Two passengers including child, 7, fall critically ill on cruise ship heading to New Jersey

Two passengers, including a 7-year-old, were evacuated Friday from Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas in critical condition in the Bahamas, delaying the ship’s return to New Jersey by about eight hours - (Getty)

Two passengers, including a seven-year-old child, were evacuated from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship bound for New Jersey for emergency medical treatment in the Bahamas Friday.

The first medical emergency prompted the Oasis of the Seas’ to return toward Nassau because it was the closest location where the passenger could receive hospital treatment, according to a captain’s announcement reported by Cruise Hive. While the ship was heading back, a second passenger was also reported to be critically ill.