Cruise news (accident-tagged)

190 crew positive for COVID-19 on Ruby Princess
Almost 300 Filipino crew could be taken off the Coronavirus-hit Ruby Princess before the scheduled departure from Australia on Thursday, April...
April 22, 2020
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33 Coronavirus crew on cruise ship Costa Atlantica docked in Nagasaki Japan
On April 22, Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture officials announced 33 confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on the SSC Carnival China-owned cruise liner...
April 22, 2020
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Third Royal Caribbean cruise ship crew member dead in 8 days
An RCI-Royal Caribbean crew (assigned to a Coronavirus-hit cruise ship 2 days after the passenger debarkation) has died after being hospitalized in...
April 21, 2020
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Cruise ship Ruby Princess to leave NSW Australia with 171 Coronavirus crew
Ruby Princess is scheduled to leave NSW Australia in 3 days, despite 171 crew members infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to NSW...
April 20, 2020
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180 migrants rescued at sea to be quarantined on Italian cruiseferry off Sicily
Some 180 migrants rescued at sea will be quarantined on an Italian cruiseferry off the Sicily Island's coast, the Italian Coastguard announced on...
April 20, 2020
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Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry damaged after ‘hard landing’
The cruiseferry Spirit of Vancouver Island had what BC FERRIES said a ‘hard landing’ on Saturday, April 18, when it hit the pier while...
April 19, 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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Costa Deliziosa passengers not allowed to disembark in France
Costa Deliziosa is Costa Cruises' only ship still cruising (since January 2020) and without port calls for a month despite the absence of suspected...
April 18, 2020
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Uruguay finishes repatriation of the Coronavirus cruise ship Greg Mortimer
The repatriation of the last 15 passengers from the Aurora Expeditions' ship Greg Mortimer, is scheduled to take place Wednesday afternoon, April 16...
April 16, 2020
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An Indonesian crew dies after being medevaced from Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony OTS
A month after cruise companies suspended shipping operations, Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks at sea go on as ships' crew remain onboard. A...
April 14, 2020
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Ruby Princess ship's crew responsible for the Coronavirus outbreak
A crew who was serving food to the cruisers may have been responsible for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Ruby Princess. The Princess Cruises...
April 14, 2020
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TUI UK's cruise ship Marella Explorer 2 with Coronavirus passengers and crew
On March 25, Marella Explorer 2 docked in Port Bridgetown (Barbados) and reported 4 crew with flu-like symptoms, who were later tested positive for...
April 12, 2020
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Western Australia plans to fly stranded cruisers home
Western Australia recorded just 3 fresh cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a plan to fly stranded travellers back home is currently in the works. A...
April 12, 2020
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Grand Princess docks in LA after Coronavirus outbreak
Grand Princess docked in Oakland CA on March 9 after confirmation of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The cruise ship then headed to Los Angeles CA...
April 12, 2020
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80 cruise ship Coronavirus cases touch down in Melbourne
Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews demanded assurances from Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison that a charter plane carrying 80 stranded...
April 12, 2020
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