Cruise news (Diamond Princess-tagged)

US Congress opens probe into Carnival Corporation over handling of Coronavirus outbreaks
The US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has called for Carnival Corporation to hand over documents related to its response to...
May 2, 2020
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Passengers suing Carnival Corporation-owned Princess Cruises over Coronavirus exposures
Former passengers are currently suing Carnival Corporation-owned company Princess Cruises, accusing company's management and staff-crew of knowingly...
April 18, 2020
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More than 4000 Filipino cruise ship crew to be repatriated
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr announced on Saturday, March 28, that the Department of Foreign Affairs would repatriate more than 4,000 Filipino...
March 28, 2020
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Diamond Princess' Coronavirus Quarantine Is Officially Over for All 2,666 Passengers
The coronavirus quarantine aboard Diamond Princess is officially over for all 2666 passengers. Princess Cruises PR Director Negin Kamali...
February 28, 2020
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Fourth Passenger from Diamond Princess Dies in Japan
A 4th passenger has died in Japan after becoming ill on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship, local media revealed on Tuesday, February 25, as the...
February 25, 2020
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Four Passengers Test Positive for COVID-19 in England After Diamond Princess Evacuation
Four passengers have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in England on Sunday, February 23, after being evacuated from Diamond Princess in...
February 23, 2020
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Two Passengers Die from Coronavirus on Diamond Princess
The Japanese government on Thursday, February 20, said two people from the Diamond Princess cruise ship berthed in Yokohama, Japan, both in their 80s...
February 20, 2020
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Hundreds Leave Diamond Princess
Passengers started disembarking at last from a Princess Cruises ship hit by the coronavirus outbreak that has been held for 2 weeks of quarantine in...
February 19, 2020
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More Than 100 Additional Coronavirus Cases Confirmed on Diamond Princess
More than 100 additional coronavirus cases have been confirmed on the Princess Cruises ship quarantined off Japan's coast, Japanese authorities...
February 16, 2020
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The U.S. Government to Repatriate American Citizens from Diamond Princess
The USA plans to evacuate all Americans from Diamond Princess, the site of the biggest coronavirus outbreak outside China. The cruise ship has...
February 15, 2020
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44 More People on Diamond Princess Test Positive for Coronavirus
Another 44 people onboard a Princess Cruises ship moored off Yokohama, Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, the health minister said on...
February 13, 2020
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Coronavirus Cases on Diamond Princess Climb to 175
Another 39 people tested positive for the coronavirus on Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan, with a quarantine officer also infected, thus...
February 12, 2020
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More Than 60 New Coronavirus Cases Found on Diamond Princess
Japan may test every person aboard Diamond Princess for the coronavirus after it was revealed on Monday, February 10, that there were 66 new cases on...
February 10, 2020
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Coronavirus Cases Rise on Quarantined Diamond Princess
All cruisers on Diamond Princess are currently quarantined in Port Yokohama Japan. On Friday, February 7, a health official said the quarantine would...
February 9, 2020
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41 More Passengers on Diamond Princess Test Positive for Coronavirus
More than 40 new cases of the deadly coronavirus have been confirmed on a quarantined Princess Cruises ship where dozens of passengers are trapped...
February 7, 2020
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