Author: Morgan Hines, USA TODAY

Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess ship docked in San Francisco Thursday with a dozen COVID-19 cases among passengers.

Royal Caribbean is moving crew members who have tested positive for COVID to two of its out of service cruise ships to quarantine as COVID surges.

The cruise industry has voluntarily halted operations in Brazil to seek alignment with authorities on COVID-19 protocols.

Norwegian Cruise Line canceled cruises on several of its ships Wednesday as COVID-19 continues to surge with the emergence of the omicron variant.

Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain steps down after 33 years of leadership.

Between Nov. 30 and Dec. 14, cruise ships reported 162 cases of COVID-19 to the CDC. Between Dec. 15 and Dec. 29, 5,013 COVID-19 cases to the CDC.

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Royal Caribbean International has stopped bookings temporarily for cruises through mid-January.

As omicron continues to spread across the country, COVID cases are continuing to emerge on cruise ships.