Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents
Again COVID-positive passengers on Princess Cruises' ship Ruby Princess
For the 3rd time this year, the same Princess Cruises ship docked in California with guests who tested COVID-positive. Ruby Princess arrived at Port...
April 27, 2022 - Accidents
Undisclosed number of COVID-positive cases on Coral Discoverer, docked at Broome (Kimberley...
Western Australian authorities are working to contain a COVID outbreak on one of the first cruise ships allowed back. WA Health confirmed it...
April 25, 2022 - Accidents
Grand Princess cruise ship arrives in Los Angeles with COVID-positive passengers and crew
Princess Cruises' ship Grand Princess where both passengers and crew tested COVID-positive arrived in Los Angeles (Long Beach-San Pedro, California...
April 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O Pacific Explorer is the first cruise ship to enter Sydney Harbour after 2-year COVID ban
The first international cruise ship arrived in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) Monday morning, April 18, one day after the government's ban on...
April 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
First mega cruise ship arrives in George Town since Cayman reopened to cruising
The largest ship to visit George Town Harbour (Grand Cayman Island) since the Caymans reopened to cruising last week, was MSC Cruises' liner MSC...
March 31, 2022 - Accidents
CLIA welcomes CDC’s removal of COVID Cruise Ship Travel Health Notice
After on Wednesday, March 30, the USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) removed its "COVID Cruise Ship Travel Health Notice...
March 31, 2022 - Accidents
USA's CDC drops COVID health notice for cruise ship travel
The USA's agency CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) dropped its risk assessment of cruise travel. For 2+ years now, health officials...
March 30, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-positive passengers and crew on Princess Cruises' ship Ruby Princess
COVID-positive passengers and crew on a 15-day Princess Cruises Panama Canal voyage that returned on Sunday to Port San Francisco California USA...
March 28, 2022 - Accidents
CDC lowers COVID warnings for cruise ships and Caribbean islands
The USA's CDC agency (Disease Control and Prevention) on Monday, March 14, moved cruise ship travel and several popular Caribbean beach destinations...
March 15, 2022 - Accidents
Saga Cruises' Spirit of Adventure sails back to England due to COVID cases onboard
An over-50s-only cruise ship sailing from the United Kingdom to the Caribbean was forced to turn around in the Atlantic because of COVID cases ...
March 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean drops mask requirement for vaccinated guests and crew
RCI-Royal Caribbean dropped its mask requirement for vaccinated passengers as of Friday, February 25. Masks are now optional for fully vaccinated...
February 28, 2022 - Accidents
Nicko Cruises cancels the current voyage on Vasco Da Gama due to COVID-positive crew
Mystic's brand Nicko Cruises announced the line had canceled the current voyage on its oceangoing Vasco Da Gama ship, due to positive COVID cases...
February 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises to participate in USA's CDC updated program for ships operating in American waters
Princess Cruises is the next major cruise line to confirm that it is participating in USA's CDC updated program for ships operating in American...
February 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
USA's CDC moves cruise travel out of the "very high" risk category
USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) moved cruise travel out of the "very high" risk category of the travel health notices...
February 17, 2022 - Accidents
Australia again extending cruise shipping ban (through April 17, 2022)
Australia has again extended its cruise shipping ban, this time through April 17, 2022, adding 2 months to the rolling prohibition that was scheduled...
February 13, 2022