Washington ( CNN ) -- Royal Caribbean 's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship has rescued 23 Cubans found floating in a boat , the cruise line said . The cruise ship was on a seven-night voyage from Port Everglades , Florida , to Cozumel , Mexico . In waters south of Cuba , near the Cayman Islands , the ship encountered a small boat carrying 19 male and four female Cuban citizens Wednesday . The rescue was videotaped by passengers aboard the ship . Once the Cubans were on board , the Royal Caribbean crew gave them food , water and medical attention . A spokesman for the cruise line said none of the their injuries was serious , and the crew performed `` basic medical treatment . '' The cruise liner alerted the U.S. Coast Guard , which advised the ship to continue to Cozumel and disembark all refugees in Mexico . The Coast Guard says that because the ship picked up the refugees outside of U.S. territorial waters , it requested that Oasis of the Seas turn over the group of Cubans at the ship 's next port of call , which was Cozumel . One of the largest cruise ships sailing today , Oasis of the Seas has a capacity of almost 6,300 passengers and 2,200 crew members .
Royal Caribbean 's Oasis of the Seas was on a 7-night trip from Florida to Mexico . Ship rescued 19 male , 4 female Cuban citizens Wednesday in a boat near the Cayman Islands . Crew gave them food , water and medical attention ; injuries not serious , spokesman says . U.S. Coast Guard advised ship to continue to Cozumel and disembark refugees in Mexico .