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- Royal Caribbean International suspended operations on several ships on Friday due to COVID-19.
- Some of these crossings were supposed to leave on Saturday, which left some cruisers in the lurch.
- Affected passengers have “compensation options” including a full refund.
Micah Cooper and her mother, LaQuinta Spears, left their Dallas home on Friday for Micah’s long-awaited high school graduation trip: A Cruise with Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas.
In the afternoon they arrived in Miami. Her cruise, which was originally canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, was due to set sail on Saturday. But while waiting to check into their Airbnb, they received an SMS update from Royal Caribbean at 3:04 p.m.
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