A New Cruise Ship Calls to Port in Belize

Belize welcomed the Independence of the Seas, a new cruise ship under Royal Caribbean International which called to port in the Jewel today.  This is the cruise line’s first call to Belize since the suspension of the industry due to the pandemic over a year ago.  The ship arrived with one thousand, six hundred and fifty persons onboard and is part of an eight-day western Caribbean cruise. Under the country’s strict health and safety protocols, all cruise passengers must be fully vaccinated or provide a negative test result in order to enter Belize. The Independence of the Seas had ninety-eight percent of its passengers and ninety-nine percent of its crew vaccinated. Royal Caribbean International is the third cruise line to call on Belize since the cruise sector reopened.