Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
Princess Cruises' Sky ship returns to Southampton UK after COVID outbreak
A Princess Cruises' ship sailing roundtrip from the UK to Norway returned to homeport after a COVID outbreak onboard. Sky Princess arrived in...
June 28, 2022 - Accidents
4% of MSC Sinfonia cruise ship's crew test COVID-positive
MSC's ship Sinfonia's crew are facing restrictions after the number of positive COVID cases among the employees has increased. The liner...
June 21, 2022 - Accidents
MSC Cruises revoking crew privileges due to COVID cases onboard MSC Seaside
Due to the increase in COVID cases on MSC Seaside ship, MSC is revoking crew privileges/access to public areas. In an email sent to the crew...
June 12, 2022 - Accidents
TUI Cruises' ship Mein Schiff Herz denied port entry in Tangier (Morocco) due to COVID cases onboard
The Moroccan authorities prevented the TUI's ship Mein Schiff Herz from docking at Port Tangier (Morocco, Tanger-Ville), because of an increase in...
June 9, 2022 - Accidents
Mask mandate returns on HAL-Holland America’s ms Rotterdam due to COVID cases onboard
The mask mandate returned, at least on one cruise ship when HAL-Holland America’s ms Rotterdam departed from Amsterdam (Netherlands) on May 29...
May 29, 2022 - Accidents
CDC investigating COVID outbreak on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Spirit
The USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is now investigating a recent COVID outbreak on the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship...
May 9, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Spirit in Seattle WA
Passengers on the CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's ship Spirit that docked on Tuesday, May 3, in Seattle (Washington USA) say 100+ people aboard the vessel...
May 5, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on Coral Expeditions' ship Coral Geographer in Darwin (NT Australia)
A luxury cruise ship offloaded COVID-infected passengers in Darwin (NT Australia) after an outbreak during a journey in the Kimberley region. The 93...
May 3, 2022 - 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