Cruise news (virus-tagged)

Costa Diadema crew tests positive for Coronavirus
A crew who boarded the cruise liner Costa Diadema a few days ago has tested COVID-positive. The man (of Indian nationality) had no symptoms at the...
September 27, 2020
Accidents
Person tests positive for COVID-19 onboard Hurtigruten’s ms Finnmarken
Hurtigruten has confirmed Saturday afternoon, September 19th, that a person onboard its ms Finnmarken ship had tested COVID-positive. The person is...
September 20, 2020
Accidents
MSC Grandiosa crew tests positive for Coronavirus during screening
New COVID cruise ship cases were reported in a few hours in Palermo (Sicily Italy) including an MSC Grandiosa ship employee. The Israeli woman...
September 11, 2020
Accidents
7 positive COVID-19 cases on CroisiEurope's Vasco de Gama river ship
Two passengers (of French nationality) and 5 crew on the CroisiEurope-owned and boat Vasco de Gama tested COVID-positive. All 67 passengers and...
September 11, 2020
Accidents
Silversea Cruises ship in Saudi Arabia sails back after suspected Coronavirus case
A top-luxury cruise ship in Saudi Arabia returned to port after a suspected COVID case was detected onboard. Silversea's superyacht Silver Spirit...
September 10, 2020
Accidents
AmaWaterways cancels select itineraries through October 31
River cruise line AmaWaterways cancelled select itineraries until November 2020. The company wrote on their website on Tuesday, September 1...
September 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Cunard Line extends pause in operations until March 25, 2021
In an acknowledgment of the UK FCO (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) guidance and the complexity of operating world cruises, luxury cruise line...
August 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Brittany Ferries hit by new travel policy
As of 4 am on Saturday, August 15, anyone travelling to the UK from France has to self-quarantine for 2 weeks. French ministers stated they were...
August 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
NSW Australia premier apologizes over Ruby Princess cruise ship Coronavirus outbreak
The leader of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state apologized for failing to stop people carrying COVID from disembarking from a ship in Port...
August 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
CDC posting comments from the public on cruise ships' return to operation
The USA's CDC agency began posting comments from the general public on how cruise ships should restart voyages. Since July 24, the CDC has been...
August 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
850 French passengers sue Costa Cruises after contracting COVID-19 onboard
Around 850 French passengers who were onboard a COVID-riddled cruise ship (turned away from many ports in March 2020) filed a collective suit in...
August 10, 2020
Accidents
Number of COVID-19 cases on Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen ship rises to 62
The number of people on Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen ship who have tested COVID-positive has risen to 62. Following the outbreak, the ship's...
August 7, 2020
Accidents
SeaDream passenger tests positive for Coronavirus after arriving in Denmark
On Tuesday, August 4, SeaDream Yacht Club was informed that a passenger from Denmark had been COVID-diagnosed after a routine check on arrival in the...
August 6, 2020
Accidents
UnCruise Adventures' Wilderness Adventurer sails back to port with COVID-19 case
Alaska’s first cruise ship of the year returned to port early after a passenger tested COVID-positive, according to written statements issued...
August 5, 2020
Accidents
Crew tests positive for COVID-19 on Viking Cruises' Viking Star ship
A crew member of Viking Cruises' Viking Star ship in Alesund Norway has tested COVID-positive. The company said there had been minimal contact...
August 5, 2020
Accidents