Cruise news (virus-tagged)

Brittany Ferries Suspends All Passenger Services Due to Coronavirus
The passenger shipping company Brittany Ferries announced it is suspending all passenger services as a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis...
March 19, 2020
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Silver Spirit Docks in Darwin Despite 30-Day Coronavirus Ban
A Silversea-owned cruise liner docked at Darwin's Fort Hill Wharf in spite of a Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related ban on international cruise ships...
March 18, 2020
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Australian Doctors Stuck on MS Roald Amundsen Off Chile
A large group of Australian doctors has been trapped onboard a Hurtigruten cruise ship off the coast of Chile after the country tightened travel...
March 18, 2020
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Cunard Line Ends 3 World Cruises
Cunard Line temporarily suspended its operations and is currently accepting no new passengers or crew on its liners. According to the Carnival...
March 18, 2020
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Silver Muse Passengers Allowed to Disembark in Auckland Despite NZ's Travel Restrictions
Passengers on a Silversea-owned cruise ship (which docked in Port Auckland NZ Tuesday morning, March 17) will be allowed to disembark, despite...
March 17, 2020
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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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