The Coast Guard responded to an emergency concerning an infant passenger from the Royal Caribbean Enchantment of the Seas while the ship was calling on the private Bahamian island Coco Cay. It is reported the 10-month-old passenger was experiencing breathing difficulty Sunday prompting the rescue. The ship’s medical personnel stabilized the infant before flying with the baby to Miami. The child arrived at Miami Children’s Hospital Sunday night. The child’s respiratory condition is unknown at the time of this report.
The Enchantment of the Seas is currently making weekly sailings from Cape Canaveral, Florida to the Bahamas. Royal Caribbean’s age policy for the subject cruise is that a child must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the voyage.
