Cruise news (virus-tagged)

Norwegian Jewel Stranded in the Pacific
An NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship with thousands of Australians is currently stranded in the Pacific Ocean after passengers were prevented from...
March 17, 2020
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Fred Olsen Braemar passengers will be flown from Cuba to the UK
Hundreds of British cruise ship passengers who became stranded on a Caribbean voyage over Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears will be evacuated from Cuba...
March 17, 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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Recent Carnival Valor Cruise Ship Passenger Tests Coronavirus-Positive
A male passenger who recently disembarked the cruise liner Carnival Valor has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The 49-year-old man...
March 16, 2020
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Thousands Disembark in Miami Without Screening After Ex-Passenger Tests Positive for Coronavirus
An MSC Cruises-owned vessel allowed thousands of travellers to disembark in PortMiami FL on Sunday, March 15, without undergoing screening just days...
March 16, 2020
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1300 Quarantined On 2 Cruise Ships in Chile
Chile quarantined 1300+ people on 2 cruise ships after an elderly passenger aboard one of them tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), the health...
March 16, 2020
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Brittany Ferries Cancels Sailings
Brittany Ferries cancelled a number of its services due to the "global coronavirus pandemic". Crossings from Portsmouth and Plymouth to Spain and...
March 15, 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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682 Passengers Stranded Off The Bahamas
More than 600 British travellers are stranded on a cruise ship which was denied entry to the Bahamas due to a Coronavirus outbreak. The Fred Olsen...
March 15, 2020
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Which Cruise Lines Suspend Operations?
All large cruise companies announced they would suspend operations to and from USA ports for 30 days due to the COVID pandemic, CLIA (Cruise Lines...
March 15, 2020
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More Than 1,000 Passengers Stuck on MSC Cruises Ship at Hobart
All passengers and crew are currently blocked on a cruise ship docked at Port Hobart Tasmania over Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears. About 1400...
March 14, 2020
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Two Passengers on Silver Shadow Docked in Recife Show Symptoms of COVID-19
A cruise ship was docked in isolation in northeastern Brazil after 2 passengers were found to have symptoms resembling Coronavirus (COVID-19), local...
March 14, 2020
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COVID-19 Breaking the Cruise Industry?
More than 50 cruise shipping companies announced suspending fleet operations to and from US ports for 30 days because of the "unprecedented situation...
March 14, 2020
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Four Additional Carnival Corporation Brands Announce Month-Long Pause
Four more Carnival Corporation subsidiaries suspend operations for a month. The brands include CCL-Carnival, Holland America, Seabourn and...
March 14, 2020
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