PHOTO: The Carnival Magic is heading home after Mexico denied it entry. (Courtesy of Carnival Cruise Lines)
Carnival Cruise Lines is curtailing the Carnival Magic's current itinerary and heading back to Galveston after Mexican authorities failed to clear the ship for its scheduled call at Cozumel on Oct. 17. On the ship is a Texas healthcare worker who might have handled lab samples from an Ebola patient at a Dallas hospital.
Carnival said the ship waited until noon for clearance but when it wasn't forthcoming "the decision was made to proceed to Galveston to ensure the ship arrives there on time on Sunday morning."
The Texas lab supervisor, who is quarantined with her spouse in a stateroom on board, continues to show no symptoms and "poses no risk to the guests or crew on board," Carnival said.
Guests on the ship will get a $200-per-person credit on their shipboard accounts and a 50 percent discount on a future cruise based on the missed visit to Cozumel.
"We greatly regret that this situation, which was completely beyond our control, precluded the ship from making its scheduled visit to Cozumel and the resulting disappointment it has caused our guests," Carnival said.
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