Maybe the cat wants a vacation too
A pet cat named Ovie was found aboard the Royal Caribbean International ship Ovation of the Seas earlier this month and could have been euthanized if not for the diligent crew.
Royal Caribbean Cruises President and CEO Michael Bayley issued a statement on December 22 saying they “believe” a guest smuggled the kitten onto the cruise.
“Meet Ovie! The cat was smuggled aboard Ovation of the Seas by a guest! We believe it’s in the guest’s sweatshirt and we think he must be beeping or something and he’s not going to beep, because Ovie isn’t metal,” Bayley announced on Facebook.
Bayley added the cat “was not allowed off the ship” when it was discovered during a routine inspection by Royal Caribbean International officials midway through the ship’s nearly three-week cruise from Hawaii to Sydney, and that it “should have been destroyed!”
Biosecurity agents from New Zealand found Ovie in one of the guest cabins but Royal Caribbean International declined to identify the traveler by name.
Royal Caribbean Cruises said the cat was “not allowed off the ship” when it was found during a routine inspection. Wikipedia
The cat was smuggled by a guest aboard Ovation of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruises CEO Michael Bayley said. Michael Bayley
Inspections are mandatory for cruise lines entering foreign countries to ensure contraband such as plants, fruits, animals and other hazards are not exposed.
Biosecurity agents are tasked with investigating how the cat made it onto the boat, as well as ensuring the cat is quarantined and free of any potential diseases, TravelPulse reported.
Unless the pet is an “emotional support animal or service dog,” no pets are allowed aboard any Royal Caribbean Cruises, according to company policy.
According to Bayley, Royal Caribbean International safely transported the little cat back to the US after being quarantined and Ovie is now living with a new family in Miami after being adopted.
“Our Guest services team stepped forward and after several weeks and back and forth safely brought Ovie across the world to be adopted by one of the guest services team members in Miami. Ovie is now happy living in Miami,” said Bayley.
Royal Caribbean Cruises has yet to confirm how the cat got past cruise security before finally making it onto the boat.
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