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THIS IS A DAILY COMPILATION OF MEDIA ARTICLES CONCERNING THE COVID-19 IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL CRUISE INDUSTRY. Please note this isn’t a complete listing of media articles but a snapshot only.

25 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: URGENT REQUEST TO HELP SICK ON ARTANIA WITH MORE CONFUSION OVER MSC MAGNIFICA A COVID-19 emergency is unfolding off the Perth coast after a cruise ship carrying 25 passengers with respiratory illnesses requested urgent medical help. The Artania issued the plea at 2am on Wednesday morning and by 8.30am WA Health Department clinicians had boarded the liner to test the sick passengers for coronavirus. Mark McGowan said there were 800 passengers and 500 crew onboard the Artania, which is anchored in Gage Roads and had previously carried a passenger who later tested positive for COVID-19. The WA Government has called for help from the Commonwealth and WA Police are in talks with the Defence Force about possible military involvement. In an extraordinary press conference, the Premier also revealed: The MSC Magnifica cruise ship had set off from Fremantle on Tuesday night, only to be told by authorities in the UAE that it could not berth at . The Magnifica, which insists it does not have any sick passengers, started to return to Fremantle but has been ordered by the WA Government to anchor at sea. Another cruise ship, the , is due in Fremantle on Friday, with 798 Australians and 109 New Zealanders on board. The hundreds of Australians on the Vasco da Gama will be transferred to Rottnest Island, where they will be made to spend 14 days in quarantine. Read more… https://thewest.com.au/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-crisis-more-confusion-over-sick-cruise-ship-msc- magnifica-as-route-shows-return-to-wa-ng- b881499238z?fbclid=IwAR0aCAG9D76wb_OvG3vLHXErPcfA7SDm4JVNCrB5xMDL5cw_nQkPsfhP7jg

25 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN, CELEBRITY, EXTEND SAILING SUSPENSION, OTHERS LIKELY TO FOLLOW Royal Caribbean Cruises and Celebrity Cruises have docked their global fleets until May 11, a month later than the date the Miami-based companies originally gave for operation suspension. Royal Caribbean cited "global public health circumstances" as the reason for the suspension extension in a statement posted on its official Twitter account and on its website. "We know this is disappointing," the statement said, referencing the coronavirus pandemic. "Extending our fleet suspension is an incredibly difficult decision to make. However, it's a decision made with the best interest of our guests, crew and staff at heart." Celebrity Cruises followed suit Tuesday "given the gravity of the public health crisis confronting the world," the cruise line announced on Twitter. "We have decided to extend the suspension of our global cruise operations through May 11th, and suspend our Alaska sailings through July 1st," Celebrity Cruises said in a statement. Canada New England, Celebrity Millennium and Celebrity Solstice will also be suspended through July. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/cruise/2020/03/24/coronavirus-royal-caribbean-cruises- suspension-extended-may-11/2912763001/

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25 March, 2020: COVID-19 MAP – SHIPPING & PORTS The Covid-19 situation is creating unprecedented levels of uncertainty on shipping and ports in all countries around the world. This map provides that latest updates on the restrictions that ports are imposing on vessels and crews as well as any other relevant updates coming from that country. Click on each country in the map below to view restrictions and the latest news. The map will be updated on a daily basis using information from Nepia- https://www.nepia.com/industry-news/coronavirus-outbreak- impact-on-shipping Read more… https://vgrouplimited.com/covid-19-map

25 March, 2020: CARNIVAL ISSUING UPDATE ON CRUISES BY FRIDAY posted a statement this evening regarding the decision by other cruise lines to add an additional 30 days to their suspension of service. Carnival Cruise Line posted the following message on their social media channels in response to Royal Caribbean’s decision: “Special Update, we are aware of the decision by other cruise lines to extend the suspension of operations. We expect a decision by Friday, March 27 to share. We appreciate your patience and advice our guests and travel agent partners to watch their email and check Carnival.com for any updates.” Read more… https://cruisefever.net/carnival-issuing-update-on-cruises-by-friday/

25 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS UPDATES IN TEXAS: QUARANTINE ENDING FOR CRUISE SHIP EVACUEES AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE American cruise ship evacuees from aboard the are starting to leave their two-week, federally mandated quarantine at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said Tuesday that 97 evacuees had been released from quarantine Monday night and Tuesday morning. Another 18 people were expected to leave later Tuesday. The rest will leave over the next several days. Hundreds of Americans from 's Hubei province and two cruise ships have been quarantined at Lackland since February. Of them, 21 became symptomatic and tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson. Five were from the Grand Princess ship. The most recent group of evacuees at Lackland originally consisted of 149 Americans aboard the Grand Princess, the CDC spokesperson said. But after city and state officials said they only wanted Texans to be sent to San Antonio medical centers, where those who tested positive were treated, at least 25 evacuees from other states were eventually sent to finish quarantine in their home states. Read more…. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/24/coronavirus-updates-texas-stay-at-home-hospitals/

25 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: WHY YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE CRUISE SHIPS STILL ALLOWED IN NEW ZEALAND PORTS As confusion and fear increases over cruise ships in New Zealand waters during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff members and the ships themselves have become targets for verbal attacks and even vandalism. Newshub Travel has been contacted by more than a dozen people outraged at the sight of cruise ships entering our ports - but the outrage is misguided. Public anger at cruise ships took a nasty turn on Friday when members of a private boat allegedly hurled glass bottles at the cruise ship the Nordam, which was anchored in the Hauraki Gulf. Read more….

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25 March, 2020: PORT OF SAN DIEGO UPDATE REGARDING CRUISE SHIPS IN SAN DIEGO BAY Prioritizing public health, and with extra precautions in place to minimize community spread of and exposure to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), the Port of San Diego is working with its cruise line partners to conclude sailings that were underway when the cruise lines suspended operations on March 13, 2020 until mid-April. Read more…. https://clairemonttimes.com/port-of-san-diego-update-regarding-cruise-ships-in-san-diego-bay/

25 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS TO BE QUARANTINED ON ROTTNEST ISLAND IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA At least 800 people will be quarantined on Rottnest Island in Western Australia when a cruise ship carrying 1,500 people arrives in Fremantle on Friday. But the details of their quarantine – including how those people will be fed, where they will be housed and what will happen to the island’s 100 permanent residents – are yet to be finalized. The Western Australian premier, Mark McGowan, said on Wednesday that he would be “exercising the Rottnest option” for Australian citizens and residents aboard the Vasco da Gama, which was due to arrive in Fremantle on Friday. It follows the disastrous management in New South Wales of the cruise ship, from which at least 133 people have tested positive for Covid-19 and one person has died since it docked and allowed 2,700 passengers to disembark in Sydney on 19 March. The Vasco da Gama was meant to terminate its cruise in Fremantle and its 950 passengers previously had permission to disembark. Read more… https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/25/cruise-ship-passengers-to-be-quarantined- on-rottnest-island-in-western-australia

24 March, 2020: TWO COSTA CRUISE SHIPS WITH COVID-19 CASES HEAD FOR The and are headed for Italy, the current epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, with known coronavirus cases on board. Other port states have closed their doors, but Italy - where the health care system is already overloaded with COVID-19 cases - is still willing to accept Italian- flagged vessels. Last week, Costa Luminosa was allowed to call at , and French authorities confirmed that there were 36 cases of COVID-19 on board. Hundreds of other passengers were permitted to disembark at Marseille and fly back to their home countries, including 235 U.S. nationals; at least four of these American passengers have tested positive after returning to their homes, according to the Washington Post. Other passengers were required to stay on board Costa Luminosa for disembarkation in Savona, Italy. That process began on Saturday and is expected to be complete by Tuesday, according to local outlet Ferpress. About 550 crewmembers should also be disembarked by Wednesday, leaving only 100 asymptomatic seafarers on board. On board Costa Victoria, passengers reported Monday that the captain has informed them that one individual with coronavirus had been identified and removed from the ship. All passengers have been quarantined in their staterooms as a precautionary measure. The Costa Victoria is currently under way in the Mediterranean, bound for Civitavecchia (Rome). Previously, the cruise line had indicated that the Victoria would head for . The selection of

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Venice as a port of disembarkation drew scrutiny from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: there are more than 200 Australian nationals aboard Costa Victoria, and the office expressed concern "in relation to the suitability of Venice as a port for Australians to disembark at this point in time given the serious issues associated with the impact of coronavirus in that part of Italy." Read more… https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/two-costa-cruise-ships-with-covid-19-cases-head-for-italy

24 March, 2020: 10 DEAD, OVER 800 TEST POSITIVE IN CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS ON , CDC SAYS More than 800 people who traveled on the two ill-fated cruise ships that were both quarantined tested positive for the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its weekly report. Ten of those people who had been on the ships, the Diamond Princess and Grand Princess, have died. The CDC said in the report that people should avoid traveling on cruise ships during the coronavirus pandemic. "Outbreaks of COVID-19 on cruise ships pose a risk for rapid spread of disease beyond the voyage," according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Monday. "Aggressive efforts are required to contain spread." Among the more than 3,700 passengers and crew aboard the Diamond Princess, 712 became infected with the coronavirus. The ship was put on temporary quarantine after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was diagnosed with the virus. More than 60 passengers on one Grand Princess voyage stayed on the ship to embark on a second voyage. The CDC said many of the travelers from the first trip tested positive for the coronavirus and passed it to people on the second trip. Read more…. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/10-dead-over-800-test-positive-in-coronavirus-outbreaks-on- princess-cruises-cdc-says/ar-BB11Emx5?ocid=chromentpnews

24 March, 2020: THE ENTIRE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS SCRAMBLING More than a week after it announced it would suspend operations, members of the Cruise Lines International Association are still scrambling to get passengers off ships – often in the nearest port that will allow them to do so – and send them home to wait out the virus. As of Tuesday morning, approximately 7.1%, or about 20 of CLIA's 277 member ships were still at sea and in the process of wrapping up voyages. The percentage of ships still in transit is down from 14% (or around 39 ships) Thursday. "This is a highly fluid situation, with numbers changing by the hour as cruise ships around the world are completing their voyages," Bari Golin-Blaugrund, CLIA's senior director of strategic communications, told USA TODAY. "The vast majority of the rest are either at port, anchored or repositioning," Golin-Blaugrund said. "CLIA members are focused on the safe and smooth return home of those onboard cruise ships that are currently at sea." Read more…. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/24/coronavirus-cruise-ship-disembarkation- chaotic-confusing-amid-pandemic/2883230001/

24 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN SUSPENDS CRUISES UNTIL AT LEAST MAY 12 Royal Caribbean Cruises became the first line to announce that they would be extending the already-in- place suspension of cruises. According to an announcement made Tuesday, the earliest their ships will welcome back guests is now May 12. Will Other Cruise Lines Follow Royal’s Lead? Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/royal-caribbean-suspends-cruises-until-at-least-may-12/

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24 March, 2020: HOLLAND AMERICA TO DEPLOY ROTTERDAM TO RENDEZVOUS WITH ZAANDAM said it is deploying the Rotterdam to rendezvous with the Zaandam and provide extra supplies, staff, COVID-19 test kits and other support as needed. All ports along the Zaandam’s route back to Florida are currently closed to cruise ships. Carrying 611 crew and no guests, the Rotterdam departed Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, at 3 p.m. local time on March 22 and the current schedule is for the two ships to meet by the evening of March 26 off the coast of Panama. "Our intention is to proceed to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for arrival on March 30, however plans are still being finalized. Alternative options also are being developed. No one has been off the ship since March 14 in Punta Arenas, Chile," the company said. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22665-holland-america-to-deploy-rotterdam-to- rendezvous-with-zaandam.html

24 March, 2020: COVID-19 CHAOS: MSC FANTASIA PASSENGERS 'KEPT IN THE DARK' UNTIL DAY OF DISEMBARKATION At 2 a.m. on Tuesday, MSC Fantasia passenger Julie Cruickshanks, 63, received a letter. It was pushed under the door in her stateroom on the Panamanian-flagged cruise ship, which was resting in port in , Portugal. After more than a week of confusion on board about itinerary changes, disembarkation processes, emails and announcements, Cruickshanks learned in the early hours of the morning she would be going home to Liverpool, England, that day – earlier than expected. On Sunday, MSC Fantasia disembarked its first group of passengers (all Portuguese nationals and residents) in Lisbon, the cruise line said in a statement provided by spokesperson Alyssa Goldfarb on Tuesday. After leaving the ship, two of those guests tested positive for coronavirus, the disease that has infected more than 417,000 people and killed more than 18,600 around the world, according to Johns Hopkins data. "So far, British, Brazilian and German nationals/residents have disembarked, transferring from the ship to Lisbon Airport for their onward travel on MSC Cruises-provided charter flights," Goldfarb said Tuesday, the same day Cruickshanks and the other remaining passengers began disembarking. Read more…. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/24/coronavirus-cruise-ship-disembarkation- chaotic-confusing-amid-pandemic/2883230001/

24 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE ORDERED INFRARED CAMERAS TO TEST PASSENGERS BOARDING CRUISE SHIPS Carnival Cruise Line ordered infrared cameras from Texas company Infrared Cameras Inc. (ICI) to test passengers and crew members for illness when boarding cruise ships. Infrared Cameras Inc (ICI) CEO Gary Strahan has been working around the clock since January, manufacturing and preparing thousands of infrared devices to be sent around the globe to help detect and decrease the spread of the COVID-19 illness. These devices are already being used in airports around the world, including in China and Mexico. Recently, Carnival Cruise Line ordered the cameras to test passengers and crew boarding its ships. Read more… https://cruisefever.net/carnival-cruise-line-ordered-infrared-cameras-to-test-passengers-boarding- cruise-ships/

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24 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S FOUR CRUISE LINES CANCEL ANOTHER 30 DAYS OF CRUISES Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced they are extending their shutdown on cruises on their four cruise lines for another 30 days and cruises to Alaska and Canada will not begin until July 1, 2020. Royal Caribbean now expects their global fleet to return to service on May 12, 2020. The cruise line posted the following statement about the extended shutdown: “Given global public health circumstances, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has decided to extend the suspension of sailings of our global fleet. We are working with our guests to address this disruption to their vacations, and we are genuinely sorry for their inconvenience. We are also working with our crew to sort out the issues this decision presents for them. We expect to return to service on May 12, 2020. Because of announced port closures, we expect to return to service for Alaska, Canada and New England sailings July 1, 2020.” Read more…. https://cruisefever.net/royal-caribbean-and-celebrity-cruises-cancel-another-30-days-of- cruises/?utm_source=aimtell&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=campaign-910339

24 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE EXTENDS PAY FOR DISPLACED CREW MEMBERS Some Carnival Cruise Line crew and staff members received a bit of good news this week as the company extended the pay of those going home early. The crew members in question are serving aboard the , which is currently in Cadiz, Spain. Originally, the ship was to spend this time undergoing a 38-day massive renovation which would see it emerge as the Carnival Radiance. Those plans have been changed by the situation unfolding around the world. In a letter to the crew members, Carnival president Christine Duffy acknowledged that “your time on Carnival Victory has not been easy and certainly nothing like what we all expected.” Although it was originally expected that crew members would remain on board during the renovation, that plan has been changed. As Duffy explained, “We have no choice but to postpone our planned work on Carnival Victory‘s refurbishment. I know you are disappointed, as are we.” Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-cruise-line-extends-pay-for-displaced-crew-members/

24 March, 2020: ‘I DON’T FEEL SAFE AT ALL.’ AS CRUISE SHIPS SAIL ON, CREW FEAR COVID-19 INFECTION A crew member on the Costa Luminosa knew something was wrong when an ambulance arrived on the pier in Puerto Rico March 8 and left with two passengers. Elderly passengers are routinely evacuated at port stops when they become ill. But in the middle of a global pandemic, this incident felt different. That same day, the U.S. State Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned all Americans against cruising, citing the increased risk of COVID-19 infection on cruise ships. Over the following 11 days, the situation on board worsened. Three sick passengers were offloaded in the Canaries; dozens were reported sick when the ship docked in , France, on March 18. Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241429096.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_499008

24 March, 2020: UPDATE: HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISE SAILING FOR FLORIDA HAS 87 FLU-LIKE CASES Carnival Corp.’s Holland America Line said its Zaandam cruise ship has 40 guests and 47 crew with flu-like symptoms. The company said Tuesday in an email that it deployed another ship carrying Covid-19 tests and other supplies to rendezvous with the vessel. The two ships are set to meet off the coast of Panama

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on Thursday. Holland America plans to sail the Zaandam to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, arriving March 30. “However, plans are still being finalized,” the cruise line said. The company has told all 1,243 guests to stay in their staterooms. The ship has a crew of 586. Read more…. https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-03-24/holland-america-cruise-sailing-for-florida- has-87-flu-like-cases

24 March, 2020: FLU-LIKE CASES SPIKE ON STRANDED CRUISE SHIP CARRYING 247 CANADIAN PASSENGERS The number of passengers and crew exhibiting flu-like symptoms aboard a Holland America Line cruise ship – Zaandam travelling around South America has spiked by more than 80 per cent — from 42 to 77 cases — in just two days. A total of 247 Canadians are among the 1,243 passengers on the Zaandam, which also has 586 crew members. On Tuesday, Holland America said in a statement that 30 passengers and 47 crew members are now sick. It comes after the company first reported 42 "influenza- like" cases on Sunday among passengers and crew. The Zaandam had initially planned to dock 10 days ago in Punta Arenas, Chile to allow passengers to fly home amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic. But the country refused to allow anyone to disembark, and the ship is currently sailing off the coast of Peru with no confirmed docking plans. Read more…. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/flu-like-cases-spike-on-stranded-cruise-ship-carrying-247- canadian-passengers/ar-BB11EGde?ocid=chromentpnews

24 March, 2020: A CRUISE SHIP WITH 42 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS IS HEADED TO PORT EVERGLADES A cruise ship with 42 sick people aboard is heading to Port Everglades and is expected to dock next week. The people –13 guests and 29 crew members — aboard Holland America’s Zaandam are experiencing flu- like symptoms, a statement from the cruise line said. Initially, the ship was granted permission to disembark in Punta Arenas, Chile, but it was later rescinded. No testing for coronavirus is available on the ship, according to the statement. “Since it is flu season, and COVID-19 testing is not available on board, it is difficult to determine the cause of these elevated cases at this time,” the statement said. All 1,243 guests have been asked to stay in their staterooms as the ship sails to Fort Lauderdale. It is expected to dock March 30. “The safety and well-being of our guests and crew is one of our highest priorities,” the statement said. There are 586 crew members on board. Those not required to operate the ship are in quarantine while those who are needed to maintain operations are self-isolating when not working. Those who are experiencing symptoms have been isolated and their close contacts are in quarantine, according to the statement. Read more…. https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/a-cruise-ship-with-42-people-experiencing-flu-like-symptoms-is- headed-to-port-everglades/

24 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP DRY DOCK POSTPONED, CREW TO BE SENT HOME Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed in a letter to crew members currently onboard the Carnival Victory that they will be sent home. With the coronavirus impacting the world including a lockdown in Spain which is where the vessel is currently located Carnival had no choice but to delay the planned dry dock. The ship

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is currently located in Cadiz, Spain and the dry dock was scheduled to begin on March 19 and be completed on April 26. Read more…. https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-ship-dry-dock-postponed-crew-to-be-sent-home/38621

24 March, 2020: VIRUS EXPLOSION IN AUSTRALIA REVIVES FEARS ABOUT CRUISE SHIPS Coronavirus cases in Australia from a single infected cruise ship exploded, highlighting again the dangers the vessels pose to governments fighting the spread of the virus. The number of infections from the Ruby Princess, which docked in Sydney on March 19, has reached 133, Australian health authorities said Tuesday. One woman in her 70s has died. The ship accounts for 7.3% of all cases in the country, where infections are soaring. The Princess Cruises-operated vessel is just the latest cruise liner to become a hotbed for the virus. More than 700 people were infected on another Princess Cruises-run vessel off Japan in the early days of the outbreak. For many countries, the ships have become floating pariahs that are barred from ports. Some 2,647 passengers left the Ruby Princess in Sydney, even as 13 individuals on board suffered flu-like symptoms. With the first infections confirmed the next day, state and federal leaders blamed each other for the lapse, and health authorities raced to track down and isolate the thousands of people who left the boat and had dispersed across Australia. Read more…. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-24/virus-explosion-in-australia-exposes-cruise- ships-hidden-menace

24 March, 2020: COVID-19: RUBY PRINCESS PASSENGER DIES AFTER TESTING POSITIVE A passenger who was on the Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess cruise ship has died after testing positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). The woman was reported to be in her 70s and was transferred to the hospital when the cruise ship docked in Sydney, Australia, on 19 March. NSW Health said: “This patient was one of the initial three passengers who were confirmed to be Covid-19-positive, following testing of retained specimens from on board the Ruby Princess.” The death toll in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has increased to seven. The country-wide death toll has reached eight with the other death in Western Australia. Read more…. https://www.ship-technology.com/news/covid-19-ruby-princess-passenger-dies/

24 March, 2020: A CRUISE SHIP WITH 42 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS IS HEADED TO FLORIDA A cruise ship with 42 sick people aboard is heading to Florida and is expected to dock next week. The people --13 guests and 29 crew members -- aboard Holland America's Zaandam are experiencing flu-like symptoms, a statement from the cruise line said. Initially, the ship was granted permission to disembark in Punta Arenas, Chile, but it was later rescinded. No testing for coronavirus is available on the ship, according to the statement. "Since it is flu season, and COVID-19 testing is not available on board, it is difficult to determine the cause of these elevated cases at this time," the statement said. All 1,243 guests have been asked to stay in their staterooms as the ship sails to Fort Lauderdale. It is expected to dock March 30. Read more… https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ship-flu-symptoms-florida/index.html

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24 March, 2020: PORTS IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL BE CLOSED TO CRUISE SHIPS UNTIL APRIL 25 The U.S Virgin Islands is enacting new tourism restrictions and will close their doors to all visitors for 30 days from March 25, 2020 until April 25, 2020. These new restrictions will not allow any cruise ships to visit ports in the U.S.V.I. for the first two weeks when the first cruise lines are scheduled to resume cruises on April 11. Cruise ports that will be closed to cruise ships and all visitors will be St. Thomas and St. Croix. Read more… https://cruisefever.net/u-s-virgin-islands-will-be-closed-to-cruise-ships-until-april-25/

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