Cruise news (Princess Cruises-tagged)

Black box seized from Ruby Princess amid police investigation over Coronavirus outbreak
Australian police are currently investigating why Ruby Princess allowed ill passengers to disembark in Port Sydney NSW amid mounting Coronavirus...
April 9, 2020
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Australia launched criminal investigation into Ruby Princess Coronavirus outbreak
On April 5, 2020, the NSW Police launched a criminal investigation into how the cruise company Carnival Australia (subsidiary of Carnival Corporation...
April 5, 2020
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Coronavirus cruise ship Coral Princess docks in PortMiami Florida
Coral Princess docked on Saturday, April 4, at PortMiami Florida with two passengers dead and a number of others ill from Coronavirus (COVID-19...
April 5, 2020
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Coronavirus-infected crew members hurried off Ruby Princess
Three crew from Ruby Princess have been taken to Sydney NSW's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with serious Coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. The medevac...
March 30, 2020
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Ovation of the Seas linked to 31 Coronavirus cases
Nearly 3,000 cruise passengers have been allegedly told that they could 'walk off and go home' without medical checks before at least 31 of them had...
March 26, 2020
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Ruby Princess ship Coronavirus cases reach 48
Questions remain over how cruise passengers aboard Ruby Princess were allowed to disembark at Sydney Harbour despite some of them showing signs of...
March 23, 2020
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Crew Member Medevaced from Grand Princess
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a male crew from Grand Princess on Saturday, March 21, so he could get medical attention. The USCG said the crew...
March 22, 2020
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Carnival cruise ships to be used as floating non-Coronavirus hospitals
In a White House press conference, President Trump told reporters that Carnival Corporation's chairman Micky Arison had called him to offer the use...
March 20, 2020
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Golden Princess Passengers Disembark in Melbourne
Thousands of cruise passengers were finally allowed to disembark from Golden Princess (Pacific Adventure) in Melbourne Australia after sick tourists...
March 19, 2020
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Grand Princess Disembarks All Passengers
All cruise passengers and over half the crew members from Grand Princess have gotten off the liner, Princess Cruises announced on Tuesday, March 17...
March 17, 2020
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Cruise Passenger Quarantined in San Antonio Tests Coronavirus-Positive
A Grand Princess cruise passenger at JBSA-Lackland (US military facility in San Antonio TX) tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
March 16, 2020
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Golden Princess Passengers Barred from Disembarking at Akaroa
Passengers on Golden Princess (P&O Pacific Adventure) were denied disembarkation at a New Zealand cruise port on Sunday, March 15 due to a...
March 15, 2020
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Princess and Viking Suspend Operations
Princess Cruises suspended all ocean voyages for 2 months while Viking Cruises also halted voyages until May due to Coronavirus. Princess said...
March 12, 2020
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Grand Princess Passengers to Be Quarantined at 4 Military Bases
The Pentagon will provide 4 US military bases for cruise ship passengers to be quarantined after they are removed from a 3500-passenger ship that...
March 10, 2020
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Regal Princess Docks in Port Everglades After Being Held Off Florida’s Coast
Regal Princess pulled into Florida port late Sunday night, March 8, after being held off the coast for hours while awaiting results for 2 crew...
March 9, 2020
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