They're still in for a long, hard time. As to no virus on board, I do hope that's true, but fear at this point it's just no known virus on board. Odds of 700 people and no virus are not good. Regardless, they're in for a nice quarantine in all likelihood.
I’ll post what they go through when they arrive in Miami. They’re scheduled to be in Panama on March 25.
There are a lot of US citizens stranded and in lockdown in South America.
We have some cruising friends who have been in Santa Marta, Colombia for a couple of weeks. Currently they aren’t allowed to move to Cartagena even. With most countries now closed, they aren’t going anywhere soon.
Here’s a list of Caribbean countries and their status:
CARIBBEAN
19 March, 2020 – All the French islands (St Martin, St Bart’s, Guadeloupe and Martinique) are in lockdown mode which makes checking in and out problematic. The ABCs (except Bonaire), DR, St. Lucia, Mustique and Trinidad & Tobago are all closed to visiting yachts. Bonaire, Grenada and Bermuda require a 14 day quarantine. Antigua, Bahamas, Dominica and Montserrat, St. Kitts and SVG are currently open, some with restrictions.
Anguilla: CLOSED (from 20 March)
See Anguilla Biosecurity for details
Antigua and Barbuda: OPEN (with restrictions)
See Antigua and Barbuda Biosecurity for details
Aruba: CLOSED (from 16 March)
See Aruba Biosecurity for details
Bahamas: OPEN
See Bahamas Biosecurity for details
Bermuda: CLOSED (from 19 March)
See Bermuda Biosecurity for details
Bonaire: 14 DAY QUARANTINE (from 18 March)
See Bonaire Biosecurity for details
British Virgin Islands: CLOSED (from 19 March)
See BVI Biosecurity for details
Cayman Islands: OPEN
See Cayman Islands Biosecurity for details
Curacao: CLOSED (from 18 March)
See Curacao Biosecurity for details
Dominica: OPEN
See Dominica Biosecurity for details
Dominican Republic: CLOSED (from 18 March)
See DR Biosecurity for details
Grenada: 14 DAY QUARANTINE (depending on previous ports of call – from 19 March)
See Grenada Biosecurity for details
Guadeloupe: LOCKDOWN (from 18 March)
See Guadeloupe Biosecurity for details
Jamaica: OPEN
See Jamaica Biosecurity for details
Martinique: LOCKDOWN (from 18 March)
See Martinique Biosecurity for details
Montserrat: 14 DAY QUARANTINE (planned)
See Montserrat Biosecurity for details
Puerto Rico: OPEN (with restrictions)
See Puerto Rico Biosecurity for details
Saba: CLOSED
Saint Lucia: CLOSED (from 17 March)
See St. Lucia Biosecurity for details
Sint Maarten: CLOSED (from 18 March)
See Sint Maarten Biosecurity for details
Statia: CLOSED (from 16 March)
See Statia Biosecurity for details
St. Barts: LOCKDOWN (from 18 March)
See St. Barts Biosecurity for details
St. Kitts: OPEN
St. Martin: LOCKDOWN (from 18 March)
See St. Martin Biosecurity for details
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: OPEN (Mustique closed)
See SVG Biosecurity for details
Trinidad and Tobago: CLOSED (from 18 March)
See Trinidad & Tobago Biosecurity for details
Turks and Caicos: OPEN
See Turks and Caicos Biosecurity for details
US Virgin Islands: OPEN (with restrictions)
See US Virgin Islands Biosecurity for details