Many ports will continue restrictions on cruise ship visits well into 2020

Ports at many of the world’s leading cruise destinations have no intention of opening up their borders to cruise ships. British Columbia’s Health Minister and Provincial Health Officer have said that they were “not in favour of cruise ships coming anywhere in British Columbia at this time.”...

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Norwegian reveals financial action plan in wake of pandemic; cold lay-ups ahead

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings had already begun developing “a comprehensive and multi-faceted strategy to enhance its already rigorous health and safety protocols to address the unique public health challenges posed by Covid-19” before it suspended its cruise operations, the company has said. These included enhanced screenings, upgraded cleaning and disinfection protocols and plans for social…

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Two seafarers dead on cruise ships while awaiting repatriation

Two more cruise ship workers have died while awaiting repatriation, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has said. The victims were a young female on Regal Princess and a young crewmember of the Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. The ITF said that “whilst we await the outcome...

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