Majestic Princess cruise ship with 800 Covid cases set to disembark in Sydney

The Majestic Princess cruise ship has been hit by an outbreak of Covid-19. Photo / Laura Smith

About 800 people have tested positive for Covid-19 on a cruise ship set to disembark in Sydney tomorrow.

Princess Cruises has confirmed the outbreak, with 9 News reporting the guests are isolating in their staterooms.

“These guests are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic,” a Princess Cruises spokesperson said. “All unimpacted guests are wearing masks and this will continue when they disembark in Sydney.”

Private transport to isolation has been arranged for guests who have tested positive.

About 3300 guests and 1300 crew are on the Majestic Princess.

New South Wales has entered a fourth wave of Covid-19, with chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant saying omicron variants circulating in the community are able to sidestep immunity.

“The wave is taking off with some trajectory, it will be quite a steep wave and hopefully the decline will be equally as steep,” she told ABC.

“That’s why it’s important the community takes these protective measures now and I can’t stress the urgency — if you’re going to get vaccinated do it immediately.”