Johanna Jainchill
Over the last month, ports from Florida to California have stepped up to provide vaccinations for cruise ship crew, helping to mitigate what cruise lines have warned was a major challenge on the cruise industry s path to a restart.
And port vaccinations programs are already showing their value: Many of the crew on ships slated to sail this summer have been vaccinated at a growing number of cruise ports over the last month.
With a focus on hope for a portion of the Alaska season, many Alaska-bound crew are getting their jabs. This weekend, crew from the Serenade of the Seas received vaccines at PortMiami the ship that Royal plans to launch in Alaska in July. Last week, the Port of Los Angeles administered 221 vaccinations to crew on the Majestic Princess, destined for Alaska; and Holland America Line crew members from the Koningsdam, Noordam and Nieuw Amsterdam received vaccines in the ports of San Diego and San Pedro, Calif; the Nieuw Amsterdam is the ship
New York City mother-of-two, 30, dies from complications following plastic surgery in the Dominican Republic
Jesmy Tapia, a resident of New York City, died in the Dominican Republic on Sunday due to complications from plastic surgery
Her family has not provided any details on what caused her death
A person who spoke under the condition of anonymity told DailyMail.com that Tapia had traveled to her native country with a female friend
The 30-year-old Tapia, a mother of two children, had surgery on her buttocks, the source said
Tapia last known address was in Far Rockaway, a sector in the New York City borough of Queens
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