Four passengers have died on cruise ship Zaandam (IMO 9156527), currently at anchor some eight miles off the Pacific coast of Panama. A further 130 or so still aboard were reportedly suffering from influenza-like symptoms, at least two of whom have the coronavirus, the vessel’s operator said on...
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Cruise line Royal Caribbean has extended its global suspension of cruises to May 12th. The company said this week that it now expected to return to service on May 12th, Although Alaska, Canada and New England cruises would not resume until July 1st, due to port closures. Meanwhile Carnival Line...
Cruise ships Artania (IMO 8201480)and MSC Magnifica (IMO 9387085) have been ordered to leave Australian waters without disembarking passengers. Cruise ships became a matter of political controversy after 147 of 2,700 passengers who were allowed to disembark from Carnival Corp’s Ruby Princess in...
Cruise ship Norwegian Jewel (IMO 9304045) docked in the port of Honolulu late in the afternoon of March 20th. The ship has propulsion problems, which will be repaired in Honolulu. The repairs must be carried out without passengers on board. A detailed plan was being developed with Norwegian Cruise...
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Passengers and crew aboard cruise ship Zaandam (IMO 9156527) were being quarantined after operator Holland America Line said that 13 passengers and 29 crew had exhibited influenza-like symptoms. There were 1,243 passengers and 586 crew on board. It could not be confirmed whether these were cases of...
The decision by the main cruise industry players on March 13th to suspend their cruise operations for 30 days continues to unwind for some of the vessels on longer journeys. with several cruise ships still working to return to port. The number of cruise ships with passengers still on board has...
There have now been 26 confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia linked to the arrival of cruise ship Ruby Princess IMO 9378462) in Sydney last Thursday March 19th (IMN, March 23rd 2020). Of the 2,647 passengers on board, 25 have tested positive. One of the 1,148 crew tested positive. The Ruby...
Portugal has taken in cruise ship MSC Fantasia (IMO 9359791), whose voyage was cancelled as part of the March 13th decision by cruise lines to cut short long-distance voyages. The Portuguese authorities began testing passengers for coronavirus. The vessel had arrived from Brazil, but its other...
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With a fleet of cruise liners ending their latest cruises, and with no further trips on the horizon, Florida-based cruise company Carnival has taken the decision to offer its laid-up ships to governments and hospitals. Carnival Corp said late Thursday March 19th that ships were available from...
Four people on board cruise ship Ruby Princess (IMO 9378462), three passengers and one crew member, have tested positive to coronavirus, according to the New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia. Princess Cruise Line said that “all four had reported flu-like symptoms during the cruise and,...