to review it? Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!!!

 

[_auroraborealis_]

They will likely follow CDC guidance. Everyone quarantines in rooms, they return to home port ASAP. Mandatory disembark testing.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

They will likely follow CDC guidance. Everyone quarantines in rooms, they return to home port ASAP. Mandatory disembark testing.

Thanks for the info!

 

[zakdavid]

They will likely follow CDC guidance. Everyone quarantines in rooms, they return to home port ASAP. Mandatory disembark testing.

Any idea how many cases = an outbreak?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Any idea how many cases = an outbreak?

They have color coding defined:

• Green = No reports of COVID-19 or COVID-19-like illness (CLI) for 7 days, as determined by a qualified medical professional
• Orange = Cases reported in less than 0.10% of passengers (e.g., if 6500* passengers are on board, it would take at least 7 passenger-cases during the previous 7 days to meet CDC’s investigation threshold), and no crew cases reported.
• Yellow = Cases reported in 0.10% or more of passengers (e.g., if 6500* passengers on board, CDC’s investigation threshold is met if there are 7 or more cases among passengers occurring during the previous 7 days), or one or more cases reported in crew.
• Red = sustained transmission of COVID-19 or CLI, or potential for COVID-19 cases to overwhelm on board medical center resources.

So as I understand this, which should not be taken as any kind of gospel, it depends on what the onboard medical center can handle; there is further detail about links between cases, number of ventilators available, and vaccination percentage of passengers. I would assume that at Red, they turn the ship around, and Yellow may also trigger that as it triggers CDC investigation.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

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They have color coding defined:

• Green = No reports of COVID-19 or COVID-19-like illness (CLI) for 7 days, as determined by a qualified medical professional
• Orange = Cases reported in less than 0.10% of passengers (e.g., if 6500* passengers are on board, it would take at least 7 passenger-cases during the previous 7 days to meet CDC’s investigation threshold), and no crew cases reported.
• Yellow = Cases reported in 0.10% or more of passengers (e.g., if 6500* passengers on board, CDC’s investigation threshold is met if there are 7 or more cases among passengers occurring during the previous 7 days), or one or more cases reported in crew.
• Red = sustained transmission of COVID-19 or CLI, or potential for COVID-19 cases to overwhelm on board medical center resources.

So as I understand this, which should not be taken as any kind of gospel, it depends on what the onboard medical center can handle; there is further detail about links between cases, number of ventilators available, and vaccination percentage of passengers. I would assume that at Red, they turn the ship around, and Yellow may also trigger that as it triggers CDC investigation.

Thank you for the details.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

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Thank you for the details.

It's a little confusing because they've merged it with the crew protocols.