Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents
TUI cancels 14-day Caribbean cruise of Mein Schiff 2 due to COVID cases
The German cruise company TUI has been forced to cancel a Caribbean voyage due to COVID cases onboard. TUI has informed passengers booked on...
January 18, 2022 - Accidents
NCL Norwegian Gem's voyage canceled due to "COVID-related circumstances"
The current voyage on NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem was canceled mid-cruise. The ship is returning to New York ahead of her schedule due...
January 15, 2022 - Accidents
Grand Princess docks in Kahului (Hawaii) with unspecified number of COVID cases onboard
A Princess Cruises' ship with 1188 passengers onboard entered Kahului Harbor (Maui Island, Hawaii) on Wednesday, January 12, for the first time since...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
54 COVID-positive crew taken off MSC Fantasia in Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Spain)
The MSC Cruises' ship MSC Fantasia, which was hit by a Coronavirus outbreak while sailing in Italy, docked Thursday afternoon, January 12, in Port...
January 14, 2022 - Accidents
Serenade OTS is the 3rd Royal Caribbean "hospital ship" for COVID-positive crew
RCI-Royal Caribbean has already moved COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the...
January 12, 2022 - Accidents
Another 139 passengers on the Cordelia Empress cruise ship test COVID-positive
Another 139 of all the 1827 passengers onboard the Mumbai-Goa (India)-based Cordelia Empress ship, which returned from Port Goa (Mormugao), have...
January 7, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean moving COVID-positive crew to Vision OTS & Rhapsody OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean is moving COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the Seas, to...
January 7, 2022 - Accidents
Ruby Princess docks in San Francisco CA with 12 COVID-positive passengers
Ruby Princess docked in San Francisco (California USA) Thursday morning, January 6, with 12 COVID-positive passengers (mostly asymptomatic...
January 7, 2022 - Accidents
Hurtigruten cuts short Antarctic cruise due to COVID outbreak on MS Roald Amundsen
Hurtigruten Expeditions will cut short a sailing in the Antarctic region after a COVID outbreak, the Norwegian cruise company announced on Thursday...
January 6, 2022 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line cancels sailings on 8 ships
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced the cancellation of sailings on 8 ships, citing "ongoing travel restrictions." Norwegian Getaway's voyage set to...
January 6, 2022 - Accidents
2500+ passengers held on Royal Caribbean's Spectrum OTS in Hong Kong
Hong Kong announced a 2-week ban on incoming flights from 8 countries, including the United States and Britain. It also tightened restrictions on...
January 5, 2022 - Accidents
NCL-Norwegian Pearl returns to PortMiami FL as crew test positive for COVID
Just a day after Norwegian Pearl left PortMiami Florida for an 11-day voyage through the Panama Canal, guests were told on Tuesday they would be...
January 5, 2022 - Accidents
3000 passengers disembark AIDAnova ship after 5 days in Lisbon due to COVID outbreak
Due to a COVID outbreak among the crew of the AIDAnova ship, the vessel was stuck/tracker in Port Lisbon (Portugal). ~3000 passengers had...
January 5, 2022 - Accidents
45 passengers test positive for COVID on MSC Grandiosa in Genoa (Italy)
One of the largest cruise ships sailing in the Mediterranean became the latest to be hit by COVID amid the global surge in cases. MSC Cruises...
January 4, 2022 - Accidents
26 passengers and 2 crew test positive for COVID on MSC Preziosa at Rio de Janeiro
Passengers on the MSC ship Preziosa had to wait 6+ hours to disembark at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on Sunday, January 2, due to an inspection by...
January 4, 2022