Cruise news (accident-tagged)

CLIA Statement on Coronavirus Outbreak
The leading voice of the cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), issued the following statement in response to recent...
February 8, 2020
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Norwegian Spirit Refurbishment Delayed Due to French Strikes
Norwegian Cruise Line was forced to cancel a planned preview voyage of the refurbished Norwegian Spirit. The NCL Spirit ship was scheduled to...
February 7, 2020
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Chartered Ferry to Accommodate People Returning from China
Japan’s military on Wednesday, February 5, prepared a chartered ferry to use as a quarantine vessel that could house hundreds of suspected...
February 7, 2020
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Cruise Passengers Returning to NJ Screened for Coronavirus
A Royal Caribbean ship with 12 quarantined passengers (due to possible Coronavirus infection) docked in Port Cape Liberty NJ-NYC. Anthem of the...
February 7, 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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Thousands of European Cruisers Rescue Koh Samui
A couple of cruise ships brought thousands of Europeans to the rescue of Koh Samui. The last group of Chinese travellers already left the southern...
February 6, 2020
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10 New Coronavirus Cases Found on Diamond Princess
Twenty cases of the deadly coronavirus have been found on Diamond Princess as Japanese health officials continue to screen cruise passengers. They...
February 6, 2020
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Passenger Medevaced from MS Maasdam
The Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter service was brought into an emergency involving a cruise ship off the east coast of the North Island. A long-haul...
February 5, 2020
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Death on Ovation of the Seas 'Not Coronavirus'
A person died of natural causes, reportedly unrelated to coronavirus, on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship arriving in New Zealand on Wednesday, February...
February 5, 2020
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World Dream Is the Latest to Be Quarantined
More than 1800 passengers and crew are being tested for Coronavirus onboard a large cruise ship in Hong Kong today, February 5, after some crew...
February 5, 2020
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10 Passengers Test Positive for Coronavirus on Diamond Princess
Thousands of people face spending a fortnight stuck on a Princess Cruises ship quarantined off Port Yokohama Japan after initial results showed 10...
February 5, 2020
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Ferry services suspended between Macau and Hong Kong
Ferry services between Hong Kong and Macau were suspended indefinitely in another dramatic measure aimed at limiting the spread of the deadly...
February 4, 2020
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Japan Quarantines Cruise Ship on Which Coronavirus Passenger Sailed
Japanese authorities are currently racing to contain an eventual outbreak of the Wuhan China coronavirus after it was unveiled that an infected...
February 4, 2020
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Holland America Liner Stuck in South China Sea
Up to 2000 people were stuck on a cruise liner in the South China Sea after the Holland America ship was refused entry to the Philippines due to...
February 3, 2020
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AIDAperla Denied Entry into St Lucia
St Lucia on Saturday, February 1, denied a cruise ship with over 3 000 passengers onboard entry in Castries Harbour after health authorities had...
February 3, 2020
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