Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents
300+ Norovirus cases on Ruby Princess cruise ship
Hundreds of passengers and crew on Ruby Princess ship fell ill due to a yet-to-be-determined cause, the CDC said. Illness reportedly affected a...
March 9, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cruise ship arrivals in Japan near pre-COVID levels
Foreign-operated cruise ship arrivals to Japan are set to near the level before the COVID crisis when their dockings to the country restart in March...
February 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Korea-Japan ferry services between Busan and Tsushima Island restart after a 3-year COVID halt
Ferry services between Busan (South Korea) and Tsushima Island (Japan) resumed on Saturday, February 25th, after a 3-year suspension due to the COVID...
February 25, 2023 - Accidents
Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship with 1500+ COVID passengers docks in Sydney (NSW Australia)
A Celebrity Cruises ship with hundreds of COVID-positive passengers docked in Sydney (NSW Australia), but a leading health expert said it was not a...
December 11, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on Grand Princess cruise ship headed for Melbourne (Australia)
There is concern about a new COVID outbreak onboard a Princess Cruises ship headed for Melbourne (Australia) as the liner was prevented from docking...
November 29, 2022 - Accidents
Bali-bound Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth diverted to Fremantle (Australia) due to COVID outbreak
A Cunard liner scheduled to dock in Benoa (Bali Indonesia) was diverted and is now en route to Fremantle-Perth (Western Australia) due to a COVID...
November 26, 2022 - Accidents
Majestic Princess cruise ship with 800+ COVID cases docks in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia)
A Princess Cruises ship with 800+ positive COVID cases docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) at 6 am on Saturday, November 12. Carrying ~3300...
November 12, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess with undisclosed number (100+) of COVID cases skips scheduled call in Western...
A large Princess Cruises ship with COVID cases onboard missed a scheduled call in Western Australia due to bad weather. Coral Princess has an...
October 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Azamara and Silversea join other major cruise shipping companies in dropping COVID vaccine...
The ultra-premium travel brands Azamara and Silversea joined other major cruise lines in dropping COVID vaccine requirements. Azamara said it would...
September 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
USA's CDC stops monitoring COVID outbreaks on cruise ships
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) discontinued a program that tracked cases of COVID aboard cruise vessels in the...
August 15, 2022 - Accidents
Lindblad's National Geographic Resolution ship skips port due to COVID cases onboard
A ship of Lindblad Expeditions cruising through the Northwest Passage (Canadian Arctic) agreed not to stop at Ulukhaktok (Canada) after COVID cases...
August 2, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-hit P&O Pacific Explorer cruise ship docks in Sydney (Australia)
Another COVID-hit cruise liner docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) Monday morning, July 18. This is the second vessel in less than a week...
July 18, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-stricken cruise ship Coral Princess docks in Sydney (NSW Australia)
A COVID-stricken Princess Cruises ship docked in Sydney NSW Wednesday morning, July 13, adding fear to New South Wales which is already battling a...
July 14, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess in Brisbane (Australia)
Queensland (Australia) authorities are managing a COVID outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship as the state's 3rd wave neared 41,000 active cases...
July 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America removes pre-cruise COVID testing
HAL-Holland America is removing pre-cruise COVID testing requirements for guests boarding select voyages in Europe this summer. In a letter to...
July 3, 2022