Cruise news (virus-tagged)

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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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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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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Carnival Announces New Travel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus
Carnival Cruise Line announced new travel restrictions because of the Coronavirus outbreak. All passengers who have traveled to China in the last 14...
February 1, 2020
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CLIA Issues Statement on Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
The leading voice of the global cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), issued today the following statement in response to...
January 31, 2020
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Costa Smeralda Passengers Can Finally Disembark
The 6,000 passengers and crew aboard Costa Smeralda finally disembarked after a sick passenger of Chinese nationality was diagnosed with the flu...
January 31, 2020
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Costa Smeralda Quarantined in Civitavecchia After Woman Fell Ill
A Costa Cruises ship with around 7,000 people onboard is being held off the coast of Italy after a Chinese woman fell ill with a suspected...
January 30, 2020
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Chinese Ship Denied Entry into Subic
Two ships - one from China and another from Hong Kong - docked in Manila (Luzon Island, Philippines) this week, with nearly 800 Chinese cruise...
January 29, 2020
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Hong Kong Ceases Ferry and Rail Links with China
Hong Kong announced it is suspending cross border high-speed train and ferry services as well as limiting flights to mainland China due to the...
January 28, 2020
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Costa Venezia Sails Back to Shenzhen Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The cruise liner Costa Venezia returned to Port Shenzhen China (close to Hong Kong) Sunday morning, January 26, after a 6-day roundtrip to Vietnam...
January 27, 2020
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