Royal Caribbean Faces Coronavirus Suit by Crew Members

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. negligently exposed hundreds of its crew members to coronavirus when it threw a St. Patrick’s Day party just 4 days after it suspended cruise operations, a new class action alleges.

The cruise line was on notice that Covid-19 was likely present aboard the vessels, but failed to follow basic safety precautions such as quarantining crewmembers, providing them with masks, or requiring social distancing measures aboard the vessels, the complaint filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleges.

The company suspended cruise operations March 13, but 4 days later threw St. ...