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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: CARNIVALS’ ‘FLOATING HOSPITALS’ OFFER FEELS UNACHIEVABLE Carnival Cruise Lines has said it’s willing to convert some of its unused ships in to floating hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. However, the viability of this proposition is met with understandable scrutiny. The company announced the initiative in a press release on Thursday afternoon, stating that select cruise ships from its fleet would be made available to communities that are suffering due to the virus. Carnival stated that the temporary floating hospitals would help address the escalating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems around the world. Carnival must be applauded for its humanitarian work, allowing its vessels to be used a number of times as accommodation after natural disasters. However, making the ships suitable for use by medical staff is a very different prospect. rooms are notoriously small, making it difficult to move and operate heavy hospital equipment. These enclosed spaces also add to the risk of infection from bacteria like MRSA, without even considering Covid-19. There is no doubt that Carnival’s offer holds the right intention, whilst also addressing the industries desperate need for positive publicity after Covid-19 left it reeling. However, publicly announcing gestures that have not yet been proved to be feasible may not be the most positive course of action. Read more… https://www.ship-technology.com/comment/floating-hospitals-carnival-covid-19/

25 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: URGENT REQUEST TO HELP SICK ON ARTANIA WITH MORE CONFUSION OVER CRUISE SHIP 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

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25 March, 2020: ROYAL , CELEBRITY, EXTEND SAILING SUSPENSION, OTHERS LIKELY TO FOLLOW Royal Caribbean Cruises and have docked their global fleets until May 11, a month later than the date the -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 sailings through July 1st," Celebrity Cruises said in a statement. Canada New England, 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/

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.

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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 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. 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…. https://www-newshub-co- nz.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/03/coronavirus-why-you-don-t- need-to-worry-about-the-cruise-ships-still-allowed-in-new-zealand-ports.amp.html

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

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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 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 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 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

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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/

24 March, 2020: HOLLAND AMERICA TO DEPLOY 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

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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/

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, . 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/

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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 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 , , 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 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 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

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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 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 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

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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

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/

23 March, 2020: SAN DIEGO SETS STRICT GUIDELINES FOR TWO CRUISE CALLS The Port of San Diego said it was prioritizing public health, putting in place new measures for upcoming disembarkation for Holland America and Celebrity Cruises. Holland America Line has contacted the Port of San Diego to request to berth and disembark approximately 834 passengers aboard the Maasdam, according to a press release. It’s currently scheduled to arrive on March 26, and to disembark on March 27 and 28. The Port, San Diego County Health & Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Coast Guard, and Customs and Border Protection, has accepted the request with the following conditions:

• Holland America must immediately inform the Port, San Diego County Health & Human Services, the CDC, the Coast Guard, and Customs and Border Protection if any passengers or crew members begin to display symptoms of any illness, including COVID-19. At the time of this release, Holland America said there are no reports of illnesses onboard. • Holland America must report how many crew signoffs it will have, that is, how many crew member contracts will be ending, and therefore will be disembarking with the passengers. • Holland America will not grant shore leave to crew members who remain under contract.

Additionally, if cleared to come into port by the relevant agencies and medical authorities, the is scheduled to arrive on March 30 and disembark approximately 2,500 passengers on March 30

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and March 31 and remain in port until April 1. Celebrity must adhere to the same conditions listed above for Holland America. After disembarking in San Diego, the Eclipse will go to Puerto Vallarta to disembark approximately 175 passengers who don’t have passports or Visas to allow entry into the U.S. The Eclipse will then return to San Diego during the first week of April for fuel and supplies before heading back out to sea. The following vessels, without passengers, are or will be anchored or berthed at various locations in and around San Diego Bay:

• Regent Seven Seas Splendor – is currently docked at the National City Marine Terminal and is scheduled to remain there until April 11. • – currently scheduled to remain docked at the B Street cruise terminal until April 19. • Celebrity Millennium – is currently anchored just outside of San Diego Bay; scheduled to dock at B Street Pier on April 2 for supplies. • Holland America Oosterdam – currently scheduled to anchor just inside San Diego Bay on March 25. • Holland America Westerdam – scheduled to berth at B Street Pier March 26 and take on stores and fuel.

At this time, the Port of San Diego has not been contacted by any cruise line or agency regarding the use of cruise ships as temporary health care facilities to treat non-COVID-19 patients, the port said, in a statement. Read more…. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22662-san-diego-sets-strict-guidelines-for-two- cruise-calls.html

23 March, 2020: CDC SAYS CORONAVIRUS SURVIVED IN PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP CABINS FOR UP TO 17 DAYS AFTER PASSENGERS LEFT The coronavirus survived for up to 17 days aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, far longer on surfaces than previous research has shown, according to new data published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study examined the Japanese and U.S. government efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreaks on the Carnival-owned Diamond Princess ship in Japan and the Grand Princess ship in California. Passengers and crew on both ships were quarantined on board after previous guests, who didn’t have any symptoms while aboard each of the ships, tested positive for COVID-19 after landing ashore. The virus “was identified on a variety of surfaces in cabins of both symptomatic and asymptomatic infected passengers up to 17 days after cabins were vacated on the Diamond Princess but before disinfection procedures had been conducted,” the researchers wrote, adding that the finding doesn’t necessarily mean the virus spread by surface. “COVID-19 on cruise ships poses a risk for rapid spread of disease, causing outbreaks in a vulnerable population, and aggressive efforts are required to contain spread,” the CDC wrote, reiterating its guidance to vulnerable populations to avoid cruises during the pandemic. Read more… https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/23/cdc-coronavirus-survived-in-princess-cruise-cabins-up-to-17-days- after-passengers-left.html?fbclid=IwAR18Hm2vulfyXJ_L5Lha-cuh_pnpmqsCV9QGUdri- _bgtIECQFEl3uf_BWI

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23 March, 2020: THIS IS HOW LONG CORONAVIRUS SURVIVES ON CARDBOARD, PLASTIC AND — AND AIRBORNE, SAYS CDC, UCLA AND PRINCETON JOINT STUDY COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, is “stable for several hours to days” in aerosols and on surfaces, including plastic and stainless steel, according to a study published this week in the peer- reviewed New England Journal of Medicine. The study was coauthored by scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, UCLA and Princeton University. It was made available in print form on Monday, and aims to provide more clarity on the virus’s contagiousness. he scientists found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was detectable in the air for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard, and up to 2 to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel. The results of the study provide additional insight into the stability of the new SARS-CoV- 2, or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and suggest that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects, according to the authors. How long the virus remains “stable” — the term used by the researchers — would likely depend on the humidity and temperature of the room, and other variables including air-conditioning, open windows and the general air quality, experts say, and advise using such results as a guide. Read more… https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coronavirus-can-survive-up-to-3-hours-in-aerosols-and-up-to-3- days-on-some-surfaces-peer-reviewed-study-finds-2020-03-18

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23 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES DISEMBARKING GUESTS is having problems trying to disembark passengers due to ongoing port closures and restrictions in South America. Even though cruise lines have suspended operations around the globe it has still remained difficult to get ships back to ports and safely disembark passengers. This goes for Coral Princess which is operated by Princess Cruises and currently unable to disembark guests in South America. The cruise line has been keeping everyone updated including families of those who have been stranded on the cruise ship after not being able to leave the vessel in Argentina at the end of their 14-day voyage. Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-ship-continues-to-have-issues-disembarking-guests/38605

23 March, 2020: CDC – MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (MMWR). PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES TO COVID-19 OUTBREAKS ON CRUISE SHIPS — WORLDWIDE, FEBRUARY–MARCH 2020 What is already known about this topic? Cruise ships are often settings for outbreaks of infectious diseases because of their closed environment and contact between travelers from many countries. What is added by this report? More than 800 cases of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases occurred during outbreaks on three cruise ship voyages, and cases linked to several additional cruises have been reported across the United States. Transmission occurred across multiple voyages from ship to ship by crew members; both crew members and passengers were affected; 10 deaths associated with cruise ships have been reported to date. What are the implications for public health practice? Outbreaks of COVID-19 on cruise ships pose a risk for rapid spread of disease beyond the voyage. Aggressive efforts are required to

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contain spread. All persons should defer all cruise travel worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more… https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e3.htm

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23 March, 2020: PASSENGERS ON NORWEGIAN CRUISE SHIP SCHEDULED TO DISEMBARK IN HAWAII has announced that passengers on will be allowed to disembark in Honolulu, Hawaii starting today March 23. Guests will fly home on chartered flights and approximately 1,000 crew members will stay on board the cruise ship. Despite there not being any confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 associated with the ship, all guests will undergo enhanced medical screening prior to disembarkation. Read more…. https://cruisefever.net/passengers-on-norwegian-cruise-ship-scheduled-to-disembark-in-hawaii/

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23 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP PROPULSION ISSUE ACTUALLY HELPS PASSENGERS GET BACK HOME Since Norwegian Cruise Line announced a suspension of operations due to the coronavirus outbreak it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the Norwegian Jewel. According to the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), the Norwegian cruise ship experienced propulsion problems that required repairs at the next port of call which was Honolulu Harbor. It is important to be clear that the ship has never had any cases of COVID-19. The 2,000 guests and 1,000 crew members remain in good health even though they have remained onboard since March 11 when the ship was in the Cook Islands. Read more…. https://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-ship-propulsion-issue-actually-helps-passengers-get-back- home/38612

23 March, 2020: 146 CANADIANS 'STRANDED AT SEA' AS PORTS REFUSE TO LET LUXURY CRUISE SHIP DOCK DESPITE NO CASES OF COVID-19 The MS Marina with 146 Canadians among its 1,000 passengers is stranded in the Pacific Ocean as ports in South America refuse to let it dock because of COVID-19 fears. Among the passengers is Art Eggleton, Canada’s former minister of defence and minister for international trade who sent a personal alert to senior officials in Ottawa seeking assistance for the Canadians. Eggleton was a federal cabinet minister under Prime Minister Jean Chretien and also mayor of Toronto for 11 years. “We’re stranded at sea,” Eggleton said over the phone Monday from aboard the MS Marina, a massive cruise ship with the Oceania line. “We are at sea and don’t have a destination port yet. There are a lot of people anxious about that. “We were supposed to, yesterday, dock at Lima, Peru, and this would have been our disembarkation port, but we couldn’t stop. They subsequently tried to go back to a port we had been in previously, near Santiago, Chile, but that was closed as well.” As he spoke, the Marina was well out at sea, off the coast of Ecuador, heading north in search of a friendly port. There are no COVID-19 cases on board, he said. Read more…. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/oceania-ms-marina-cruise-ship-stranded

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23 March, 2020: 'GET US THE HELL OFF': NEARLY 250 CANADIANS ABOARD SHIP WITH PASSENGERS, CREW EXHIBITING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS Thirteen passengers and 29 crew members have fallen ill with influenza-like symptoms on board a Holland America Line cruise ship currently off the coast of Chile. And Canadians on the ship — which has been searching for a place to dock since March 14 — are desperate to get home. The ship is carrying 1,829 people: 586 crew and 1,243 passengers, 247 of which are Canadian. Michael Kasprow, of Toronto, said his 82-year-old mother, Julie, is on the ship with a friend, also in her 80s. Neither are currently sick, he said, but he's worried that the illness some of the passengers are experiencing could be COVID-19. "We've seen what it can do on a cruise ship, and I just feel like they're sitting ducks," Kasprow said. Holland America has no kits on board to test for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. The company says all ill individuals have been quarantined since Sunday and that the remaining passengers and non-essential crew have been asked to remain in their cabins as a precautionary measure. Read more….. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cruise-ship-holland-america-covid-19-canadians-1.5506674 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cruise-ship-holland-america-covid-19-canadians- 1.5506674?fbclid=IwAR39ofFXX1cFVWTKLvdB-wnvS5nZqFRMeH9m_SFW0AWrYWsQ0Fz_OlY4__g

23 March, 2020: THE VERY SPECIFIC REASON WE SHOULDN’T BAIL OUT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY Last week, I wrote that the appropriate economic response to the coronavirus crisis was to “bail out everyone,” including crippled industries like airlines and hotels. The government needs to prevent short- and long-term harm wherever possible during this ordeal, which means preventing needless layoffs and bankruptcies at massive employers. It’s fine to attach strings, like requiring companies to maintain payrolls (which Democrats are pushing for and Republicans have resisted). But in general, we shouldn’t be overly picky about who gets a hand. There is one notable exception to this rule, however: We should not bail out the cruise industry. The White House has repeatedly suggested that the sector would receive some sort of help, with President Donald Trump himself saying that along with hotels and airlines, cruise companies would be “prime candidates” for government aid. But they really aren’t. It would be fine to let Carnival and Royal Caribbean go under. Read more… https://slate.com/business/2020/03/cruise-industry-bailout-no-way.html

https://skift.com/2020/03/23/why-lawmakers-are-so-uneasy-about-giving-the-cruise-industry-a- bailout/

23 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: RUBY PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP REPORTEDLY NOW HAS 48 CASES NSW govt 'to answer for' infected passengers disembarking cruise ship. The Border Force Commissioner has shifted responsibility for thousands of Ruby Princess cruise ship passengers being allowed to disembark in Sydney without widespread COVID-19 testing. At least 26 people have since tested positive to coronavirus and all passengers and crew have been asked to self-isolate for 14 days. Speaking with News, Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram attempted to distance his agency from the criticism and said it was a matter for the NSW government to explain. 'I can't answer (why everyone on board wasn't tested for the virus). That is a matter really for NSW Health, he said. 'What I might say there was a similar vessel that came into port in Victoria where there were some passengers with flu-like

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symptoms. 'All the passengers, in that case, were held on the vessel until those passengers were tested, the swabs were analyzed and the results were known.' Almost 50 passengers who were on-board the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which docked in Sydney last week, have returned a positive test for COVID-19. According to NSW Health, 48 people who travelled on-board the cruise ship returned a positive test, bringing the number of confirmed cases in NSW up to 669. On Sunday, Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan lashed NSW’s handling of cruise ship passengers who disembarked in Sydney after it was revealed at the time 18 passengers were confirmed positive for the deadly virus. Read more… https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/health-safety/coronavirus-ruby-princess-cruise-ship- reportedly-now-has-49-cases/news-story/2ff0df38cf3a5bd927332d1345fc566a

23 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CEO DEFENDS CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE, SAYS 'A CRUISE SHIP IS NOT A RISKIER ENVIRONMENT' Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald defends his company's response during the coronavirus outbreak and insists that cruising did not place passengers in a risky environment. During an "Axios on HBO" interview that aired Sunday, Donald, head of the parent company for Princess Cruises and Carnival Cruise Line, deflected blame for continuing cruises despite the growing threat of the virus outbreak, now a pandemic. "20/20 hindsight, could everyone has done something sooner? Perhaps," said Donald. "But it was an evolving, learning situation." The Diamond Princess has been referred to as an "a floating epidemiological disaster" after it carried an infected passenger part way on its journey before returning to its home port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Feb. 3. After what began as a 14-day quarantine, 705 people on the ship were infected with coronavirus when all disembarked March 1. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on March 8 that Americans, especially those with underlying heath conditions, "should not travel by cruise ship" because there was an "increased risk of infection of COVID- 19 in a cruise ship environment." Read more…. https://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/cruise/cruise-lines/carnival-cruise- lines/2020/03/22/coronavirus-carnival-ceo-cruise-ships-not-riskier-environment/2896725001/

23 March, 2020: NORWEGIAN JEWEL HAD TO CUT CRUISE SHORT DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. THEN, IT FACED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. HONOLULU (AP) — A cruise ship that had to cut short its trip because of the coronavirus and mechanical problems docked Sunday in Honolulu’s harbor. The Norwegian Jewel, which carried about 2,000 passengers, docked in the late afternoon, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The ship has problems with its propulsion, which will be repaired at Honolulu’s harbor, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said. The repairs to the ship must be made without passengers aboard, the department added. “A detailed plan is being developed with Norwegian Cruise Line that keeps passengers isolated to avoid any potential strain on Hawaii’s resources, while also addressing the well-being of the cruise line passengers who have been at sea for a very long time,” said Jade Butay, director of the Hawaii Department of Transportation. The ship had to cut short its 23-day cruise of Australia and French Polynesia because many ports were closed due to the coronavirus, the ship’s owner, Norwegian Cruise Line, said in a statement. The passengers last disembarked in Fiji on March 11, the transportation department said. Read more…

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22 March, 2020: 70 CRUISE SHIPS STILL SAILING WITH 4000 CANADIANS ONBOARD Global Canada warned Canadians on the 9th March against taking a cruise and a few days later major cruise lines announced they were cancelling any future voyages for the time being but the vessels that had already departed prior to the shutdown were allowed to continue on their planned voyages. Many of these cruise ships now cannot find a port that will accept them, and passengers are finding it extremely difficult to find a flight home. Read more… https://digitaltimescolonist.pressreader.com/@nickname11571457/csb_DXTpJJYYUpEkSxEWesbyuzeg- RD_nTi_uA4NvXpu9ZjGbDAnkL1c05S8_WiOhkEw?fbclid=IwAR1Ekr82nfQkHGQslhbn0- s39UfSMiySusFZP0USeZKvlSkgayU8d2_3DGc

22 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN LETTING TRAVEL AGENTS PLACE A HOLD ON CRUISE RESERVATIONS THROUGH END OF MAY With a lot of guests awaiting future cruise credits emanating from the canceled cruises due to the coronavirus pandemic, Royal Caribbean wanted to make things easier for travel agents to start making new reservations with the credits. Travel agents can now place a hold on a new booking and keep that hold through May 31, 2020. Traditionally, holds would expire after 3 days. This extension allows guests to await the delivery of their FCC to apply to the booking and then only pay any potential remaining balance at that time. Read more… https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/03/21/royal-caribbean-letting-travel-agents-place-hold- cruise-reservations-through-end-of-may

22 March, 2020: ABOUT 3000 AUSSIES STILL STUCK ON CRUISE SHIPS The Federal Government says around 3000 Aussies remain stuck on cruise ships around the world. "We're tracking more than 30 cruise ships, and working with cruise operators, governments and likeminded countries to help Australians on cruise ships return home as soon as possible," SmartTraveller said on Twitter. The update comes after the NSW Government faced criticism yesterday for allowing 2700 passengers from the Ruby Princess to disembark in Sydney. It was confirmed that at least six people from the vessel tested positive for COVID-19. Three passengers are being treated in hospital, a crew member who also tested positive remains in isolation on the ship, while a Northern Territory couple who disembarked in Sydney and travelled home to Darwin, tested positive yesterday. One of the cruise ships still at sea is the Norwegian Jewel which has 278 Australians on board and is headed for Honolulu. It has been repeatedly rejected at ports around the world. Hawaii has said it will be allowed to refuel in Honolulu but passengers were not allowed to disembark. Read more… https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-about-3000-aussies-still-stuck-on-cruise- ships/bfc17ac8-3460-45d3-8032-2269353192cc

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22 March, 2020: WHAT HAVE SCIENTISTS LEARNED ABOUT COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS BY USING CRUISE SHIP DATA? Two new studies looking at COVID-19 cases from the Diamond Princess Cruise ship have provided new information about how the virus spreads and the symptoms many people experience when infected. The Princess Cruises ship was the location of one of the first major outbreaks of the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus outside of China after and was quarantined at Yokohama port in Japan for over a month. Over 700 passengers and crew from the 3,700 on board were ultimately infected after a single passenger from a previous cruise tested positive after disembarking she ship in early February. Of the 712 people infected on board, eight so far are known to have died, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker and experts have been widely critical of the quarantine and containment approaches used by the Japanese government. The ship became a floating laboratory for studying the spread of the coronavirus in confined spaces and predictably, scientists are now using this data to try and learn about how the coronavirus spreads and affects people in the rest of the world. A new report from the Japanese CDC gives more details about the COVID-19 cases among the crew members on board the ship and provides vital information about how the virus is transmitted. For example, eight of twenty crew members with confirmed COVID-19 shared their cabins with another crew member. Of these eight cabin mates, five went on to also develop COVID-19, providing further evidence that the virus spreads quickly among those living near to one another. This trend was also reflected with those living close by on the same deck, with 16 out of the 20 affected crew members living on deck 3. 15 of the 20 affected staff also worked in the same department, preparing food for their fellow crew members. This investigation underscores the need for swift epidemiologic investigation as soon as a COVID-19 case is detected in an area or group where a large number of persons gather in a closed or crowded setting (e.g., a cruise ship, music club, health care setting, sports arena, or gymnasium),” - Japanese CDC report, 17th March 2020. As Forbes contributor Bruce Y. Lee explains here, the scientists were also able to estimate that 17.9% of people infected on the ship had shown no symptoms, a vitally important piece of information to influence how public health authorities around the world respond to the virus in their own backyards. https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2020/03/22/what-have-scientists-learned-from-using- cruise-ship-data-to-learn-about-covid-19/#1f9bc6e4406d

22 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS BAILOUT FOR AIRLINES AND CRUISE LINES IS SOCIALISM FOR THE UNDESERVING RICH Most of the economy will suffer. Why should sweetheart deals go to the companies affected first because they have over-borrowed and over-spent? Read in USA TODAY: https://apple.news/AXzk3Cmn2TPmC7yF4yfQFrQ

22 March, 2020: COSTA CRUISE RESUMES DISEMBARKING PASSENGERS IN ITALY While many major cruise operators are idling their fleets in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some ships are still at sea or trying to find a port as they deal with fears that passengers or crew may have become infected with COVID-19. Some ship has passengers aboard who either tested positive for COVID- 19 or have coronavirus-related symptoms. Others have no reported cases, yet are being turned away from ports overseas. "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, senior director of strategic

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communications at Cruise Lines International Association, the industry's leading trade organization, told USA TODAY Thursday. Costa Luminosa begins disembarking remaining guests in Italy. On Saturday, the Costa Luminosa cruise ship, which had at least three confirmed cases of coronavirus aboard, continued its disembarkation process in Savona, Italy. The ship has been allowed to dock despite the country being in a state of lockdown, issued on March 9. "Costa Luminosa is currently docked in the port of Savona where the maritime authorities are carrying out health checks," Costa Cruises said in a statement Saturday provided by Rossella Carrara, vice president of external relations and sustainability. The Italian cruise line said that 198 guests (113 Italian and 85 Swiss passengers) had disembarked, out of 716 total. The process will resume Sunday. Read more… https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2890964001 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-and-canadians-on-board- docks-in-france-1.4859315

22 March, 2020: QUARANTINED CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS WILL FINALLY BE RELEASED THIS WEEK Passengers from the beleaguered Grand Princess cruise ship who have been quarantined on three US military bases will be released on Tuesday and Wednesday. The passengers have been held at Travis AFB in Fairfield, California, at Miramar AFB in San Diego, California and at Lackland AFB in San Antonio since March 10. Read more… https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/07/us/grand-princess-cruise-photos- trnd/index.html?utm_term=15848830700107c0fed9345b3&utm_source=5+Things+for+Sunday+March+ 22%2C+2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=191768_1584883070017&bt_ee=6YA0SfdhL%2Bda AoZOlS%2F%2FdZcOokWCj51RStoonNRSSA2xtO0cc7cnA40vHdP10bmB&bt_ts=1584883070017

22 March, 2020: TRUMP EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN CRUISE SHIPS SERVING AS HOSPITALS During the White House press briefing, held on March 20, 2020, President Trump expressed confidence in the cleanliness and sanitation standards of cruise ships, which have been offered up to potentially serve as temporary hospitals amid the escalating COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. With vessels pulled from commercial operation through at least mid-April, Carnival Corporation has offered to turn some of its ships into floating hospitals for non-coronavirus-related cases, in order to free up space in land-based facilities for an anticipated influx of COVID-19 patients. Select ships from its several brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia, could be made available to governments and health authorities, the company said. Read more… https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/trump-expresses-confidence-in-cruise-ships-serving-as- hospitals.html

22 March, 2020: STRANDED PASSENGERS ON HOLLAND AMERICA 'MYSTERY CRUISE' HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY WILL END UP AFTER PORTS TURN IT AWAY The MS Zaandam, a Holland America Line cruise ship with 842 passengers and 542 crew members on board, is currently sailing north after being shut out of South American ports over coronavirus concerns. The ship is not in quarantine, and there are no suspected COVID-19 cases onboard, a Holland America spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider in a statement. "We're now on a mystery cruise because we

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have no idea where we're going," one Zaandam passenger told Business Insider. Passengers were nearly told to embark in Punta Arenas, Chile, before the country's health officials blocked the disembarkation. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the cruise ship industry into chaos, as even vessels with no reported outbreaks are denied access to ports.

A St. Patrick's Day celebration broke out in the piano lounge of the MS Zaandam, as the Holland America cruise ship drifted along on its uncertain course. The cruise ship's future remains unclear, and passengers and crew members alike are not sure where or when they will be able to disembark. The situation on board the Zaandam latest instance of the havoc that the COVID-19 outbreak has wrought on the cruise ship industry. Six passengers died after getting caught up in the coronavirus outbreak onboard the Diamond Princess ship in February. A majority of the guests released from the Grand Princess declined to be tested for the disease after a lengthy quarantine. Read more…. https://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-ships-shut-out-of-ports-leaving-passengers-uncertain-2020-3

22 March, 2020: AT LEAST 30 CRUISE SHIPS ARE AT SEA RIGHT NOW. HERE'S WHAT IT'S LIKE ON BOARD (CNN) — Texan newlyweds Jay and Carmen Martinez went straight from celebrating their beachside wedding to embarking on a globe-trotting honeymoon cruise across the South Pacific on board the Norwegian Jewel. Ahead of the February 28 departure date in Australia, the couple had worried about the spread of coronavirus but didn't have the option to cancel the 23-day trip they'd booked two years earlier. Now they are among thousands of passengers still at sea aboard more than 30 oceangoing cruise ships, some still hunting for a port that will accept them amid a global shutdown of the cruise industry and mounting fears of infection. Read more…. https://www.cnn.com/travel/amp/cruise-ship-passengers-stranded-coronavirus/index.html

21 March, 2020: HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISE PASSENGERS STRANDED AFTER CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK The MS Zaandam, a Holland America Line cruise ship with 842 passengers and 542 crew members on board, is currently sailing north after being shut out of South American ports over coronavirus concerns. The ship is not in quarantine, and there are no suspected COVID-19 cases onboard, a Holland America spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider in a statement. "We're now on a mystery cruise because we have no idea where we're going," one Zaandam passenger told Business Insider. Passengers were Read more: https://apple.news/ATl-UkiO8Q7-lIVZmbJCdeg

21 March, 2020: ALL CRUISES FROM SD BAY HALTED: PORT OF SAN DIEGO While no cruise ships will be departing San Diego any time soon, port officials said a final ship was expected next Friday. Citing concerns about minimizing the community spread and exposure to Covid-19, cruise officials have put a temporary stop to any cruise tours beginning in San Diego Bay, port officials said on Friday. “No ship has or will be allowed in San Diego Bay without first being cleared by medical authorities, and no new sailings have begun or will begin out of San Diego Bay until at least mid-April,” San Diego Port officials said in a news release. Read more on NBC 7 San Diego: https://apple.news/A-2b5fACKQqqO0N8S6vrvkw

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21 March, 2020: AT LEAST 30 CRUISE SHIPS ARE AT SEA RIGHT NOW. HERE'S WHAT IT'S LIKE ON BOARD Around the world, dozens of cruise ships are stranded at sea with no place for passengers to disembark. Find out what it's like on board during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more… https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ship-passengers-stranded-coronavirus/index.html

21 March, 2020: HOLLAND'S ZAANDAM PASSENGERS QUARANTINED Holland America Line stated Sunday that 13 guests and 29 crew members aboard its ship Zaandam reported to the medical center with flu-like symptoms. The cruise line said in a statement on its website that all 1,243 guests have been asked to remain in their staterooms. There is no COVID-19 testing on board. There are 586 crew on board, and Holland said in the statement those not required for ship operations are also being quarantined. The remaining crew members are being asked to self-isolate when not performing essential functions. Zaandam departed Buenos Aires on March 7 and was originally scheduled to end in San Antonio, Chile, on March 21. However, with the rise of coronavirus concerns, Holland America suspended its global cruise operations March 13. Permission was granted, then rescinded, for guests to disembark in Punta Arenas, Chile. No one has been off the ship since March 14. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/21/coronavirus-cruise-updates-costa-ship- italy-ruby-princess-australia/2890964001/

21 March, 2020: RUBY PRINCESS – UPDATE An Australian cruise ship, the Ruby Princess, which left New Zealand five days ago, has had three Australian passengers and one crew member test positive for COVID-19. The Ministry of Health is in the process of contacting the 56 New Zealanders who were on board the ship. The advice will be to be vigilant and contact their GP or Healthline if they display any COVID-19 symptoms. The cruise ship departed Sydney on 8 March and returned 2 days ago on the 18th. Any passengers on the cruise, who have since returned to New Zealand would be covered by the requirement since 15 March for all travellers returning to New Zealand to go into self-isolation for 14 days. The Ministry is working with Customs and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to check which New Zealanders on board have now returned to New Zealand. As an additional step, all those returned passengers will now be treated as close contacts and followed up with daily health checks. The ship carried around 2700 passengers and 1,100 crew. It is understood from an initial report that 56 of the passengers were New Zealanders. The ship travelled to Fiordland (11 March), (12 March), Akaroa (13 March), (14 March) and Napier (15 March). The cruise was shortened after visiting Napier, for weather reasons, and the ship returned directly to Sydney and passengers disembarked on the 18th. The Ministry of Health is working through the itinerary of local visits undertaken by passengers to see if there are other precautionary steps that need to be taken. Ministry staff will also be working with their counterparts in Australia to determine – from the four cases with COVID-19 – any other possible close contacts in New Zealand that will be contacted, put into self-isolation and tested if showing symptoms. Passengers are not allowed to disembark the ship if they are unwell or showing signs of illness when it docks. While in Wellington, there were a small number of passengers on board at the time with flu-like symptoms, and five passengers were tested in Wellington for COVID-19 on

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March 14. These people never left the ship in Wellington. The results from those tests were negative. Read more…. https://www.miragenews.com/covid-19-update-on-ruby-princess-and-celebrity-solstice-cruises/

21 March, 2020: RUBY PRINCESS LOGGED 158 CASES OF ILLNESS BEFORE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED WITHOUT CORONAVIRUS TESTING The Ruby Princess cruise ship, which docked in Sydney this week and has been linked to six confirmed Australian coronavirus cases, had previously logged 158 instances of illness onboard, according to a News Corp report. Almost 2,700 passengers were allowed to disembark from the ship at Circular Quay in Sydney on Thursday, before NSW Health had conducted testing for The Ruby Princess was one of four cruise ships that had been allowed an exemption to an Australia-wide 30-day ban on foreign ships, and authorities made the decision to allow passengers to disembark after assessing there was a “very low risk” of coronavirus. That testing of patient swabs found four passengers with the Covid-19 virus. All passengers are now required to self-isolate for 14 days. The ship is also linked to two cases of the coronavirus in the Northern Territory. The Australian said 158 sickness cases had been logged in a government portal used to monitor the condition of cruise ship passengers, but that an email from the ship’s master to the Port Authority of NSW on 8 March had stated there were “no ill passengers or crew on board”. Read more… https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/21/ruby-princess-logged-158-cases-of-illness-before- passengers-disembarked-without-coronavirus-testing

21 March, 2020: COSTA LUMINOSA BEGINS DISEMBARKING REMAINING GUESTS IN ITALY On Saturday, the Costa Luminosa cruise ship, which had at least three confirmed cases of coronavirus aboard, continued its disembarkation process in Savona, Italy. The ship has been allowed to dock despite the country being in a state of lockdown, issued on March 9. "Costa Luminosa is currently docked in the port of Savona where the maritime authorities are carrying out health checks," Costa Cruises said in a statement Saturday provided by Rossella Carrara, vice president of external relations and sustainability. The Italian cruise line said that 198 guests (113 Italian and 85 Swiss passengers) had disembarked, out of 716 total. The process will resume Sunday. Read more…. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/21/coronavirus-cruise-updates-costa-ship- italy-ruby-princess-australia/2890964001/

21 March, 2020: OFFICIALS ALERTING RUBY PRINCESS PASSENGERS OTHERS TESTED POSITIVE A third Princess Cruise ship has become subject to the chaos of coronavirus. After two members of the Princess Cruises fleet, Diamond Princess and Grand Princess, were forced into quarantine as a result of the rampant virus, Ruby Princess' former passengers now have to worry that they too could have been exposed to COVID-19. Passengers on the Ruby Princess, including approximately 570 Americans, disembarked Thursday in Sydney, Australia, and the cruise line announced Friday four people, including three guests and a crew member, who had traveled on the ship, tested positive for COVID-19. Read more… https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2890964001

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21 March, 2020: IDLED CRUISE LINE’S OFFER: USE OUR SHIPS AS HOSPITALS. IS THAT A GOOD IDEA? NOTE: the full report is below as you require a subscription to read it online – NY TIMES. President Trump said Carnival vessels could alleviate pressure on hospitals. But experts say the ships aren’t suitable and question who benefits. President Trump said Carnival vessels could alleviate pressure on hospitals. But experts say the ships aren’t suitable and question who benefits.

WASHINGTON — The idea was floated between friends. At White House news conferences on Thursday and Friday, President Trump told reporters that Micky Arison, a former business associate and the chairman of Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise operator, had offered to make its ships available as floating hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. They would be used for patients battling illnesses unrelated to the coronavirus, to relieve strain on the health care system. “You could increase places to stay. Let’s say places to stay, if it works. I mean, you know, I don’t know. Maybe people won’t want them, but he made the offer. It was a very generous offer,” Mr. Trump said on Thursday, adding that the cruise ships would present “lots of rooms” and could be docked in New York, and San Francisco. “We’re discussing where it can be most useful,” he added on Friday when asked about the idea. “If we needed something, they would be willing to. So far, we haven’t needed to.” The idea, which the White House declined to explain, was Mr. Trump’s latest in a string of seeming improvisations, as he has come under pressure from states facing the prospect of swarms of new patients in hospitals running out of room to care for them. Like a new but limited Google- related testing website and an experimental antiviral treatment he has praised in the past week, they are free-form relief ideas, independent of his administration’s official policymaking.

Roger Frizzell, a spokesman for Carnival Corporation, said that the ships-for-hire idea had been discussed for days, and escalated quickly after Mr. Arison spoke to the president on Thursday. Carnival, which made close to $19 billion as recently as 2018, would not profit from the plan, Mr. Frizzell said, and would only charge for “essential costs” like food and drink. But an abrupt transfer of hospital patients would likely mean that outside medical staff would need to contribute to the efforts. If a city or hospital needs to transform the facility, Mr. Frizzell said, they would have to cover the costs. An American city and a foreign country have been in touch with Carnival in the past 24 hours about the offer, Mr. Frizzell said, declining to identify them.

The potential public-private partnership with Carnival has also prompted concerns about how Mr. Trump might be leveraging past business relationships in a public Mom health crisis. Carnival has been at the center of the coronavirus storm, since the Diamond Princess cruise ship, operated by its Princess division, was first quarantined in Yokohama, Japan, on Feb. 3, with an outbreak onboard. More than 700 people fell ill, and the company’s response has been criticized as slow and If Carnival supplies cruise ships to the public, it would not be the first time it has responded to health emergencies in the United States. The federal government has used the company’s vessels several times after crippling hurricanes, including in 2005, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency spent $236 million in a hastily signed agreement with Carnival for three ships on the Mississippi River and in Mobile Bay, and tens of millions more for another ship that housed relief workers on the island of St. Croix after Hurricane Maria.

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The difference this time, public health experts warned, is the rapid transformation of the ships, which are designed like hotels, into hospital-like space for an unknown variety of ailments. Carnival said that up to 1,000 rooms could be outfitted with remote monitoring devices, and that up to seven intensive care units with ventilators could handle another batch of patients. Inspectors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year gave the Carnival ship Fantasy one of its worst ratings ever, noting that it had “brown water discharged from two shower hoses in the medical center.” And epidemiologists have said that the layout of cruises makes them especially vulnerable to disease spread; ships have often had to deal with outbreaks of norovirus. In recent years, Carnival has had to pay tens of millions of dollars in fines for illegally dumping oil-contaminated waste into the sea, discharging plastic into waters in , falsifying records and interfering with court supervision of ships by sending in teams ahead of inspections to pre-empt environmental violations.

21 March, 2020: CARNIVAL RADIANCE DELAYED; SAILINGS CANCELED (Updated March 21, 2020 11:11 a.m. EDT) With the temporary pause of shipyards in Spain because of the virus, the launch of Carnival Radiance has been pushed back two months. This will impact guests who were scheduled on April 29, 2020, to June 11, 2020 sailings. Carnival’s website reflects the June 24, 2020 voyage from to as the first sailing for the ship. The new date axes the entire European season and the transatlantic cruise. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-radiance-delayed-sailings-canceled/

21 March: Genting's Is Back In The World Dream is back in Europe for the first time since she departed for following her delivery in 2017. The Dream Cruises ship is set to refuel soon in Gibraltar during a technical call on a long repositioning voyage from South China as the ship had previously been homeporting in Hong Kong and . "The World Dream is currently en route to Rotterdam where she will undergo renovations to for her next deployment. Her future plans are currently being finalized but are still unconfirmed due to the fluid situation of the COVID-19 outbreak," said a Genting spokesperson, in an email to Cruise Industry News. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22651-genting-s-world-dream-is-back-in- europe.html

21 March, 2020: ESCONDIDO COUPLE STUCK ON CRUISE SHIP IN SOUTH AMERICA The Coral Princess ship, going on more than two weeks at sea, can't find a country that will let it dock even though none of the passengers have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The daughter of an Escondido couple onboard is worried if her parents don't get home soon, they'll be stuck in another country for weeks. The couple started their journey at the beginning of March, just days before the pandemic started affecting daily life here in the U.S. The Coral Princess left Chile the first week of March. It sailed to and then the Goldstein's were supposed to disembark in Buenos Aires, Argentina. However, the Argentinian government decided to close the borders and not allow international passengers to get off the ship. Read more… https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/encinitas-couple-stuck-on-cruise-ship-in-south- america/2290421/

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21 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP CREWS VOW TO RETURN TO THE OCEANS Crews on cruise ships at standstill around the world are publicly vowing to return. What appears to be the first public vow was by the crew on Princess Cruises' , now docked at Port Everglades. In an amazing show, they lit up stateroom lights so the ship's exterior displays their vow: “We Will Be Back.” The crew also hung a banner in the Piazza with a similar message: “#PrincessProud. #Wewillbeback.” It was posted on Facebook and received 2,500 comments and shared almost 1,000 times.“Our hearts are full of gratitude as we read your messages of support from near and far,” Princess wrote on its Facebook page. “We will continue to share updates and respond to questions as our teams continue working to ensure a safe return home for guests and teammates, and look forward to welcoming you aboard again soon.” Sister company Carnival Cruise Line took it a step further, revealing it is lighting up all of its ships in North America and Australia. Illuminating ships with messages was a little tricky but fun at the same time. Read more… https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/cruise-ship-crews-vow-to-return-to-the-oceans.html

21 March, 2020: CALGARY BUDDIES ON CRUISE TO NOWHERE PASS HOURS WITH SCRABBLE The game is proving to be a lifesaver for the two long-time friends as they mark their third week on . When it comes to playing the board game invented by an out-of-work architect during the Great Depression, Hahn is no slouch. And he has plenty of time on his hands, adrift in the ocean on a cruise ship with nowhere to dock. Read more… https://calgarysun.com/news/local-news/on-a-cruise-to-nowhere-during-covid-19-scrabble-skills-and- humour-go-a-long-way/wcm/9f6788ec-1b9a-4514-a2b3-fc954c5559f2

21 March, 2020: LET THE CRUISE LINES SINK They are over-indebted, hire too few Americans, and perform no vital service. On Thursday, March 12, Wells Fargo recommended that investors buy stock in Carnival Cruise Lines, the embattled company facing a potential existential crisis due to the coronavirus outbreak. Carnival is “almost ‘too big to fail,’” argued Wells Fargo, and “there probably will be broad . . . government support.” The analysts probably got that idea after President Trump repeatedly mentioned aiding cruise lines and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was reported to have asked Congress to extend loans to the industry. Read more… https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/coronavirus-economic-stimulus-cruise-lines-not-vital- industry/

21 March, 2020: CANADIAN TOURISM OPERATORS HOPE FOR CRUISE PORTS TO REOPEN WHILE BRACING FOR DOWNTURN Tourism operators across the country are nervously hoping that Canadian ports will reopen to cruise ship passengers in time for the busy season to begin in July, while bracing for an extended downturn that they say could cost local economies many millions. The cruise ship industry is worth billions to Canada’s tourism economy. In British Columbia alone, it generated more than $2.2-billion in economic activity in 2016, and has grown every year since. The province’s two largest ports of call, Vancouver and Victoria, say the Transport Canada order will have a significant impact on the spring and early summer tourism season. Read more….

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-tourism-operators-hope-for-cruise-ports- to-reopen-while/

21 March, 2020: CAUTIOUS SAILS: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) MEASURES AND IMPACT ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY Large number of people in confined spaces on cruise ships make onboard tourists prone to infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. In 2019 alone, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported ten outbreaks on cruise ships. In 2020, the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, is the latest threat to the cruise industry where bookings are done much in advance. At least 12 cruise ships have reported suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19. Cruise operators have started to either cancel or change their itineraries as countries across the world implement travel restrictions to curb the disease spread. Ports are refusing to accept cruise ships that have been either to Chinese ports or carrying Chinese passengers during the outbreak. Read more… https://www.ship-technology.com/features/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-ncov-impact-cruise-operators- measures-tourism/

21 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP BOUND FOR ITALY HAD 36 CORONAVIRUS CASES DURING MARSEILLE STOP MARSEILLE, France () - An Italian cruise ship bound for the Italian harbour of Savona had 36 people on board infected with the coronavirus when tests were undertaken on passengers during a stop in the French port of Marseille, French authorities said on Friday. On Thursday and Friday, the Costa Luminosa disembarked 639 of its 1,421 passengers in Marseille, while French medical staff tested passengers and crew members who had shown symptoms of coronavirus infection. Read more… https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-marseille/italian-cruise-ship-had-36- coronavirus-cases-marseille-prefecture-idUSKBN2172WC

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241214041.html

21 March, 2020: AT LEAST 30 CRUISE SHIPS ARE AT SEA RIGHT NOW. HERE'S WHAT IT'S LIKE ON BOARD CLIA encompasses 38 cruise companies, making up more than 95% of global cruise capacity -- a total of 277 ships. "A handful of ships -- about 14% of the total CLIA fleet -- are currently at sea completing their journeys," the organization said in a statement to CNN. "Our members are focused on bringing these ships safely back to port as soon as they can." Among the 30 or so still at sea, Norwegian Jewel is heading toward Honolulu, Hawaii, but no one's quite sure whether it'll be allowed to dock there. Read more…. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ship-passengers-stranded-coronavirus/index.html

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21 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIPS KEPT SAILING AS CORONAVIRUS SPREAD. TRAVELERS AND HEALTH EXPERTS QUESTION WHY. It was one of the first outbreaks of coronavirus to capture global attention: For weeks in February, the cruise ship Diamond Princess was moored off the shore of Japan with hundreds of infected people aboard. Then in early March, nearly 2,000 passengers had to be quarantined on U.S. military bases after infected passengers were found on the Grand Princess, a sister ship operated by Carnival Corp.-owned Princess Cruises. By the time major cruise lines halted new voyages last Friday, at least half a dozen other ships had sailed with at least one passenger later diagnosed with highly contagious virus. While cruise lines have seen only a small fraction of the pandemic, they have emerged as a particularly tricky battleground to fight the virus. Health experts said the industry’s initial resistance to take action — coupled with a deference from government officials, who let the companies to come up with their own action plan — put more passengers at risk. Read more… https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/cruise-ships-kept-sailing-as-coronavirus-spread-travelers- and-health-experts-question-why/ar-BB11sWu3?li=BBnbklE

21 March, 2020: CRUISE PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN DOWN 52% SINCE COVID-19 OUTBREAK; STB TO GIVE INDUSTRY MORE SUPPORT SINGAPORE: Cruise passenger traffic in Singapore has fallen by 52 per cent year-on-year since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak on Jan 23, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said as it pledged to give the industry more support. “The COVID-19 outbreak has had a serious impact on the cruise industry, both in Singapore and globally,” STB’s director, cruise Annie Chang told CNA, stating that it has received 81 COVID-19 related cancelled ship calls since Jan 23. Read more… https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cruise-passenger-traffic-down-covid-19-stb-more- support-12549696

21 March, 2020: “SCARIER THAN THE CRUISE” EVACUATED AMERICANS DESCRIBE CHAOS, FEARS ON JOURNEY HOME "In the end, said passengers who fled a cruise ship (CostaLuminosa) because of a coronavirus outbreak at sea, the evacuation and journey back to the United States was more harrowing, chaotic and frightening than their ill-fated maritime voyage. Weak and sick from no food for nearly 24 hours, several passengers fainted. Two went into respiratory distress. Others had fevers so high that they had to be separated from the rest of the travelers aboard the chartered flight. Several had severe coughs." Read more… https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/us/coronavirus-cruise-ship-costa- luminosa.html?fbclid=IwAR3CKJ741fo1yqB4RhsVIT6NOckzCcByS_E4Z9MtWx3ftt5eLzW4J1R5Fhs

21 March, 2020: WILL MY UPCOMING ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE BE CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC? Perhaps no other question is on the lips of so many Royal Caribbean cruisers these days as if their upcoming cruise in the next few months will actually sail or not. In fact, the question is not relegated to sailings leaving in the next 30, 60 or even 90 days. Some of our readers are curious about cruises around Thanksgiving, Christmas and even into 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting shutdowns, and month-long suspension of cruises has almost everyone contemplating

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what to expect next. The short answer to the question of if your cruise will sail or not is: no one knows, yet. If you have a Royal Caribbean cruise coming up, unfortunately the only thing we can do at this point is wait and see. The official word from Royal Caribbean is there, "goal is to resume operations on April 11th, 2020." Read more… https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/03/20/will-my-upcoming-royal-caribbean-cruise-be- canceled-because-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic

21 March, 2020: CANADA WATCHING 70 CRUISE SHIPS STILL SAILING WITH 4,000 CANADIANS ON BOARD The federal government is trying to keep tabs on as many as 4,000 Canadians still on-board cruise ships sailing around the world amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Adam Austen, a spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, says the department is aware of about 70 ships still at sea with Canadian passengers on board. Cruise ships have been a major part of the COVID-19 story since the novel coronavirus began spreading in January, with multiple ships under quarantine or refused docking privileges after passengers tested positive for the disease. Read more… https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/03/20/canada-cruise-ships-coronavirus/

https://www.sootoday.com/around-ontario/covid-19-canada-watching-70-cruise-ships-still-sailing-with- 4000-canadians-on-board-2184664

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21 March, 2020: FOUR CRUISE SHIPS HAVE NOW BEEN DRAGGED INTO THE PANDEMIC Four cruise ships have now been dragged into the pandemic, with the Australian - NSW Government admitting they should not have let almost 3000 passengers into the streets of Sydney. #9News. Four cruise ships tested positive for coronavirus in Sydney. 4 people tested positive for COVID-19 after the Ruby Princess disembarked over 3,000 guests in Sydney (one crew member who is still on the ship and 3 guests who left the ship); one person each on the Ovation of the Seas, the Celebrity Solstice and the Voyager of the Seas tested positive as well (another newspaper in Australia reports a second positive test of a guest from the Voyager). Link: https://www.facebook.com/136612489720349/posts/2831288066919431/?d=n

21 March, 2020: ENDS 3 WORLD CRUISES Cunard temporarily suspended its operations and is currently accepting no new passengers or crew on its liners. According to the Carnival Corporation-owned company, its operations will stop through April 11. It comes following advice from CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) for cruise companies to voluntarily and temporarily suspend operations from U.S. ports for thirty days. This will also impact P&O Cruises which suspended operations until April 11 as well. Cunard president Simon Palethorpe said that having reviewed all of their ship operations and industry recommendations, they had decided no new

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passengers or crew would be joining their ships as they suspended operations until April 11, 2020. He added the pause in operations had been done "in an abundance of caution to support the global effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.” Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6853-cunard-line-ends-3-world-cruises

21 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP BOUND FOR ITALY HAD 36 CORONAVIRUS CASES DURING MARSEILLE STOP MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - An Italian cruise ship bound for the Italian harbour of Savona had 36 people on board infected with the coronavirus when tests were undertaken on passengers during a stop in the French port of Marseille, French authorities said on Friday. Read more… https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-france-marseille/cruise-ship-bound-for-italy-had- 36-coronavirus-cases-during-marseille-stop-idUKKBN2172W8

21 March, 2020: DIAMOND PRINCESS, GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE LINE HAD HIGH RATES OF ILLNESS EVEN BEFORE CORONAVIRUS Princess Cruises had a health problem long before back-to-back outbreaks of the new coronavirus on the Diamond and Grand Princess ships unmoored the entire cruise industry. Their passengers fell sick extraordinarily often. Nearly 5,000 people onboard Princess ships in the last decade have suffered from bouts of vomiting, diarrhea – or both – in numbers widespread enough that government health officials issued alerts on 26 outbreaks. Read more.. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/03/20/before-coronavirus-princess- cruises-saw-outbreaks-alarming-rates/5047508002/

21 March, 2020: QUARANTINED CRUISE PASSENGERS ARRIVE FROM FRANCE IN ATLANTA ATLANTA (AP) — A jet carrying 359 people including hundreds of American and Canadian cruise ship passengers home from France landed at Atlanta's international airport on Friday as emergency responders prepared to screen them for the coronavirus, federal officials said. Three people on the flight have tested positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms, while 13 others are sick but haven't been tested, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Friday. At least some of the passengers — many of them from the cruise ship Costa Luminosa — were being taken a hangar for screening. Read more…. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3901477

21 March, 2020: ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP HAD 36 CORONAVIRUS CASES: MARSEILLE PREFECTURE PARIS: An Italian cruise ship that disembarked 639 of its more than 1,420 passengers in the southern French port of Marseille on Thursday had 36 people on board infected with the coronavirus, the Marseille area prefecture said on Friday (Mar 20). It added that one passenger who had been on the Costa Luminosa, a Swiss national aged more than 70, had been transported to a Marseille hospital. Read more… https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/italian-cruise-ship-had-36-coronavirus-cases-marseille- 12562222

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21 March, 2020: CRUISE PASSENGERS URGED TO SELF-ISOLATE Health authorities are urging almost 3800 passengers and crew from a cruise that returned to Sydney to self-isolate, after four people on board were confirmed to have coronavirus. As NSW's total cases rose to 382 on Friday, at least four people on the Princess Cruises-operated Ruby Princess cruise ship that arrived Sydney the previous day were confirmed to be infected. Read more… https://7news.com.au/news/health/cruise-passengers-urged-to-self-isolate-c-755412

20 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIPS LIGHTING UP WITH AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE While Carnival comes to a standstill after suspending cruise operations until early April a special message has been displayed across the fleet. The cruise line is lighting up ships across North America and Australia with a “We Will Be Back” message. Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-ships-lighting-up-with-an-inspirational-message/38580

20 March, 2020: P&O CRUISES DETAILS FLEET STATUS P&O Cruises UK has detailed the status of its cruise fleet in a recent update. The Arcadia is en route to Southampton, due to arrive April 12. She will then berth in Southampton before relocating to Dover. UPDATE: The Arcadia was trying to dock in South Africa for fuel and provisions, but docking was refused at the local authorities. Vessel is sailing offshore South Africa. This is the third attempt to dock. The Aurora arrived in Southampton on March 16 and is now en route to Dover where she will berth at Cruise Terminal 2. The Azura is in the Caribbean heading to Barbados. All guests will fly home on Friday or Saturday. The ship will then sail home to the UK with no guests. She will then berth in Southampton prior to relocating to Portland. The Britannia is en route to Southampton, due to arrive March 25 and will berth at the Mayflower Terminal. The Oceana arrived in Southampton on March 18 and is now berthed in Dover at Cruise Terminal 1. The Ventura arrived in Southampton on March 17 and remains at the Ocean Terminal. Read more: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22641-p-o-cruises-details-fleet- status.html

20 March, 2020: , TRE CASI DI COVID-19 A BORDO. “SBARCATI TUTTI I PASSEGGERI” Genova – “Costa Magica si trova al momento in navigazione in prossimità del porto di Fort de France (Martinica), con soli membri d’equipaggio a bordo, a seguito dello sbarco di tutti gli ospiti”, a seguito la scoperta di tre casi di positività al Covid-19, due passeggeri e un marittimo. “La compagnia ha attivato i protocolli di sicurezza sanitaria a bordo della nave a tutela della salute dell’equipaggio. La situazione medica a bordo è costantemente monitorata dallo staff medico. La priorità della compagnia è quella di riportare a casa tutti i membri d’equipaggio di Costa Magica in sicurezza”, dice Costa Crociere in un comunicato. Rough translation: "Costa Magica is currently sailing near the port of Fort de France (Martinique), with only crew members on board, following the disembarkation of all guests", following the discovery of three cases of positive Covid-19, two passengers and one seafarer." Read more….

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20 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIPS CROWD SYDNEY HARBOR AS VIRUS BAN SPURS RUSH TO DOCK Sydney’s iconic harbor is starting to resemble a parking lot for cruise ships. Vessels are mounting up in the waterway and surrounding coastline as the port and cruise industry scrambles to deal with the logistical fallout of Australia and New Zealand’s decision to bar many foreign boats. Read more… https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/cruise-ships-crowd-sydney-harbor-as-virus- ban-spurs-rush-to-dock?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews

20 March, 2020: 'THEY NEED TO REACH OUT TO US': CANADIANS ON NORWEGIAN JEWEL TRYING TO GET ON GOVERNMENT'S RADAR A Canadian tourist who says there are hundreds of Canadian passengers aboard a cruise ship that keeps being turned away from one port after another during the COVID-19 crisis has a message for the federal government: "They need to reach out to us." The cruise ship, which left Sydney, Australia on Feb. 28 before the federal government banned all cruise ships carrying more than 500 people from docking at Canadian ports until July, is currently heading for Honolulu, although it appears it won't be permitted to dock there either. Read more… https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/norwegian-jewel-canadians-global-affairs-1.5503437

20 March, 2020: GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE PASSENGERS IN QUARANTINE REFUSING CORONAVIRUS TESTS Most of the passengers who disembarked from the Grand Princess cruise ship that was in limbo off the California coast earlier this month are refusing to be tested for COVID-19 while in quarantine, according to a new report. The ship, carrying 3,500 people, had been idling about 10 miles off the Northern California coast before docking March 9. At least 21 people aboard — 19 crew members and two passengers — were confirmed to be infected following on-board testing of 45 people. The rest of the passengers were taken to Travis Air Force Base for a 14-day quarantine that is set to end early next week. But now, two-thirds of them are declining coronavirus testing — largely because they can’t wait to go home, KGO-TV reported. Read more…. https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/grand-princess-cruise-passengers-in-quarantine-refusing-coronavirus- tests/

20 March, 2020: CRUISE: HORROR FOR BRITONS TRAPPED ON SHIP AMID CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN A cruise ship carrying Britons is currently sailing between countries after French authorities refused to let it dock amid the coronavirus border lockdown. A passenger on board is now claiming there is an atmosphere of "mutiny" on the ship. Costa Cruises ship, with approximately 200 Britons on board, was turned away in Marseille amid the coronavirus border lockdown. Passengers onboard the ship turned to "mutiny" when the cruise line announced late last night that they would not be allowed to disembark as originally planned. The ship has since set sail for in Italy, the worst country in the world to be affected by the killer virus. Passengers say they have been assured they will be "safely disembarked and

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repatriated", however, they also claim that Costa Cruises has done little to keep them informed. Read more…. https://www.express.co.uk/travel/cruise/1257989/Cruise-coronavirus-costa-cruises-denied-entry- france-italy

20 March, 2020: NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HIT BY DATA BREACH AS COVID-19 CONTINUES TO IMPACT TRAVEL INDUSTRY The threat intelligence team at DynaRisk is always monitoring the dark web for stolen data. On March 13, it found a breached database belonging to Norwegian Cruise Line. That database contained 29,969 records, of which 24,602 were unique. The data in question relates to travel agents, including Co-operative Travel, Hays Travel, TUI and Virgin Holidays, which had used a regional Norwegian Cruise Line partner portal. What is known so far is that the data was apparently breached from the "agents.ncl.eu" portal on March 12, and no guest data was involved. Read more… https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/03/20/norwegian-cruise-line-hit-by-data-breach-as- covid-19-continues-to-impact-travel-industry/#226040385ecd

20 March, 2020: EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT BRITISH PENSIONERS SCUFFLE WITH CRUISE SHIP CREW AFTER THEY WERE TOLD THEY WERE BEING TAKEN TO CORONAVIRUS-STRUCK ITALY WHILE FRENCH PASSENGERS WERE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK IN MARSEILLE Hundreds of desperate British pensioners have mutinied aboard a cruise ship headed for the epicentre of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy, MailOnline can reveal. The ship, which left Argentina on 3rd March with up to 3,780 passengers aboard, docked in Marseille last night. There were 36 people on board infected with the virus. But there was outrage when the French authorities barred all non-French citizens from coming ashore. British holidaymakers, as well as those of other nationalities, then discovered that they were to be taken on to Genoa, close to Lombardy, the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak. Read more…. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8135391/British-pensioners-scuffle-cruise-ship-crew-taken- coronavirus-struck-Italy.html

20 March, 2020: WINNIPEG COUPLE ON CRUISE WITH CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES SAYS SHIP DID LITTLE TO STOP SPREAD A Winnipeg quarantined couple aboard a Costa cruise ship says the company didn't inform passengers of potential COVID-19 cases until it was too late to get off, and took days to bring in basic measures to contain the virus. Allan and Martha Bradbury were aboard the Costa Luminosa, which left Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on March 5, just before the federal government warned Canadians to cancel their cruise plans. Read more… https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-couple-cruise-ship-costa-luminosa- 1.5501160

20 March, 2020: AUSTRALIA HUNTS 2,700 CRUISE PASSENGERS OVER VIRUS FEARS SYDNEY, Australia – Australia issued an urgent call for 2,700 cruise ship passengers who disembarked in central Sydney to isolate themselves and contact authorities Friday, March 20, after 4 travellers tested positive for COVID-19. New South Wales authorities said they had deemed the New Zealand-bound Ruby

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Princess "low risk" and let passengers spill into the center of the country's most populous city on Thursday, March 19. They later discovered that 3 passengers and one of the 1,100 crew members had tested positive. The ship was on a cruise from Sydney to New Zealand when passengers fell sick and 13 were tested for flu mid-voyage. Read more… https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/255268-australia-hunts-cruise-passengers-over- virus-fears

https://www.miragenews.com/covid-19-update-on-ruby-princess-and-celebrity-solstice-cruises/

20 March, 2020: UPDATE: CELEBRITY SOLSTICE

One of the confirmed cases announced today – the Auckland man in his 60s – was also on an Australian cruise on the Celebrity Solstice around New Zealand. He joined the cruise in Auckland on 10 March and departed the cruise in Dunedin – before he returned separately to Auckland. The ship visited Tauranga (Mar 11), Picton (Mar 13), Akaroa (Mar 14), Port Chalmers (Mar 15) and leaving from Fiordland on Mar 16. Our public health staff will be working with their counterparts in Australia to give details of the activities of the passenger while on board the cruise to assist the Australian health services in the follow up they’re undertaking there. The ship arrived in Sydney this morning and any New Zealanders on board returning to New Zealand will be regarded as close contacts, put in self-isolation and monitored daily. Every person who was on that cruise who is now in New Zealand needs to self-isolate now and register online with Healthline Read more…. https://www.miragenews.com/covid-19-update-on-ruby-princess-and-celebrity-solstice-cruises/

20 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIPS STRUGGLE TO FIND PORTS TO TAKE THEM BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS PANIC While many cruise companies have temporarily halted operations altogether due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some cruise lines still have sailings stranded out at sea with no countries wanting to risk contamination by allowing them to dock at their ports. In an advisory issued on March 13, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced that it would be temporarily ceasing cruise ship operations related to US ports for 30 days as government and public health officials continued to address the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read more… https://dailyhive.com/mapped/cruise-ships-ports-coronavirus

20 March, 2020: CANADIANS FROM COVID-STRICKEN CRUISE SHIP LAND IN ATLANTA A jet carrying 359 people including hundreds of American and Canadian cruise ship passengers’ home from France landed at Atlanta's international airport on Friday as emergency responders prepared to screen them for the coronavirus, federal officials said. Three people on the flight have tested positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms, while 13 others are sick but haven't been tested, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Friday. Some passengers complained on social media that there were no health care workers or doctors in the plane and they had not been given food in 24 hours. At least some of the passengers - many of them from the cruise ship Costa Luminosa - were being taken a hangar for screening. https://www.cp24.com/news/canadians-from-covid-stricken-cruise-ship-land-in-atlanta-1.4861192

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20 March, 2020: 'CHANCES ARE WE MIGHT GET IT': 2700 ON INFECTED CRUISE SHIP NOT CHECKED UPON SYDNEY ARRIVAL Passengers were free to leave a "low risk" cruise ship docked in Sydney without being questioned about their health despite some on-board displaying flu-like symptoms only for four people to test positive for coronavirus. The test results have left health authorities facing a "serious" situation with 2647 passengers on board the Ruby Princess - deemed "low risk" by the state government - possibly exposed to COVID-19 now scattered across Sydney, including into retirement homes, and the United States. Read more… https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/chances-are-might-get-it-2700-on-infected-cruise-ship-not- checked-upon-sydney-arrival-20200320-p54cdu.html

20 March, 2020: REJECTED BY FRANCE, HELL SHIP HEADS FOR ITALY WITH AUSTRALIANS STILL ABOARD After nearly a month of sickness, fear and uncertainty, passengers on the Costa Luminosa cruise liner, moored off Marseille, have been cast into two categories. To be in the first group means home and the end of life on a dream cruise turned floating sick bay, where several people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and dozens more are sick. To be in the second category means rejection from authorities in France, which has been in total lockdown since Tuesday. These passengers, including 39 Australians, are to stay self-isolated on the ship while it sails to Italy, Europe's coronavirus epicentre and, seemingly, the only country left that will accept Italian-flagged vessels such as the Costa Luminosa and sister ship Costa Victoria. Read more… https://www.smh.com.au/national/rejected-by-france-hell-ship-and-aussie-passengers-heads-for-italy- 20200320-p54c2u.html

20 March, 2020: DIAMOND PRINCESS, GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE LINE HAD HIGH RATES OF ILLNESS EVEN BEFORE CORONAVIRUS Princess Cruises had a health problem long before back-to-back outbreaks of the new coronavirus on the Diamond and Grand Princess ships unmoored the entire cruise industry. Their passengers fell sick extraordinarily often. Nearly 5,000 people onboard Princess ships in the last decade have suffered from bouts of vomiting, diarrhea – or both – in numbers widespread enough that government health officials issued alerts on 26 outbreaks. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/03/20/before-coronavirus-princess- cruises-saw-outbreaks-alarming-rates/5047508002/

20 March, 2020: CARNIVAL OFFERS UP CRUISE SHIPS AS FLOATING HOSPITALS AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS One of the nation's largest cruise operators is offering up its ships as part of the effort to quell the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump said Thursday. Carnival Corp. said it will offer select ships for use in response to the crisis. The company explained in a Thursday news release the ships would not be used for treating those with coronavirus or who are under quarantine. Rather, they are being made available for patients being treated for normal hospital stays – those recovering from surgeries or alike. Read more….

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20 March, 2020: OFFICIALS ALERTING RUBY PRINCESS PASSENGERS OTHERS TESTED POSITIVE A third Princess Cruise ship has become subject to the chaos of coronavirus. After two members of the Princess Cruises fleet, Diamond Princess and Grand Princess, were forced into quarantine as a result of the rampant virus, Ruby Princess' former passengers now have to worry that they too could have been in contact with COVID-19. Passengers on board the Ruby Princess, including approximately 570 Americans, disembarked Thursday and the cruise line announced the positive tests on Friday. Read more…. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/19/coronavirus-cruise-ships-scramble-bring- passengers-home/2873557001/

20 March, 2020: COSTA LUMINOSA ARRIVES IN FRANCE Costa Cruises' Costa Luminosa arrived to port in Marseille, France, on Thursday, where it was allowed to disembark some guests despite the fact that France is under lockdown. According to the cruise line, 386 Costa Luminosa passengers, including all 233 Americans on board and some Canadian and French passengers, too, disembarked in Marseille. Those who disembarked on Thursday evening were accompanied to flights and transfers organized by the company, and the partial disembarkation continued Friday. The cruise line said the ship has five passengers and two crew members exhibiting "flu-like" symptoms. The most common coronavirus symptoms resemble the flu and include fever, tiredness and dry cough. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/19/coronavirus-cruise-ships-scramble-bring- passengers-home/2873557001/

20 March, 2020: TASMANIAN WOMAN ON RUBY PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP CONFIRMED TO HAVE CORONAVIRUS A TASMANIAN woman on board a cruise ship that docked in Sydney on Thursday has tested positive for coronavirus. Health authorities on Friday revealed the woman was one of four confirmed cases of the virus — three passengers and one crew member — on board the Ruby Princess which had arrived in Sydney from New Zealand and was carrying about 2700 people. The woman was one of 54 Tasmanians on board the vessel. She is being managed by New South Wales Health. Another passenger who was on board the vessel has been admitted to hospital in Tasmania with respiratory symptoms and will be tested for coronavirus. Read more… https://www.news.com.au/national/tasmania/tasmanian-woman-on-ruby-princess-cruise-ship- confirmed-to-have-coronavirus/news-story/956c58ca95e78b9ddd770ceb7b315d01

20 March, 2020: CUNARD LINE FLEET UPDATE Cunard Line has released the following fleet update on its three vessels. The Queen Elizabeth has disembarked all guests and is currently anchored at the Port of Gladstone. The Queen Mary 2 is crossing the Indian Ocean on passage back to Southampton, due to arrive April 11 and berth at the QEII terminal.

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The Queen Victoria has sailed from Port Everglades and is on her way across the Atlantic back to Southampton, due to arrive March 26. She will berth at the QEII Terminal before relocating to anchorage at Portland. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22640-cunard-line-fleet-update.html

19 March, 2020: DAYS AFTER CRUISE SHIP DOCKED IN VI, TWO PASSENGERS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 Three days after the cruise ship docked in the Virgin Islands last week, two of its passengers tested positive for COVID-19, according to the French Regional Health Agency in Martinique. The 3,617-passenger-capacity ship, which since December has offered a seven-day round-trip voyage from Guadeloupe, docked in the territory from morning until evening on March 11, a Wednesday, and arrived in Martinique Friday morning. Read more… https://www.bvibeacon.com/cruise-ship-coronavirus-vi/

19 March, 2020: PASSENGER MEDEVAC’D FROM VOYAGER OF THE SEAS A cruise passenger has been evacuated on Tuesday, March 17, from Voyager of The Seas which was docked in Sydney Harbour. The patient was taken off the vessel after suffering a stroke onboard. The Royal Caribbean ship, with nearly 4000 people onboard, docked for a short time in Sydney and later continued her journey before returning to the port city again on Wednesday. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6852-passenger-medevaced-from-voyager-of-the-seas

19 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: SOME CRUISE SHIPS STILL STUCK AT SEA, SCRAMBLING TO FIND PORTS AND GET PASSENGERS HOME While many major cruise operators are idling their fleets in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some ships are still at sea or trying to find a port as they deal with fears that passengers or crew may have become infected with COVID-19. Some ships, such as Fred. Olsen Cruises' Braemar, have passengers aboard who either tested positive for COVID-19 or have coronavirus-related symptoms. Others, like Celebrity Cruises' Eclipse, have no reported cases, yet are being turned away from ports overseas. "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, senior director of strategic communications at Cruise Lines International Association, the industry's leading trade organization, told USA TODAY. As of Thursday morning (19 March 2020), around 14% of CLIA's 277 member ships were still at sea in the process of wrapping up current voyages. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/19/coronavirus-cruise-ships-scramble-bring- passengers-home/2873557001/

19 March, 2020: JUST WENT ON A CRUISE? STAY HOME FOR TWO WEEKS, CDC SAYS. The CDC is also recommending travelers put off all cruise travel for the time being; most cruise lines have canceled sailings until at least early April. Read more… https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/03/18/just-went-cruise-stay-home-two-weeks-cdc-says/

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19 March, 2020: COSTA MAGICA CREW EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS AFTER TWO TEST POSITIVES FOR COVID-19 The cruise ship Costa Magica has been turned away by several ports in the Caribbean after two people tested positive for COVID-19 aboard the ship. Costa Magica is now anchored near Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe where one seriously ill crew member was medically evacuated today from the ship. There are about 970 crew members on board now, after passengers have already disembarked in Guadalupe with an emergency shuttle. According to reports by the crew, several crewmembers are already isolated on the ship with flu-like symptoms. Read more… http://crew-center.com/costa-magica-crew-express-their-concerns-after-two-test-positive-covid-19

19 March, 2020: UNCERTAINTY CHANGES PLANS, MOVES SHIP FROM ALASKA TO MEXICO Uncertainty regarding the future of cruising has changed docking plans for one cruise company. Holland America Line, which had an agreement to dock the ms Westerdam in Juneau, Alaska until the start of that state’s cruise season, has decided to instead move the ship to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/uncertainty-changes-plans-moves-ship-from-alaska-to-mexico/

19 March, 2020: CREW MEMBERS TO BE SEND HOME Following the increased number of travel restrictions put in place around the world and the uncertainty related to the COVID-19 Carnival Cruise Line has decided to send all non-essential Carnival Spirit team members home. The disembarkation of the Carnival Spirit crew members will start on March 21, in Sydney the company said in a letter sent to the shipboard employees. All debarking team members will receive 30 days pay or through end of the crew contract, whichever comes first. Carnival Cruise Line sent two letters to the Carnival Spirit crew, the first on March 18, and the second letter on March 19 which was correction and clarification about the itineraries in Canada and Alaska this spring. Read more…. http://crew-center.com/carnival-spirit-crew-members-be-send-home 19 March, 2020: TUI CRUISES: MEIN SCHIFF 1 CAPTAIN SHARES UPDATES WITH THE CREW The cruise ship Mein Schiff 1 operated by the German cruise line TUI Cruises, is heading to Bridgetown Barbados, to disembark all 2800 guests after which all cruises are canceled until May 13. Following the recent developments, some of the crew expressed their concerns what will happen with their jobs. Addressing their concerns Mein Schiff 1 Captain Todd Burgman sent a letter to around 1000 crew members currently on board, sharing information what will happen in the following days. Read more.. http://crew-center.com/tui-cruises-mein-schiff-1-captain-shares-updates-crew

19 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CORP. EXTENDS OFFER TO USE SHIPS AS HOSPITALS Carnival Corporation has issued an official press release confirming its ships are available to take pressure of land-based healthcare options globally. The company said that governments and health authorities should consider using cruise ships as temporary healthcare facilities to treat non-COVID-19 patients, freeing up additional space and expanding capacity in land-based hospitals to treat cases of COVID-19, the company said. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22646-carnival-corp-extends-offer-to-use-ships-as- hospitals.html

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Update: TRUMP SAYS CRUISE SHIPS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS FLOATING CORONAVIRUS HOSPITALS Moments ago, Trump said he has spoken with the chairman of a cruise company about the ships potentially helping with the coronavirus response. “One of the things that happened this morning, I spoke with Micky Arison at Carnival Cruise Lines, and he’s going to make ships available so in addition to the big medical ships,” Trump told reporters. That announcement comes a day after Trump announced two naval ships, the Comfort and the Mercy, would deploy to help the coronavirus response by taking some of hospitals’ non-coronavirus patients. Read more… https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/mar/19/coronavirus-us-trump-democrats-pelosi- politics-latest

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241336261.html

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19 March, 2020: BAHAMAS PARADISE CEO CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT CHARTER TALKS Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line CEO Oneil Khosa has confirmed discussions with U.S. authorities on potential ship charters, he told Cruise Industry News. “We have also been asked about the availability of our ships,” said Khosa. “We have told the government we will make them available.” Bahamas Paradise has two vessels, the Grand Celebration and , which had offered two-night cruises from Palm Beach until operations were paused last week. Ships could be used for temporary housing due to the coronavirus outbreak, while other sources have suggested the concept of surge hospital capacity aboard a cruise vessel. The Celebration is available and is currently docked in Palm Beach while the Classica sits ready to sail in the Bahamas. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22645-bahamas-paradise-boss-confirms- government-charter-talks.html

19 March, 2020: MSC CRUISES CONFIRMS OPERATIONS HALT THROUGH APRIL 30 MSC Cruises today confirmed that it has halted all its new cruise embarkations fleet-wide through April 30, according to a statement. Ships that are currently still at sea will conclude their current itinerary to return guests to their disembarkation ports, and then also stop their operation. MSC said it is offering guests affected by this measure the opportunity to transfer 100% of the money paid for their cancelled vacation plus an additional generous credit benefit to a future cruise of their choice at any point through the end of 2021. New cruise embarkations are scheduled to start resuming on April 30. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22643-msc-cruises-confirms-operations-halt- through-april-30.html

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19 March, 2020: UPDATE ON CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP AND CRUISES TO ALASKA Carnival Cruise Line has sent an updated letter to crew members regarding some confusion about the letter that was sent last night. While the Canadian government has prohibited cruise operations, Carnival Cruise Line is looking at some options to allow their Alaskan itineraries to operate. Carnival had a mix-up in a communication with the Spirit crew that raised some questions, but as of today, there are no decisions to be made or communicated. Click on link below to view the letter and additional info… https://cruisefever.net/one-carnival-cruise-ship-will-remain-out-of-service-until-july/

19 March, 2020: COSTA LUMINOSA WITH COVID-19 CASES DOCKS IN FRANCE MARSEILLE, FRANCE -- A trans-Atlantic cruise ship carrying several COVID-19 cases among its passengers and with dozens of Canadians aboard has docked in the French Mediterranean port city of Marseille. Global Affairs Canada says at least 77 Canadians are on the Costa Luminosa. The ship has more than 1,400 passengers. French authorities have allowed the ship to stay for up to four days under strict conditions. It is not known whether passengers will be allowed off, given the current stringent restrictions imposed in France amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more… https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/cruise-ship-with-covid-19-cases-and-canadians-on-board- docks-in-france-1.4859315

19 March, 2020: TWO GIANT CRUISE SHIPS ON STANDBY TO ACT AS FLOATING HOSPITALS AT TILBURY DOCKS AS UK CRUISE COMPANY OFFERS THEM TO THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP COPE WITH CORONAVIRUS CRISIS - British owners of Spirit of Discovery and Saga Sapphire are understood to have handed ships to government - No decision has yet been taken to use the vessels but if hospitals are overwhelmed, they could be put to use - With more than 2,000 cabins on the ships that could be used to isolate patients it would free up hospital beds

Two giant cruise ships berthed in the River Thames are on stand-by to be used as floating hospitals, Mail Online can reveal. The British owners of the Spirit of Discovery and Saga Sapphire are understood to have put the vessels at the disposal of the Government should they be needed. No decision has yet been taken to use the luxury vessels but if hospitals become overwhelmed, they could be put into action. Read more… https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8130843/Two-cruise-ships-Tilbury-Docks-standby-act- floating-hospitals-help-fight-coronavirus.html?ito=push-notification&ci=10830&si=3104121

The above article has been reported as false information (fake news). I’m seeking confirmation and will advise.

19 March, 2020: MORE THAN 2,000 ARE IN LOCKDOWN ON A CRUISE SHIP IN MELBOURNE AS THEY UNDERGO CORONAVIRUS SCREENINGS AT THE DOCK AFTER A 'NUMBER OF PEOPLE FELL ILL' More than 2,000 passengers and crew are temporarily locked down on a ship at a Melbourne dock while they undergo coronavirus screenings. The Golden Princess has docked at Station Pier at Port Melbourne, but disembarkation has been delayed until the ship receives clearance from Victorian health authorities. 'The advice that I have is that there are a number of passengers who are unwell,' Health Minister Jenny Mikakos told reporters. 'It's not believed that it is COVID-19 related, that is the medical advice that I have received.' Read more….

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8128787/Coronavirus-Golden-Princess-cruise-ship-lockdown- Melbourne-passengers-tested.html

19 March, 2020: 2 CRUISE SHIPS HEADED FOR HONOLULU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK, OFFICIALS SAY (HONOLULU) — Two cruise ships won’t be allowed to disembark in Honolulu after being turned away by other ports, even with no positive cases of coronavirus on either vessel, officials said Wednesday. State and cruise line officials previously said passengers would disembark at Honolulu Harbor. However, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who is running for president, said during a telephone town hall Wednesday that the state Department of Transportation “made the difficult, but correct, decision to only allow the Maasdam and Norwegian Jewel cruise vessels … to come into port solely to take on fuel and resupply, in Honolulu Harbor.” The Maasdam, operated by Holland America Line, had its port call canceled in Hilo and is set to arrive Friday to Honolulu Harbor, state officials said. It has 842 guests and 542 crew members. Norwegian Cruise Line said one of its vessels that was turned away by Fiji and New Zealand is expected to arrive to Honolulu on Sunday. The Norwegian Jewel, with about 1,700 passengers, refueled in American Samoa but was not allowed to disembark at the Port of Pago Pago. Read more… https://time.com/5806090/cruise-honolulu-maasdam-coronavirus/

https://www.cruisehive.com/two-cruise-ships-blocked-from-disembarking-passengers-in-hawaii/38539

https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6861-cruise-passengers-2-ships-wont-be-allowed-disembark- honolulu

https://www.eturbonews.com/cruises/

19 March, 2020: CMV PULLS OFF AT SEA PASSENGER TRANSFER BETWEEN SHIPS Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) saw two of its ships, the Columbus and Vasco da Gama, meet some 12 nautical miles off the coast of Phuket, Thailand to undertake a unique passenger transfer and repatriation operation involving 239 passengers. Despite representations and last-ditch mercy pleas to the Thai Authorities, the Port of Phuket remained closed to cruise ships along with all other ports in Southeast Asia and the wider Indian sub-continent rendering an air repatriation not an option, the company said. Permission had however been granted by the local officials to take on provisions and bunkers off the coast of Phuket before the ships’ onward voyages. Read more…. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22639-cmv-pulls-off-at-sea-passenger-transfer- between-ships.html

19 March, 2020: COVID-19: HURTIGRUTEN SUSPENDS CRUISE OPERATIONS Expedition cruise line Hurtigruten has announced the suspension of its cruise operations due to the Covid- 19 pandemic. The operations along the coast of will be suspended until 19 April, while the Expedition cruises will be suspended until 28 April. The company said that the ships will be removed from service in a phased manner for a safe and smooth stop in operations. Read more… https://www.ship-technology.com/news/covid-19-hurtigruten-cruise-operations/

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19 March, 2020: CRUISE PASSENGERS ABANDON SHIP VIA LIFEBOATS TO GET BACK HOME Nearly 200 Australians passengers from a cruise ship (CMV Columbus) which was in Phuket abandoned the vessel on lifeboats to join another vessel so they could go back home. As cruise lines continue to work on getting their vessel back to port safely after suspending operations passengers on a ship operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages took the quickest way to get back home option! According to the news in Australia, passengers who lived in Australia were given the option to remain onboard the Columbus cruise ship as it sails back to the UK or abandons ship on lifeboats to get back to Australia which is much closer. Apparently, a total of 178 guests disembarked the CMV operated vessel on lifeboats as the ship was near the island of Phuket, Thailand. Another vessel named Vasco da Gama (IMO 8919245) was nearby was heading for Fremantle, Australia and thankfully the ship is operated by the same cruise line. Read more…. https://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-passengers-abandon-ship-via-lifeboats-to-get-back-home/38522

19 March, 2020: AT LEAST 77 CANADIANS ON BOARD CRUISE SHIP WITH COVID-19 CASES: GLOBAL AFFAIRS OTTAWA -- Global Affairs Canada says at least 77 Canadians are on a trans-Atlantic cruise ship that has several COVID-19 cases among its passengers. Costa Luminosa, which has more than 1,400 people on board, is heading for the French Mediterranean port of Marseille. Dozens of crew members and passengers aboard the Costa Luminosa cruise ship are recorded as sick as the ship nears France in hopes of docking there Thursday, according to ship logs obtained by the Miami Herald. The cruise ship, owned by Miami-based Carnival Corporation, has left three people diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in two countries — Puerto Rico and the Cayman Islands — since it departed Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 24. The cruise was originally supposed to end in Venice, Italy, on March 25 but is now scheduled to dock in Marseilles on Thursday after bypassing several ports.

Passengers and crew members on board say they are nervous about what will happen when they arrive in France. President Emanuel Macron announced a 15-day lockdown of the country on Tuesday prohibiting all nonessential outings. At least 24 crew members on board the ship are classified as sick and are isolated, according to ship logs obtained by the Herald, and at least 50 passengers are classified as sick, or are roommates of passengers who are classified as sick. There are currently 1,427 passengers on board. Read more…. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/at-least-77-canadians-on-board-cruise-ship-with-covid-19- cases-global-affairs-1.4859315

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/03/18/latest-coronavirus-covid-19-news-canada-updates- pandemic.html

18 March, 2020: Cruise Lay Up Best Practices: Be Ready to Enter Service The key to laying up a cruise ship may be in the preparation to quickly enter revenue service again, according to Per Bjornsen, director, V.Ships Leisure. “The only option right now is a hot lay up,” he told Cruise Industry News. “That means the ship runs on its own power, its own systems and there is a crew ; a proper crew onboard maintaining the vessel.” That is a full deck and engine crew and some hotel

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crew to cater, clean and run various hotel systems. The ship will thus be ready to resume regular passenger service on short notice. “You need to make sure the systems are running, going into cabins every day and running the water for example,” said Bjornsen. Overseeing multiple cruise ships for various brands, Bjornsen said the company was ready to support industry players with a wide network of offices. “If you want to support your vessel from a shore-based organization, the vessel should be laid up where you have an office,” he said, noting most borders in Europe were closed. “We have the offices, the network and our operation is more resilient.” Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22623-cruise-lay-up-best-practices-be-ready-to- enter-service.html

18 March, 2020: PASSENGERS OF 2 CRUISE SHIPS EXPECTED IN HONOLULU WON’T BE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK HONOLULU, Hawaii (Hawaii News Now) - Two cruise ships are expected to dock at Honolulu Harbor at the end of this week, but passengers won’t be allowed off. The two ships — the Maasdam, operated by Holland American Line, and the Norwegian Jewel, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line — will only be allowed to refuel and restock supplies, then head back out to sea, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said Wednesday afternoon. All cruise ship operations are on a 30-day pause in Hawaii, which took effect on March 14. The Maasdam is expected to arrive at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Norwegian Jewel following on March 22. State officials say the Maasdam has 850 people on board and the Norwegian Jewel has 1,700. Neither ship has any confirmed cases of COVID-19. Read more… https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/03/19/passengers-cruise-ships-expected-honolulu-wont-be- allowed-disembark/?outputType=amp

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/03/18/breaking-news/2-cruise-ships-turned-away-by-other- ports-head-to-honolulu/

18 March, 2020: AUSTRALIA SLAMS DOOR ON CARGO SHIPS; DESPERATELY NEEDED GOODS AT RISK Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) has late this morning (18 March) banned all commercial ships from entering ports in Queensland if the ship, or any person onboard, has been in any country outside of Australia within the last 14-days. Shipping Australia understands that other port authorities are engaging in similar measures. he MSQ Direction may hinder the ability of everyday Queenslanders to buy goods and it also effectively hinders the ability of ships to take new crew onboard. “This means, for example, that a ship which left a port outside Australian Territorial Waters after 2359 on 15 March 2020 may not enter a Queensland pilotage area until 14 days after the ship left the port,” the MSQ Direction reads. It continues: “if after leaving that [overseas] port the ship took aboard a person who had been present in a country outside Australia after 2359 on 15 March, the ship may not enter Queensland pilotage area until 14 days after the person left the country outside Australia”. In the accompanying comments, MSQ cited the Prime Minister’s announcement that, from Sunday 15 March 2020, there would be a universal precautionary self-isolation requirement on all international arrivals to Australia owing to the COVID-19 outbreaks. However, this direction, as confirmed by the Australian Border Force is that ships can enter port on arrival but the crew cannot go shore leave until 14 days have passed since the ship last called at an overseas port. Read more….

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https://www.vesselfinder.com/news/17742-Australia-slams-door-on-cargo-ships-desperately-needed- goods-at-risk

18 March, 2020: CELEBRITY, COSTA CRUISES WORK TO BRING BACK STRANDED SHIPS, GET PASSENGERS HOME While many major cruise operators are idling their fleets in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some ships are still at sea or trying to find a port as they deal with fears that some passengers or crew may have become infected with COVID-19. Read more… https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/5065220002

18 March, 2020: UPDATE: QUARANTINED CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER WITH WILMINGTON TIES HEADING HOME WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, some good news for the passengers aboard a cruise ship under quarantine now for two weeks. They learned Wednesday evening that France is going to allow them to dock there after being turned away from several ports of entry. “We’re going home,” Kelly Edge said with excitement in a video sent to WECT Wednesday night. “We just got the news that France said yes so we’ll be docking tomorrow morning. We’ll be screened for our health and then we’ll be taken to the airport for a chartered flight home to good ole’ USA and we couldn’t be more thrilled.” Kelly, a former designer for HGTV and an annual guest of the Willie Stargell Celebrity Golf Invitational, was supposed to be on a fun trip with her husband, Woody. The couple boarded the Costa Luminosa March 5 for a 20-day cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Venice, Italy in celebration of Woody’s retirement. Read more…. https://www.wect.com/2020/03/19/update-quarantined-cruise-ship-passenger-with-wilmington-ties- heading-home/?outputType=amp

18 March, 2020: QUANTUM OF THE SEAS TO MOVE FROM CHINA TO ALASKA IN 2021 Royal Caribbean International's Quantum of the Seas is leaving Asia for Alaska in May 2021. The ship will sail from Seattle on week-long cruises leaving on Mondays, alongside the Ovation of the Seas, which departs on Fridays. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22637-quantum-of-the-seas-to-move-from-china-to- alaska-in-2021.html

18 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN PUTS AND EXPLORER OF THE SEAS AMPLIFICATIONS ON HOLD DUE TO CORONAVIRUS IMPACT Royal Caribbean has confirmed that the planned amplifications of Allure of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas are on hold, due to the global impact of coronavirus. Both ships had multi-million-dollar amplifications scheduled for this year, but the work has been put on hold and the extend of enhancements to come is being re-evaluated. Read more…. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/03/18/royal-caribbean-puts-allure-of-the-seas-and- explorer-of-the-seas-amplifications-hold-due

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18 March, 2020: FIVE P&O CRUISE SHIPS WILL BE ON HALT IN SOUTHAMPTON, ONE IN THE CARIBBEAN The largest cruise line in the UK has provided an update on where each ship is currently located along with the situation on P&O Arcadia’s world cruise and P&O Azura in the Caribbean. It is a developing situation in the cruise industry as many cruise ships are ending their voyages for a global suspension. Here’s where each ship is which was posted by the cruise line: - Arcadia is en route to Southampton via South Africa - Aurora is in Southampton - Azura is in the Caribbean heading to Barbados. All guests will fly home on Friday or Saturday. The ship will then sail home at the weekend with no guests - Britannia is en route to Southampton - Oceana is due back in Southampton 18 March - Ventura is in Southampton today

Update: P&O Azura The vessel is currently based in the Caribbean and had issues with ports allowing entry as coronavirus continues to spread and forced countries to implement further measures. The ship was denied at Antigua on March 16 and the voyage has already been cancelled. The ship is heading straight for Barbados where guests will be disembarked and arrangements will be made to fly them back home to the United Kingdom on Friday and Saturday. Cruise Hive received the following statement from Carnival UK which is the parent company for P&O Cruises: Azura is currently enroute to Barbados, as a result of the continued impact of COVID-19, and following the recommendation by the Cruise Lines International Association for cruise lines to voluntarily and temporarily suspend operations for 30 days, P&O Cruises is suspending cruises until April 11, 2020. All guests will disembark on Friday and Saturday, as scheduled, for onward flights which will operate as planned on Friday 20 March and Saturday 21 March. Update: P&O Arcadia The ship which is on a world cruise has also been impacted by the suspension of operations and restrictions put in place due to COVID-19. South African authorities have not permitted guests and crew to disembark the ship which has forced Arcadia to cancel its call in Cape Town. The vessel will make a stop in Durban on Sunday, March 22 to take on supplies, fuel, and medications before returning to Southampton, UK. The ship will arrive back home on Sunday, April 12.

https://www.cruisehive.com/five-po-cruise-ships-will-be-on-halt-in-southampton-one-in-the- caribbean/38510

18 March, 2020: AUSTRALIAN DOCTORS STUCK ON MS ROALD AMUNDSEN OFF CHILE A large group of Australian doctors has been trapped onboard a Hurtigruten cruise ship off the coast of Chile after the country tightened travel restrictions amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The doctors were attending a conference on MS Roald Amundsen which is one of many ships stranded off Port Punta Arenas. In response to the virus, the Chilean Government closed ports to cruise ships until September 30, which prevented MS Roald Amundsen from disembarking. The vessel was due to dock at

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Punta Arenas on Tuesday, March 17, after a 16-day Antarctica Expedition Cruise. The cruise company announced it was working closely with the Chilean Government and embassies in order to get the passengers home safely in a timely manner. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6854-australian-doctors-stuck-ms-roald-amundsen-off-chile

18 March, 2020: LEAKED MEMO REVEALS NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE IS CUTTING PAY BY 20% FOR SALARIED WORKERS AND MOVING TO A 4-DAY WORK WEEK AS CORONAVIRUS SLAMS THE INDUSTRY Norwegian Cruise Line announced a major revision to its compensation structure on Wednesday to address cuts to its revenues caused by the coronavirus, which has sent a shock through the cruise and travel industries as the world goes into high alert over the pandemic. NCL will reduce salaried employees' pay by 20% on a temporary basis starting March 30, according to a memo sent to staff members on Wednesday. The company will also move to a four-day work week, Monday to Thursday, for any employees that aren't customer-facing, and will pause all 401-K matches. Read more… https://www.businessinsider.com/norwegian-cruise-line-cuts-pay-20-amid-coronavirus-cuts-2020-3

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22635-norwegian-cuts-pay-20-moves-to-4-day- work-week.html

18 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN IS BRINGING QUANTUM OF THE SEAS BACK TO THE USA Marking the cruise line’s biggest Alaska season yet with four ships, Quantum of the Seas will make her Seattle debut, sailing 7-night cruises, leaving on Mondays, alongside sister ship Ovation of the Seas, which will continue departing on Fridays. Quantum’s summer 2021 Alaska itineraries open for sale today. The additional cruises build on Royal Caribbean’s previously announced summer deployment for Ovation, Radiance and Serenade of the Seas, sailing from Seattle, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seward, Alaska. Read more… https://cruisefever.net/royal-caribbean-is-bringing-quantum-of-the-seas-back-to-the- usa/?utm_source=aimtell&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=campaign-890846

18 March, 2020: MSC CRUISE PASSENGERS POSED “MEDIUM RISK.” CDC CLEARED THEM TO DISEMBARK IN MIAMI ANYWAY Three days after thousands of passengers walked off the MSC Meraviglia ship in Miami without medical screenings despite a positive COVID-19 test from a previous cruiser, the agencies involved are still pointing fingers. A review of the incident indicates that gaps in the patchwork of authority overseeing Florida’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic may be to blame. Involved were federal and state health agencies, the cruise line and Miami-Dade County. The decision to allow 3,877 possibly exposed passengers to disperse across the country without even a temperature check was the responsibility of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Miami-Dade county seaport spokesperson Andria Muniz- Amador. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241265081.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_495984

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18 March, 2020: Update: VOYAGER OF THE SEAS – FINALLY DOCKS & DISEMBARKS Note from a passenger (posted on www.cruisejunkie.com): Just disembarked from Voyager of the Seas. Pacific cruise to only two ports, then denied Luganville and Port Vila so they tried Brisbane. No luck, then found out they needed to get to Australian waters by midnight on Sunday or could not berth anywhere. We spent three days circling outside Sydney except for two entries to Sydney Harbour for medical emergencies. Several lock downs due to fights and one passenger on suicide watch!

18 March, 2020: THE CRUISE INDUSTRY WILL STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 The biggest health crisis in modern history will leave the future of the cruise industry in turmoil. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is unlike anything that many of us have ever experienced. Undoubtedly, this will lead to long-lasting repercussions for the cruise industry. It is estimated that the world cruise industry is worth approximately $150bn. The influence of the cruise industry is far-reaching. Many small island nations rely heavily on the positive multiplier effect major cruise liners create for the local and national economy. According to reports, the cruise industry contributes $2bn to the Caribbean each year. This results in a 5.9% contribution to some nations entire GDP, as this is the case with St Kitts and Nevis. A fall in cruise tourism could be disastrous for these countries and the many people that rely on tourism for their livelihood. Read more… https://www.ship-technology.com/comment/the-cruise-industry-will-struggle-to-cope-with-the-effects- of-covid-19/

18 March, 2020: CANADIANS STUCK ON CRUISE SHIPS LOOKING FOR ANY PORT IN THE CORONAVIRUS STORM Tue Mar 17 23:21:44 EDT 2020 TORONTO AND VANCOUVER—Earlier Tuesday, a note was left on Kadi Kaljuste’s bed in her cabin aboard the MS Marina, an Oceania cruise ship sailing up and down the west coast of South America looking for a port. The message said the ship is now bound for Miami. The stated destination comes after three days of wandering the ocean looking for a place to dock after being turned away from Lima, Peru, their initial terminus destination that had been scheduled for March 15. Read more: https://apple.news/AJLWjUORxT2C-OFKjeQwbtQ

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/oceania-ms-marina-cruise-ship-stranded

18 March, 2020: 17 CORONA DISTRESSED CRUISE SHIPS: SUMMARY A summary of cruise ships distressed or troubled by coronavirus paranoia and fears. The overwhelming majority of the ships and people on board are corona clean, they fell victims to inflated, not justified, fears, not to infamous virus. The list contains brief information on 17 troubled ships, it’s not full of course, there are more ships still cruising around, turned away by a number of countries, and not knowing where to dock. Thousands of people are trapped on board, unsure of their fate. It’s not a fight with coronavirus, it’s our shame and disgrace. I don’t know how dangerous coronavirus is, but I know, that the actions governments are taking to contain it, and all the fears hyped around it, are much more dangerous and ruinous, already. Read more…. http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/03/18/17-corona-distressed-cruise-ships-summary/

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18 March, 2020: VIRUS-HIT CRUISE SHIP MS BRAEMAR DOCKS IN CUBA AFTER CARIBBEAN ODYSSEY (CNN) — A British-operated cruise ship left stranded in the Caribbean when people aboard became sick with coronavirus has finally docked in Cuba after a fraught search for a port that would accept it. The MS Braemar arrived in Mariel, west of , early on Wednesday, with passengers expected to be transferred to airplanes for transport home to the UK on the same day. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, which operates the vessel, confirmed four aircraft had landed in Cuba ready for the rescue operation. The first flight was set to depart at 6 p.m. local time. The news follows a frantic few day in which the MS Braemar searched for a place to dock, following refusals from several ports in the Caribbean. Read more… https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-cruise-ship-braemar-docks/index.html

18 March, 2020: NIGHTMARE AT SEA: CRUISE LINE FORCES ELDERLY TOURISTS TO GET OFF HALFWAY ACROSS THE GLOBE. Elderly passengers thought they were in for the cruise of their lives when they boarded Holland America’s at Port Everglades on Jan. 4 for a four-month global tour. That was before the novel coronavirus sparked a worldwide crisis that has thrown the travel industry into unprecedented upheaval. Just days after the world’s major cruise lines decided to temporarily suspend all new voyages and wind down ongoing ones, passengers aboard the Amsterdam learned they’ll be forced off the ship nearly two months early — not in Fort Lauderdale where they started, but on the other side of the globe in Fremantle, Australia. Once off the boat, they’ll be on their own to find ways to fly back home — and they’re not happy about it at all. The ship’s captain has asked the restive passengers to stop visiting the ship’s Guest Services desk with documentation and requests to remain on board and to stop visiting the Medical Department because medical staff feel “intimidated.” Read more… https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-bz-coronavirus-stranding-elderly-cruisers-in-australia- 20200318-shqkc2sbuneqbla5qklififcpq-story.html?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=onesignal

18 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP’S FOOD WORKERS QUICKENED COVID-19 SPREAD, STUDY FINDS The first infections were detected among guests, but the virus spread to crew members, who accounted for three-quarters of confirmed cases among staff. Food-service employees aboard the Diamond Princess hastened the spread of coronavirus on the stricken cruise ship, ultimately contributing to more than 700 cases, according to a US government study. Although the first cases were detected among passengers, the virus spread to members of the crew, according to the study published on Tuesday in the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Read more…. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3075745/coronavirus-diamond-princess-cruise- ships-food-workers

18 March, 2020: ‘WORSE THAN AN AIRPLANE’: HOW BEING CONFINED TO A CRUISE SHIP FUELED THE CORONAVIRUS SPREAD With thousands of people confined to a space with limited airflow, cruise ships are an ‘enabling environment’ for the spread of infectious diseases; The air circulation on a cruise ship is worse than on a plane, where the risk of transmission falls the farther you sit from an infected person. As coronavirus infections on the Diamond Princess in Japan swelled from 10 to more than 600 over a two-week period,

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experts warned that cruise ships may be one of the worst places to be during an outbreak. The air circulation on board might have played a major part in that, experts said. “The ship is an enabling environment for an illness such as Covid-19 to spread,” said Jean-Paul Rodrigue, professor of transport geography at Hofstra University in New York. “Air circulation there is worse than on an airplane.” [Japanese authorities] have realized that a cruise ship is pretty much the worst environment to be stuck in. Professor Jean-Paul Rodrigue “A cruise ship is an almost ideal environment to enhance the transmission of a virus, whether norovirus, coronavirus, or flu, from person to person,” said William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University. Read more… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3051844/worse-aeroplane-how-being- confined-cruise-ship-fuelled

18 March, 2020: DOCKS IN DARWIN DESPITE 30-DAY CORONAVIRUS BAN A Silversea cruise liner docked at Darwin's Fort Hill Wharf in spite of a Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related ban on international cruise ships docking in Australia, but travellers will be required to self-isolate. Silver Spirit, which was on a one-way sailing from Mumbai to Dubai docked Tuesday morning, March 17, with around 650 cruise passengers on board. Her arrival in Darwin following a 10-day trip from the port of Langkawi Malaysia came despite a 30-day ban on international cruise ships docking in Australia. Read more…. https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6855-silver-spirit-docks-darwin-despite-30-day- coronavirus-ban 18 March, 2020: COVID-19: SOUTH AFRICA QUARANTINES CRUISE SHIP OVER SUSPECTED CASES South Africa has quarantined an AIDA Cruises cruise liner MV AidAmira and a cargo vessel over Covid-19 fears. National ports operator Transnet said the ships have been held off near Cape Town as one of the crew members has exhibited coronavirus symptoms. In a statement, Transnet said: “This is the first suspected case of Covid-19 in a South African sea-port.” The company added that the suspected individual was a crew member on the MV Corona cargo vessel and was on the flight along with another crew member and six AidAmira passengers who embarked on the ship at the port. On 11 March, the cargo vessel left Cape Town but returned to the port after the member exhibited symptoms of the disease. As a precautionary measure, the six cruise passengers, who are asymptomatic, were also quarantined to undergo other medical check-ups. The cruise is carrying 1,240 passengers and 486 crew members and was returning from Walvis Bay in Namibia. In addition to the six passengers, the remaining crew and passengers are currently quarantined. Source: https://www.ship-technology.com/news/covid-19-south-africa-cruise-ship-suspected-cases/

18 March, 2020: INDIA BANS ENTRY OF CRUISE SHIPS FROM COVID-19 HIT COUNTRIES The Government of India also announced the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for international cruise ships to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Ministry of Shipping barred the entry of any international cruise ship, crew or passenger with a travel history of visiting a coronavirus affected countries after 1 February to its major ports until 31 March. Originally published: 12 March 2020 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/india-cruise-ships-covid-19/

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17 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS BAN: MORE THAN 100 AUSTRALIAN DOCTORS AND DENTISTS STUCK ON CRUISE SHIP OFF CHILE More than 100 Australian doctors and dentists are trapped on board a cruise ship that is currently stuck off the coast of Chile after the country banned cruise ships from docking in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Roald Amundsen, owned by cruise company Hurtigruten, is one of several stranded off the Chilean port of Punta Arenas, and has a capacity of less than 500 passengers. Chile has banned cruise vessels from docking until September after an elderly passenger on one cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus. Read more… https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/coronavirus-covid-19-australian-doctors-dentists- stuck-cruise-ship-coast-chile

17 March, 2020: PASSENGERS ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK IN AUCKLAND DESPITE NZ'S TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS Passengers on a luxury Silversea cruise ship – Silver Muse which docked in Port Auckland NZ Tuesday morning, March 17, will be allowed to disembark, despite voyages being banned from New Zealand for months. Silver Muse was on a 2-week trip from Sydney NSW to Auckland which ended early today. The vessel has already called in Melbourne, Burnie, Hobart, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Picton. On Saturday, March 14, NZ's Prime Minister announced tough travel restrictions, including asking all cruise vessels not to visit New Zealand until June 30. However, PoAL clarified that cruise ships already in New Zealand waters at the time of this announcement would not be banned. Ports spokesman Matthew Ball said Silver Muse and another 4 vessels that had been in New Zealand territorial waters at the time of the ban will be allowed to berth. All Silver Muse passengers will be disembarking and will go through the normal Customs & Ministry for Primary Industries processing. As they had entered NZ waters before the cut-off date was announced, they are not required to self-isolate. Most passengers will be heading home. For Coronavirus updates on cruise ship quarantines (infected passengers and crew) and top-pandemic countries (COVID-19 cases and deaths, daily updated statistics) see at CruiseMapper's Norovirus page. Read more…. https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6849-silver-muse-passengers-allowed-disembark-auckland- despite-travel-restrictions

17 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP CARRYING MORE THAN 200 AMERICANS IS TURNED AWAY FROM SPANISH PORT AFTER FORMER PASSENGERS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CORONAVIRUS More than 200 Americans are among more than 1,400 people on a cruise ship that was barred from disembarking passengers in the Spanish Canary Islands on Sunday as nations worldwide impose lockdowns and close borders to guard against the coronavirus. The Costa Luminosa, operated by a subsidiary of Carnival Corp., is one of a number of cruise ships unable to find ports willing to accept thousands of passengers as the crisis intensifies. All major ocean and river cruise lines around the world have temporarily suspended new voyages to try to contain the outbreak, which has infected passengers and crew members on two Carnival-owned Princess Cruise ships, as well as other cruise lines. Read more… https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cruise-ship-carrying-more-than-200-americans-is-turned- away-from-spanish-port-after-former-passengers-were-diagnosed-with- coronavirus/2020/03/17/af900696-67e3-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html

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17 March, 2020: STRUGGLING CRUISE SHIP CORPORATIONS SHOULD NOT GET AID FROM THE US GOVERNMENT They registered vessels in other countries to dodge taxes. They should look to those countries for a bailout. The situation for the cruise ship industry is so bad that some claim it may never fully recover from the present coronavirus crisis. The shares of cruise ship corporations have lost a stunning 80% of their value from "their all-time highs." The cruise season in places like the Pacific Northwest (Canada and Seattle) has been suspended. Indeed, the whole industry is pretty much suspended. This is not to mention the bad publicity that its numerous quarantined ships have generated from almost the beginning of the crisis. Is it now time for our government to step in and support this industry? Should we include it in a stimulus package? Read more…. https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/03/17/43175677/struggling-cruise-ship-corporations-should- not-get-aid-from-the-us-government

17 March, 2020: WHEN ARE CRUISE LINES AROUND THE WORLD EXPECTED TO RESUME SERVICE? With ocean and river cruise lines temporarily suspending service around the world as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, keeping track of the seemingly minute-by-minute changes to the cruise industry can be challenging. Most cruise lines have voluntarily paused sailings for the meantime after being faced with port closures; a lack of suitable infrastructure, including flights; and increased travel restrictions that change on a country-by-country basis. Read more…. https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5206/?source=113425&utm_source=browser&utm_medium=push _notification&utm_campaign=vwo_notification_1584551839&_p_c=1

17 March, 2020: MSC CRUISES SUSPEND DOMESTIC DEPARTURES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Global cruise liner MSC Cruises announced on Tuesday 17 March that it has suspended all departures for the 2019/2020 cruise season that ends in April due to the coronavirus outbreak. A cruise ship that departed on Monday 16 March and is due to return on 20 March, was the last cruise to leave the dock according to its statement. The ship departed on Monday even though President Cyril Ramaphosa introduced a ban on non-essential travel on Sunday. Read more… https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/msc-cruises-suspend-domestic-departures-coronavirus/

17 March, 2020: 1,700 TRAPPED ON CAPE TOWN CRUISE SHIP IN COVID-19 DRAMA More than 1,700 people are trapped aboard an AIDA cruise liner (AIDAmira) in Cape Town amid a Covid- 19 scare. Six passengers on the ship, which set sail from Walvis Bay on Friday and arrived off Cape Town on Sunday, were on the same flight as a sailor who had since shown coronavirus symptoms, a Transnet statement said on Tuesday. The six passengers, who flew to Cape Town from then on to Walvis Bay, have since been evacuated and taken to hospital for tests before being moved to a quarantine area arranged by port health officials. But until their test results are known, the remaining 1,720 passengers and crew are confined to the ship. Read more…. https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/news/south-africa/2020-03-17-1700-trapped-on-cape-town-cruise- ship-in-covid-19-drama/

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17 March, 2020: CDC WARNS TO STAY OFF ALL CRUISES, RECENT CRUISE PASSENGERS SHOULD SELF- QUARANTINE The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday (17 March 2020) issued a Level 3 warning, its highest level to date, urging people not to take any cruises worldwide and to self-quarantine for 14 days if they have recently traveled on a cruise. “Widespread ongoing spread of coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) has been reported in some countries,” the CDC said. “Cruise passengers are at increased risk of person- to-person spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, and outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported on several cruise ships.” On Friday, March 13, all major cruise lines announced they would cease U.S. sailings for at least the next 30 days in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. President Donald J. Trump tweeted that cruise executives had agreed to a suspension. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241280146.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=p ushly_495660

17 March, 2020: “WE HAD NO IDEA WHEN WE WERE GETTING OFF THE SHIP”: WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE QUARANTINED ON THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP "We were lucky that we had a balcony. We could stick our heads out and talk to our neighbours” Read more… https://torontolife.com/city/life/we-had-no-idea-when-we-were-getting-off-the-ship-what-it- was-like-to-be-quarantined-on-the-grand-princess-cruise-ship/

17 MARCH, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: COUPLE STUCK ABOARD CRUISE SHIP IN SOUTH AMERICA Huw and Karin Francis had been enjoying a dream holiday to South America onboard the Celebrity Eclipse a 2,852 passengers vessel operated by Celebrity Cruises. But they have been unable to get off the Celebrity Eclipse for "three or four days" and are circling off San Antonio's port. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it was “monitoring the situation very closely”. The couple, from Llanelli, in Carmarthenshire, are among a number of British passengers on the vessel for a two-week break, taking in Brazil and Cape Horn. Retired solicitor Mr Francis said they feared they would not be able to get home even if they make it to dry land because of cancelled flights - although US President Donald Trump is said to have tried to intervene in the case. Read more… https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-wales-51932655

17 March, 2020: SPRING CRUISES UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN… With ocean-going departures from American ports suspended until at least April 11, here’s what those interested in spring cruises can expect. Last week, the global cruise line industry all but ground to a halt, with the biggest companies suspending operations, at least in the United States, for 30 days. The decision, announced by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department urged Americans to avoid cruise ships, and the United States banned most travel from Europe. Thirty-two million passengers were expected to embark on ocean cruises in 2020, according to CLIA, though that number will certainly drop given the coronavirus pandemic. People over 60, an important cruise customer demographic, are especially at risk from the virus. When sailings begin again, travelers can expect increased passenger health and travel screenings and changes in cleaning and food service procedures; loosened trip cancellation and change policies may also stay in effect. Approximately 40 ships and 90,000 passengers were at sea at the time new sailings were suspended. Two of those ships, the Costa Luminosa and the Braemar, operated by the Fred Olsen Cruise

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line, are known to have had passengers or crew infected with the coronavirus and have had trouble finding ports that will accept them. Cuba finally allowed the second ship to dock.

Spring cruises to Europe are being canceled Mid-March through April is the time of year many United States-based ships typically head across the Atlantic to begin the European cruising season. That season looks unlikely to go forward. The C.D.C. has classified Europe as an area with “Widespread Sustained Transmission” of Covid-19 and has given it a Level 3 Warning, asking citizens to avoid nonessential travel. That is the same warning level applied to China, South Korea and Iran. The State Department has restricted all but United States citizens and legal permanent residents from returning from Europe. And countries have instituted lockdowns to prevent the spread of the virus. Read more… https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/travel/update-spring- cruises-coronavirus.html

17 March, 2020: WHERE NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE SHIPS WILL GO DURING VOLUNTARY SUSPENSION Wondering where your favorite Norwegian Cruise Line ships will be during the month-long voluntary suspension of sailings? As it turns out, Norwegian’s fleet of ships will be stationed around the world, from South Africa to Southern Florida, Dubai to Honolulu. For information on exactly where your ship will be until April 11, when they are expected to once again welcome passengers, check out the list below.

Norwegian Bliss: Norfolk, Virgina : Nassau, Bahamas : Tampa, Florida : Miami, Florida : , Florida : Nassau, Bahamas : Jacksonville, Florida : New Orleans, Louisiana : Dubai, United Arab Emirates Norwegian Jewel: While this ship is still at sea, it is expected to dock in Honolulu, Hawaii, later this week : Puerto Vallarta, Mexico : Jacksonville, Florida : Honolulu, Hawaii : Jacksonville, Florida Norwegian Spirit: Cape Town, South Africa : Panama City, Panama : Port Canaveral, Florida

In a few of the cases below, the ships are still at sea. We’ve indicated where they’re expected to ultimately wind up. The one ship for which we’ve gone into more detail is the Norwegian Jewel, which has had a rough go of it over the past week or so. After being turned away from numerous ports, the ship is now supposedly going to head for Honolulu, Hawaii, where it’s expected passengers will finally be able to disembark. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/where-norwegian-cruise-line-ships-will-go-during-voluntary-suspension/

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17 March, 2020: THE DIARY OF A GRAND PRINCESS CREW MEMBER AS THE CORONAVIRUS SPREAD ON THE SHIP On the night of March 3rd, before going to bed, a crew member aboard the Grand Princess—a cruise ship owned by Carnival, the largest cruise operator in the world—sat down to write in her diary. “What a rough day at sea!” she wrote. The weather hadn’t been good since the ship left the port of Hilo, in Hawaii, about a week earlier, bound for the Mexican port of Ensenada, carrying some thirty-five hundred people, nearly a third of them crew. Passengers, whom she’d watched line-dancing happily earlier in the day, were “wobbling about the ship,” and the loud banging of the waves and the movement of passengers made sleep unlikely. In the course of the next week, the crew member, whom I’ll call Margaret, took regular notes, as the days passed with increasing frustration and fear. Read more… https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-diary-of-a-grand-princess-crew-member-as-covid- 19-spread-on-the-ship

17 March, 2020: CELEBRITY CRUISES PROVIDES UPDATES ON THREE CRUISE SHIPS Celebrity Cruises has released updates regarding three of its ships which have still not arrived back to the homeports. It comes as no surprise that ships have been impacted due to port restrictions and closures as the deadly coronavirus takes hold around the world. The cruise line has provided updates on the Celebrity Eclipse which is currently on a 15-day cruise out of San Diego, was already supposed to end its 7-day Caribbean cruise out of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Celebrity Solstice which is based down under in Sydney, Australia.

Celebrity Eclipse has arrived in Valparaiso, Chile where it will refuel and load provisions. The ship will then begin its journey to San Diego, where it was already scheduled and cleared to arrive later this month. This should take about 10 days.

Celebrity Summit is sailing to Port Everglades to help passengers return safely home at the conclusion of her itinerary. There are currently no issues of medical concern on the ship. The ship was one of several to be turned away after the arbitrary closing of the , Puerto Rico, despite having previous clearances from both CDC and the US Coast Guard to bring guests ashore.

Several guests voluntarily disembarked Celebrity Solstice in Dunedin, New Zealand, following the ’s announcement of temporary self-quarantine regulations. Celebrity Cruises will assist those guests with their safe return home. Celebrity Solstice is sailing to Sydney to help all remaining passengers return safely home. There are currently no issues of medical concern on the ship. Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/celebrity-cruises-provides-updates-on-three-cruise-ships/38497

17 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIPS STRANDED AFTER COUNTRIES ADOPT VIRUS MEASURES New measures to seal off borders to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus have left cruise ships stranded in the Caribbean, South America and Europe, with local governments denying permission to disembark as more cases of infected passengers have come to light. Two cruise ships have been turned away from several Caribbean ports, and at least one by Spain, after passengers fell ill with COVID-19. Two

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other vessels have rerouted to Miami after they were turned away from their home port in Puerto Rico even with no reports of infections. Authorities in Argentina, Chile and Brazil, meanwhile, have also placed smaller ships on quarantine after reports of positive coronavirus tests. The Cruise Lines International Association says that about 40 ships with 90,000 passengers were at sea when President Donald Trump announced a travel ban last week that restricts the arrival of many foreigners in the U.S. Read more… https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/cruise-ships-stranded-after-countries-adopt-virus- measures-1.4855964

17 March, 2020: MULTIPLE CRUISE SHIPS ARE LEFT STRANDED AS CORONAVIRUS CASES INCREASE Several cruise ships are stranded at sea, some with confirmed coronavirus cases on board, as the pandemic expands around the globe. Some ships have been denied port, leaving them to anchor off the coast of a country. Other cruises have docked with quarantined passengers aboard. Three cruise ships have confirmed cases of coronavirus on board: the MS Braemar, Silver Shadow and Silver Explorer. Here is the status of the cruise ships in limbo that we know of.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-stranded-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cruise-passengers-stranded-norwegian-line- ship-dock-coronavirus-south-pacific-a9407151.html?amp

17 March, 2020: THOUSANDS CLEARED TO LEAVE CRUISE SHIPS AT PORT EVERGLADES, ON HIGH ALERT AFTER CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK One by one, the cruise ships returned to Fort Lauderdale early Tuesday morning to a port on high alert because of the coronavirus outbreak. Thousands of passengers, some wearing gloves and masks, streamed though Port Everglades terminals and re-entered a world now marked by shutdowns. The cruise industry has suspended new sailings in an effort to limit the spread of the disease. State and federal officials, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Florida Health Department, cleared the arrival of four ships, said port spokeswoman Ellen Kennedy. Lydia Xie of Palos Verdes, California, got off the Queen Victoria cruise liner, which had been on a South American voyage for the past 56 days, including stops in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and the Panama Canal. Read more…

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17 March, 2020: CARNIVAL, CELEBRITY, COSTA CRUISES WORK TO BRING BACK STRANDED SHIPS, GET PASSENGERS HOME A study analyzed the coronavirus outbreak aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. While many major cruise operators are idling their fleets in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some ships are still at sea or trying to find a port as they deal with fears that some passengers or crew may have become infected with COVID-19. Some have passengers aboard who either tested positive for COVID-19 or have coronavirus-related symptoms. Other ships that have no reported cases are finding some countries closing access to ports out of fear they may harbor undiagnosed cases aboard. As of Monday

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night, 97% of Cruise Line International Association member lines had announced a partial or full suspension of operations worldwide. However, many ships that were at sea at the time of the announcement are still trying to get back to shore. Those members are now focused on getting passengers home, Bari Golin-Blaugrund, senior director of strategic communications for CLIA told USA TODAY. Read more… https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/5065220002

17 March, 2020: THE WORLD, RESIDENCE SHIP, ALSO LAYS UP The World, Residences at Sea, the world's only residential cruise ship, has been taken out of service with immediate effect from March 17 to approximately May 30 2020. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22620-the-world-residence-ship-also-lays-up.html

17 March, 2020: WHEN EACH CRUISE LINE IS SCHEDULED TO RESUME CRUISES While some cruise lines are scheduled to resume cruises in 30 days, others are taking a pause of up to 60 days. The cancellation of cruises is due to the COVID-19 outbreak and to keep guests safe. Here is a list of when each cruise line is scheduled to resume cruises.

- Azamara – April 11 - Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line – April 9 - Carnival Cruise Line – April 10 - Celebrity Cruises – April 11 - Cunard Line – April 11 - Disney Cruise Line – April 13 - Holland America Line – April 15 - MSC Cruises – April 30 - Norwegian Cruise Line – April 11 - Oceania Cruises – April 11 - Princess Cruises – May 10 - Regent Seven Seas Cruises – April 11 - Royal Caribbean – April 11 - Viking – May 1 - Virgin Voyages – August 7

This list is subject to change due to the extremely fluid situation with COVID-19. Read more… https://cruisefever.net/when-each-cruise-line-is-scheduled-to-resume- cruises/?utm_source=aimtell&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=campaign-887047

17 March, 2020: WORLD’S SECOND BUSIEST CRUISE PORT DEALING WITH 7 CRUISE SHIPS Port Canaveral which is the world’s second-busiest cruise ports certainly is busy today now that cruise lines have suspended operations. The port which is located in Florida around 50 miles east of Orlando currently has six docked cruise ships. The cruise ships berthed at the port are from four different cruise lines. there is also another ship anchored just off the coast. It’s an unprecedented situation and the port

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is supporting as much as possible. Here is a list of all the cruise ships currently berthed and the one offshore. - (Carnival Cruise Line) - (Carnival Cruise Line) - Norwegian Breakaway (Norwegian Cruise Line) - Norwegian Sun (Norwegian Cruise Line) - Disney Dream (Disney Cruise Line) - Disney Fantasy Anchored off the coast (Disney Cruise Line) - Mariner of the Seas off the coast (Royal Caribbean)

None of the vessels have passengers on board as they have already ended their cruises and disembarked. Port Canaveral has said local residents may see cruise ships coming and going as they will swap around to pick up provisions. there is not enough room for all the ships but it is being managed. Unfortunately, all the crew members are being restricted to go on land by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/worlds-second-busiest-cruise-port-dealing-with-7-cruise-ships/38485

17 March, 2020: THE SINKING CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY Cruise ships have been banned from entering NZ until June 30 - and there have been horrific stories of being quarantined on them during the Covid-19 outbreak. Will this coronavirus be the iceberg that sinks the cruising industry? Cruise ship holidays are off the agenda, worldwide. The floating fun palaces are not allowed to visit us [New Zealand] any more, at least until the end of June, and the Government suggests strongly you don’t get on one at an overseas port either. Read more… https://www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-detail/2020/03/17/1085119/the-sinking-cruise-ship-industry

17 March, 2020: CREW GETS THE CHANCE TO CRUISE LIKE GUESTS The news that thousands of cruisers would have their vacations cancelled over the next 30 to 60 days sent shockwaves around the travel industry and rightfully so. Most people plan their cruise vacation for months, if not years in advance and to have to cancel at the last minute was a devastating blow. Obviously, the health and wellness of passengers is a top priority for every cruise line, but one thing that’s been forgotten in the midst of this crisis is the loyal crew who make your cruise vacation possible. With their ships dormant for 30 days, Celebrity Cruises and the Captain of Celebrity Edge Kate McCue decided to make the most of it, announcing that for the time being, all 1,300 crew on board would be staying in a balcony stateroom. Read more… https://www.porthole.com/celebrity-edge-crew-gets-chance-cruise-like-guests/

17 March, 2020: PUERTO VALLARTA TO ACCOMMODATE WESTERDAM Holland America Line will now bring Westerdam to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, instead of Juneau, Alaska. Read more…. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22624-puerto-vallarta-to-accommodate- westerdam.html

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17 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: LUXURY CRUISE SHIP SILVER MUSE DOCKS IN AUCKLAND DESPITE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS Passengers on a luxury cruise ship which docked in Auckland this morning will be allowed to disembark, despite cruises being banned from New Zealand for months. Concerned Aucklanders spotted the Silver Muse at the port this morning. The Silversea Cruises vessel is on a two-week journey from Sydney to Auckland, ending early today. Journeys on the 600-passenger, 400-crew luxury cruise Silver Muse ship can cost around $1000 a day. The ship has already visited Melbourne, Burnie, Hobart, Dunedin's Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Picton. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Saturday tough new travel restrictions, including asking all cruise ships not to visit from New Zealand until June 30. Read more… https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12317249

UPDATE New Zealand has permitted a luxury cruise ship (Silver Muse) to dock in Auckland after cruise ships were banned from entry to New Zealand until 30 June. After 20 June, the decision will be reviewed. The cruise ship returned early from a two-week trip to Auckland from Sydney. It previously called at Melbourne, Burnie, Hobart, Dunedin’s Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Picton. Ports of Auckland (PoAL) said that as the cruise ship was in New Zealand waters when the announcement was made, it would not be affected. PoAL spokesperson Matthew Ball said that Silver Muse and four other ships that were in the country’s waters will be permitted to dock. Source: https://www.ship-technology.com/news/covid-19-cruise-ships-dock- new-zealand-ban/

16 March, 2020: WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CREW MEMBERS NOW CRUISES ARE SUSPENDED? Spare a Thought for the Crew Now that cruises around the world including the United States are coming to an end what will happen to the crew members? As cruise ships based out of North America and around the world end their sailings and come to a complete standstill there are thousands of crew members who will still remain on board. There are still cruise ships that continue to sail their scheduled itineraries as they had already departed before the shutdown. For those guests onboard, they will be able to travel home and be with their loved ones after disembarking as normal, hopefully. Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/what-happens-to-the-crew-members-now-cruises-are-suspended/38455

16 March, 2020: PASSENGERS DITCH CRUISE SHIP IN DUNEDIN Two cruise ships, Celebrity Solstice and Azamara Journey, left Dunedin last night and are expected to be the final visits for the season after the Government’s ban on ships until June 30 came into effect. A crew member from one of the ships said about 180 passengers would not return for the final leg of the trip back to Australia. Port Otago chief executive Kevin Winders said port staff became de facto travel agents to passengers disembarking from the Celebrity Solstice on Sunday before it left port. Meanwhile, authorities this afternoon confirmed a cruise ship passenger suspected of having coronavirus on the aboard Golden Princess has tested negative. Read more… https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/passengers-ditch-cruise-ship-dunedin

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16 March, 2020: ST. JOHN'S COUPLE STUCK ON A CRUISE TO NOWHERE IN SOUTH PACIFIC Norwegian Jewel turned away from six ports, hoping to dock in Honolulu. Joan and Pat Walsh are stuck on a cruise ship in the South Pacific where rumours are flying fast between 2,500 passengers, and nobody seems to know where they'll make landfall. The couple has made two attempts to fly back to Canada — once from New Zealand and once from Fiji — but both were nixed when the ship was turned away by local authorities. The couple departed from Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 28, when news of the virus was just starting to spread around the world. At the time there were no restrictions or warnings from the Canadian government not to travel to that area of the world. Just to be safe they tried to cancel two days earlier, but were told they couldn't get a refund from Norwegian Cruise Line. Read more…. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/joan-pat-walsh-norwegian-jewel-cruise- covid-19-coronavirus-1.5498925

16 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP STUCK IN LIMBO; LOOKING FOR PORT The Norwegian Jewel’s three-week sailing from Sydney, Australia to French Polynesia has been struggling to find a place to disembark guests. So far, the ship has been turned away from numerous ports despite there being no cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) reported on board. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/cruise-ship-stuck-in-limbo-looking-for-port/

16 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: CRUISE PASSENGERS STRANDED AS COUNTRIES TURN THEM AWAY As countries scramble to close their borders in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of cruise ship passengers are stranded on the high seas while their vessels seek a port at which to dock. The Norwegian Jewel, sailing under the flag of the Bahamas, has been refused permission to dock in French Polynesia, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia, and is piloting to American Samoa to refuel. Read more… https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/cruise-ships-scramble-to-find-safe-harbour-amid- covid-19-crisis-as-countries-turn-them-away

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16 March, 2020: THE CORONAVIRUS IS THE WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE CRUISE INDUSTRY SINCE A PASSENGER WAS SHOT AND THROWN OFF OF A SHIP IN THE 1980S, A CRUISE EXPERT SAYS The novel coronavirus is becoming a financial and public-relations nightmare for the cruise industry, from failed quarantine attempts on ships to passenger lawsuits and a stream of cancellations. Major cruise companies like Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have predicted that their 2020 earnings will be impacted by the virus, while more than 700 passengers on Princess Cruises' Diamond Princess ship, which is owned by Carnival, contracted the coronavirus during a bungled quarantine in February. The ship started with just 10 cases. Read more…. https://www.businessinsider.com/expert-calls-coronavirus-worst-incident-for-cruise-industry-since- 1985-murder-2020-3

16 March, 2020: CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES FLEET SCENARIO FOR OPERATIONS PAUSE The Cruise & Maritime Voyages fleet is being recalled to Northern Europe for the company's voluntary pause of operations. "All six ocean vessels will be heading back to Northern Europe," said Chris Coates,

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group commercial director, in an email to Cruise Industry News. The Magellan, Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Astoria are set to stay in Tilbury. The Marco Polo will lay over in Bristol Avonmouth and the Astor will dock in Bremerhaven. The present plan is for a vast majority of the crew to remain onboard, Coates said. The company plans to resumes operations on April 24. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22614-cruise-maritime-voyages-fleet-scenario-for- operations-pause.html

16 March, 2020: PRINCESS PLANS FOR FLORIDA FLEET: ANCHORAGES AND PRINCESS CAYS VISITS With six ships sailing from South Florida, Princess Cruises has put together a detailed plan for what to do with its ships and crew during its temporary suspension of service, according to crew aboard the ships. The , Sky Princess, , , and Island Princess are in the Caribbean sailing from South Florida, and will spend the immediate future at anchorages in the Bahamas with weekly calls into Princess Cays, the brand's private island. A substitute port could be Port Everglades, according to a company document. Calling it an immediate, low-cost layup proposal, the plan keeps the ships ready to return to service on short notice and defers repositioning decisions, according to a letter sent to crew aboard the ships. The company plans to have the ships stay at Great Isaac Anchorage. Read more…. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22615- princess-plans-for-florida-fleet-anchorages-and-princess-cays-visits.html

16 March, 2020: Update: MS MARINA OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA The cruise ship, MS Marina a massive cruise ship with the Oceania Line has 146 Canadians among its 1,000 passengers is stranded in the Pacific Ocean as ports in South America refuse to let it dock because of COVID-19 fears. Read more… https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/oceania-ms-marina-cruise-ship-stranded

16 March, 2020: END OF THE CRUISE? INDUSTRY STRUGGLES THROUGH ROUGH WATERS OF CORONAVIRUS CRISIS It is close to peak season at Port Everglades, Florida’s second-busiest cruise port, yet an air of deep anxiety hangs over the deserted quaysides and departure terminals. With all major cruise lines shuttering operations, countries closing ports to large passenger ships and thousands of workers laid off indefinitely, the $45bn (£35.6bn) US cruise industry is struggling to plot a course through the rough waters of the coronavirus crisis. In Fort Lauderdale, authorities warned that up to 50,000 passengers might have been in contact with port workers infected with the virus, adding to a public relations nightmare that just days earlier saw one liner with 3,500 aboard refused permission to dock in California and two Florida-based ships ordered to stay at sea temporarily while crew members were tested. One by one, the big cruise operators announced they were halting operations and mothballing ships, beginning with Princess Cruises, one of Port Everglades’ biggest clients with 18 vessels, Viking Cruises and Disney Cruise Lines on Thursday. Others had fallen into line by Saturday morning. Read more…. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/mar/16/end-of-the-cruise-industry-struggles-through- rough-waters-of-coronavirus-crisis

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16 March, 2020: MULTIPLE CRUISE SHIPS ARE LEFT STRANDED AS CORONAVIRUS CASES INCREASE. Several cruise ships are stranded at sea, some with confirmed coronavirus cases on board, as the pandemic expands around the globe. Some ships have been denied port, leaving them to anchor off the coast of a country. Other cruises have docked with quarantined passengers aboard. Three cruise ships have confirmed cases of coronavirus on board: the MS Braemar, Silver Shadow and Silver Explorer.

MS Braemar - Status: In the Bahamas, heading towards Cuba A cruise ship with confirmed coronavirus cases is headed to Cuba after days frantically searching for a place to dock after it was refused several ports of entry in the Caribbean. Five people aboard the MS Braemar tested positive for the virus, according to a statement from British company Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, which owns the Braemar. Twenty passengers and another 20 crew members, including a doctor, are in isolation after displaying influenza-like symptoms while traveling on the ship, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines said on Sunday. The Braemar is anchored about 25 miles offshore in the Bahamas. It's currently being resupplied with vital food, fuel and medication. The United Kingdom entered into discussions with authorities in Cuba and the US to find a suitable port for the Braemar, according to British government sources familiar with the efforts. Now Cuba has said it will receive the ship and says it "comprehends the difficult situation these passengers find themselves in," a diplomatic source in Cuba told CNN. Read more…. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-stranded-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/cuba-to-allow-cruise-ship-dock-with-covid19-cases-20200316- 0003.html

Silver Shadow - Status: Docked in Brazil, passengers in isolation A Canadian passenger tested positive for coronavirus Saturday on the Silver Shadow, which is docked off the port of Recife in Brazil, according to Brazil's state news agency Agencia Brasil. Royal Caribbean confirmed the case on the Silver Shadow on Sunday. Read more…. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-stranded-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

Silver Explorer - Status: Docked in Chile, one passenger tested positive The Silver Explorer docked in Castro, Chile, on Saturday after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus, Chile's Health Minister Jaime Manalich said during a press conference in Santiago Saturday. An 83-year- old British man is in "good condition" and being treated at the Coyhaique Hospital after testing positive, Manalich said. Royal Caribbean, which owns the Silver Explorer, confirmed the coronavirus case on Sunday. "One guest aboard the Silver Explorer has been medically disembarked in Castro, Chile, also testing positive for the virus," the statement said. The cruise ship is carrying 111 passengers and 120 crew members, according to Chilean officials. Read more…. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-stranded-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

Golden Princess - Status: Cleared to set sail for Australia While no one has tested positive for coronavirus on the Golden Princess anchored off New Zealand, at least three passengers have been quarantined by the ship's doctor, according to local health officials. One passenger developed symptoms similar to coronavirus and was being treated as a suspected case,

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according to the Canterbury . Two other passengers had contact with a confirmed case in the past two weeks. The ship is anchored in Akaroa Harbor near so there could be "precautionary health testing" of guests who traveled on an international flight from Los Angeles, Princess Cruises said in a statement to CNN. The flight had a passenger who later tested positive for coronavirus in Australia. The cruise line said the airline passenger who tested positive has never been on board its ship. Read more…. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-ships-stranded-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

16 March, 2020: THREE ILL COSTA CRUISERS DEBARK IN SPAIN AFTER FORMER SHIPMATES GOT COVID-19 Three passengers and their companions on the Costa Luminosa cruise ship were offloaded Sunday with respiratory problems in Spain’s Canary Islands. The cruise ship, owned by Miami-based Carnival Corporation, has left three people diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in two different countries since it departed Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 24. On Feb. 29, a 68-year-old Italian man was evacuated from the ship in the Cayman Islands following a stroke He tested positive there for COVID-19 before he passed away Saturday. The ship returned to Fort Lauderdale on March 5 to pick up new passengers. On March 8 when the ship was in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 68-year- old woman from northern Italy was evacuated from the cruise ship with pneumonia, accompanied by her 70-year-old husband. Both tested positive for the virus Saturday. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241214041.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_494861

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16 March, 2020: CUBA ALLOWS BRITISH CRUISE SHIP CARRYING PASSENGERS WITH COVID-19 TO DOCK ON THE ISLAND The Cuban government has authorized a British cruise ship carrying five people with confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, to dock at a port in the island. The MS Braemar, which has been sailing in the Caribbean since the end of February, is also carrying 20 passengers and 20 crew members, including a physician, who are suffering from flu-like symptoms, the company that owns the ship, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, said. The ship company in a statement that no other Caribbean port would allow the ship to dock “because the issue of the COVID-19 coronavirus is very sensitive.” Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation- world/world/americas/cuba/article241228736.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_494819

16 March, 2020: TOP-LEVEL TALKS TO GET HUNDREDS OF BRITISH HOLIDAYMAKERS’ HOME FROM CORONAVIRUS-HIT CRUISE More than 650 holidaymakers from the UK are stuck on Fred Olsen Lines ship Braemar that is anchored in the Bahamas with guests and crew isolated. The Foreign Office is holding “high level discussions” to get more than 650 Britons home from a Covid-19-stricken cruise ship. The Braemar cruise ship took on more medical staff and stocked up on supplies on Sunday night after anchoring in the Bahamas. The vessel, containing 667 Britons, was forced to isolate 20 guests and 20 crew who showed influenza-like symptoms. They included five people who tested positive for Covid-19 at the boat’s last port of call on the island of

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Curacao, on March 10. On Monday, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, which runs the Braemar, said two doctors and two nurses were drafted in to assist the on-board medical team. Read more… https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/world-news/top-level-talks-hundreds-british-17932060

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16 March, 2020: NEW OUTBREAKS, STRANDED PASSENGERS AND CONCERNED CREW MEMBERS: INDUSTRY STRUGGLES WITH SHUT-DOWN DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Crew members on the indicate that the ship is sailing back to Savona from Dubai without passengers aboard. They are expressing alarm that Costa is taking the ship to Italy due to the high rate of infection in Italy. Crew members on this ship who are at the end of their contracts were not permitted to disembark while the ship was in Dubai. Meanwhile, there are crew members who have tested positive with coronavirus on the ship. Over one thousand crew members on the contaminated Grand Princess have still not been tested even though 19 of their colleagues on that ship are ill with COVID-19. There appears to be no plans by any cruise lines, even with ships which call on U.S. ports, to provide medical treatment ashore for their employees in order to comply with their maritime and legal obligations Crew members are uniformly expressing concern that their employers will refuse to pay them anything once they leave their ships and are returned home. Several MSC crew members explained that they are at the beginning of their contracts and the cruise line will not compensate them at all once they are sent home. Crew members from the have written an open letter to the president of their country asking for their mortgages, loans and other financial obligations be suspended so they can try to survive financially. Read more… https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2020/03/articles/disease/new-outbreaks-stranded-passengers-and- concerned-crew-members-industry-struggles-with-shut-down-due-to-coronavirus/

16 March, 2020: THREE ILL COSTA CRUISERS DEBARK IN SPAIN AFTER FORMER SHIPMATES GOT COVID-19 Three passengers and their companions on the Costa Luminosa cruise ship were offloaded Sunday with respiratory problems in Spain’s Canary Islands. The cruise ship, owned by Miami-based Carnival Corporation, has left three people diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in two countries since it departed Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 24. On Feb. 29, a 68-year- old Italian man was evacuated from the ship in the Cayman Islands following a stroke. He tested positive there for COVID-19 before he passed away Saturday. The ship returned to Fort Lauderdale on March 5 to pick up new passengers. On March 8, when the ship was in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 68-year-old woman from northern Italy was evacuated from the cruise ship with pneumonia, accompanied by her 70-year-old husband. Both tested positive for the virus Saturday. Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241214041.html

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16 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19: CREW ON BOARD GRAND PRINCESS TO DISEMBARK Princess Cruises has announced that the crew on board the Grand Princess cruise ship will be allowed to disembark and will be repatriated using charter flights. The plan for repatriation was announced by the US Department of State, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the US Centers for disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the State of California, the City of Oakland, and the Port of San Francisco. Last week, Grand Princess docked in Port of Oakland in California, US, after staying off the coast for four days due to a number of passengers contracting Covid-19. The cruise line operator said that it will cover the cost of ground transportation and charter flights. Read more… https://www.ship-technology.com/news/coronavirus-covid-19-crew-grand-princess-disembark/

Grand Princess may finally leave Oakland on Monday: The Grand Princess, which has been moored at the Port of Oakland all week, will depart at around 8 a.m. Monday morning, according to the Oakland Police Department. The luxury cruise ship, which was marooned outside the Golden Gate for several days after tests revealed 21 cases on board of COVID-19, has had its passengers and most of the crew sent to quarantine in various locations including Travis Air Force Base in Solano County. It originally was to remain in Oakland only for three to five days; at his press conference today, Gov. Newsom had said it would set sail on Sunday evening. Read more… https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/amp/Coronavirus-live-updates-Bay-Area-California-cases- 15100710.php

15 March, 2020: THE ECONOMICS OF CRUISE SHIPS In the wake of coronavirus and tanking stocks, cruise companies have sought assistance from the US government. But for decades, the industry has done everything in its power to avoid paying into the system. Read more… https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-cruise-ships/

15 March, 2020: MORE THAN 600 BRITISH PASSENGERS ARE STRANDED ON CARIBBEAN CRUISE SHIP AND FACING A TEN-DAY NIGHTMARE TRIP HOME AS FIVE TEST POSITIVES FOR CORONAVIRUS AFTER OUTBREAK ONBOARD More than 600 British passengers – many of them elderly – were tonight stranded on a cruise ship in the Caribbean after it was blocked from a string of ports after a coronavirus outbreak onboard. Five people on the Braemar, operated by British cruise firm Fred Olsen, have already tested positive for Covid-19 and passengers – including the sick – now face the prospect of a voyage back across the Atlantic lasting up to ten days. The stricken ship, carrying 682 mostly British passengers and 381 crew, was refused permission to dock in Freetown in the Bahamas due to the outbreak. Instead, it was yesterday forced to anchor 25 miles off the northern coast of the Bahamas, where extra food, fuel and medical supplies were delivered by helicopter. Read more… https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8113015/More-600-British-passengers-stranded-virus-hit- Caribbean-cruise-ship.html

15 March, 2020: NORWEGIAN CRUISE SHIP MS FRIDTJOF NANSEN WILL DOCK IN CORNWALL TODAY A huge Norwegian cruise ship is making its way to Cornwall - despite a number of trips being cancelled by other lines over the threat posed by coronavirus. The impressive MS Fridtjof Nansen belongs to cruise

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company Hurtigruten and is scheduled to dock in Fowey today, Sunday, at 1pm. The Fridtjof Nansen's trip to Cornwall is part of its showcase voyage, which gives guests the chance to be amongst the very first to sail on MS Fridtjof Nansen, prior even to her inaugural trip from , commencing at the beginning of April. The trip will begin in Liverpool and head to Dublin and Cardiff before visiting Fowey on day four of the voyage. The ship will then head to Dartmouth and Portsmouth. Read more…. https://www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/norwegian-cruise-ship-ms-fridtjof-3949191

15 March, 2020: GOLDEN PRINCESS PASSENGERS BARRED FROM DISEMBARKING AT AKAROA Passengers on Golden Princess (P&O ) were denied disembarkation at a New Zealand cruise port on Sunday, March 15 due to a suspected Coronavirus (COVID-19) case on board, NZ health officials revealed. The cruise ship (carrying ~2600 passengers plus ~1100 crew) docked at Akaroa Harbour close to Christchurch. NZ's director-general of health, , announced 3 passengers had been quarantined by the doctor aboard the ship. One of them developed Coronavirus symptoms and is treated as a suspected case. Bloomfield said that all onboard were not being allowed off the liner until results were known. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6843-golden-princess-passengers-barred-disembarking-akaroa

15 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS STRANDED AT SEA AS COUNTRIES TURN THEM AWAY FROM HARBOURS As countries across the world scramble to close their borders in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic, several cruise ships, some laden with thousands of passengers, are stranded on the high seas seeking a port at which they can dock. The Norwegian Jewel, sailing under the flag of the Bahamas, has been refused permission to dock in French Polynesia, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia, and is now piloting to American Samoa to refuel. But no passengers will be allowed off the ship in Pago Pago and it is unclear where passengers will ultimately be permitted to disembark. Read more…. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/cruise-ships-scramble-to-find-safe-harbour-amid- covid-19-crisis-as-countries-turn-them-away

15 March, 2020: CRUISE PASSENGERS UNDER CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE SAY THEY LACK FOOD, BASIC MEDICAL ATTENTION Cruise ship passengers under federal coronavirus quarantine say they are lacking food, medical attention and are being housed in unsanitary conditions despite President Donald Trump's assertion that getting them off the Grand Princess was a "tremendous success." Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/03/14/quarantined-cruise-passengers- lacking-basic-medical-care-even-soap/5051059002/

15 March, 2020: THOUSANDS LEAVE MIAMI CRUISE SHIP WITHOUT SCREENINGS AFTER FORMER PASSENGER GOT COVID-19 Despite the positive test for COVID-19 from a passenger who had disembarked days earlier, thousands of people were allowed to leave a cruise ship in Miami on Sunday without undergoing medical screening. The former passenger got off the MSC Meraviglia in Miami on March 8 after an eight-day Caribbean cruise, leaving 103 passengers and the ship’s crew aboard for the next voyage. Four days later, after the

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ship had sailed with thousands of additional new passengers aboard, the Public Health Agency of Canada informed Broward-based MSC Cruises that the former passenger had tested positive. Once it received the result, the company said it isolated in individual cabins seven crew members who had been in close contact with the passenger. But instead of holding the ship off the Florida coast and testing people on board for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, MSC said U.S. health authorities cleared it to dock Sunday and disembark passengers as normal. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241209366.html

15 March, 2020: 2 CANADIANS ON CRUISE SHIP OFF BAHAMAS WITH CORONAVIRUS CASES ON BOARD At least two Canadians are among those on a cruise ship that’s in limbo off the Bahamas due to an outbreak of coronavirus on board. The Braemar has been anchored about 40 kilometers southwest of Freeport, Grand Bahama, since Saturday. Five people — four crew and one guest — have been diagnosed with the virus, according to operator Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. In total, 20 passengers who have flu-like symptoms are in isolation, along with another 20 crew members, including a doctor. Read more… https://globalnews.ca/news/6681016/coronavirus-2-canadians-cruise-ship-bahamas/amp/

15 March, 2020: CRUISE PASSENGER DEATH CAUSES DELAYED DISEMBARKATION Disembarkation of Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam was halted Sunday afternoon following the death of a passenger during the sailing. A statement from the cruise line reads, “Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam was notified at 9:30 a.m. local time in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, that the Florida Governor’s office had supported an order requested by Broward County officials to hold disembarkation of guests from the ship in order to do a COVID-19 test on a guest who sadly passed away during this cruise.” By the time the order came through, however, a majority of guests already had been allowed off. The statement specifies that “65 percent of the ship was cleared when the cruise line suspended disembarkation.” (Updated March 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. EDT) The captain of the Nieuw Statendam advised guests that the COVID-19 result came back negative and debarkation for the remaining passengers on board will commence shortly. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/cruise-passenger-death-causes-delayed-disembarkation/

15 March, 2020: SAN JUAN TURNS AWAY CRUISE SHIPS; VESSELS SAIL TO FLORIDA (Updated March 15, 2020 3:25 p.m. EDT) San Juan, Puerto Rico denied entry to four cruise ships returning to disembark guests from Caribbean sailings. Celebrity Summit, Norwegian Epic, Carnival Fascination and Freedom of the Seas were all turned away by local officials. As a result, the ships wound up sailing for Florida in order to disembark guests. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/san-juan-turns-away-cruise-ships-vessels-sail-to-florida/

15 March, 2020: PASSENGERS HELD ON CRUISE SHIP IN NEW ZEALAND OVER VIRUS FEARS WELLINGTON (AFP) - Passengers on the Golden Princess cruise liner were barred from disembarking at a New Zealand port on Sunday (March 15) because of a suspected coronavirus case on board, health officials said. There were 2,600 passengers and 1,100 crew on the boat docked at Akaroa near the South Island city of Christchurch, according to the port's cruise ship schedule. New Zealand's director-general

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of health, Ashley Bloomfield, said three passengers have been quarantined by the ship's doctor. Read more… https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/passengers-held-on-cruise-ship-in-new-zealand-over- virus-fears?fbclid=IwAR21spuXZ6r6jhw3IjYXkJBSJvM3t90Ge8Lm-XGKjn8Qtszs_qe520iT63w

15 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: QUEEN MARY 2 ROUND-THE-WORLD VOYAGE COMES TO ABRUPT END Cunard has abruptly ended the round-the-world voyage of the cruise ship, Queen Mary 2. The vessel is currently in the Western Australian port of Fremantle, near Perth. Passengers say they have been told they will be flown home as soon as possible. New arrivals who were planning to join Queen Mary 2 in Fremantle have been asked to wait for further news. After many ports in Asia shut down to cruise ships, Cunard moved vessels to Australia – warning passengers to bring at least 14 days of extra medication. Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/coronavirus-update-cunard-queen-mary-2-cruise- ship-passengers-a9402691.html?amp

15 March, 2020: FREEDOM OF THE SEAS DENIED ENTRY TO RETURN TO SAN JUAN AND WILL REMAIN AT SEA FOR TWO EXTRA DAYS Guests onboard Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas are reporting the ship was denied entry to San Juan, Puerto Rico and as a result, is heading to Miami, Florida to disembark. Read more… https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/03/15/freedom-of-the-seas-denied-entry-return-san-juan- and-will-remain-sea-two-extra-days

15 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS-HIT CRUISE SHIP IN DIPLOMATIC SCRAMBLE TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO DOCK A transatlantic cruise ship carrying more than 600 passengers with at least five confirmed coronavirus cases on board is frantically searching for somewhere to dock after it was refused entry at multiple Caribbean ports. British officials have launched an intense diplomatic effort to find a country willing to take the the MS Braemar, which belongs to the British company Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. Twenty passengers and another 20 crew members, including a doctor, are in isolation after displaying influenza- like symptoms while traveling on the ship. The Braemar is anchored about 25 miles offshore in the Bahamas waiting for clearance from the local government to bring aboard vital food, fuel and medications and two doctors and two nurses who are preparing to assist the onboard medical team. Read more… https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/cruise-transatlantic-coronavirus-gbr-intl/index.html

15 March, 2020: GOLDEN PRINCESS UPDATE A passenger on board the Golden Princess cruise ship berthed at Akaroa, in the South Island, is being tested for Covid-19. Three passengers on board the cruise have been quarantined by the ship's doctor. One of the three has developed symptoms of Covid-19 and is being treated as a suspected case. All cruise ships are being asked to not come to NZ until June 30. It does not apply to cargo ships. Read more… https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/411760/coronavirus-airlines-turn-away-some-travellers-trying-to- return-to-nz

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15 March, 2020: MARELLA CELEBRATION DENIED BERTHING The Marella Celebration has been denied offloading ill passenger at Funchal, Portugal and is continuing on to the UK. Source: http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events.html

15 March, 2020: CELEBRITY ECLIPSE – DENIED BERTHING IN CHILE DEVELOPING STORY: The Celebrity Eclipse is currently being held offshore from San Antonia, Chile (as the port is closed) at the end of a 14-day cruise from Buenos Aires. Source: http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events.html

15 March, 2020: INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ABOUT GLOBAL TRAVEL ON CRUISE SHIPS, INCLUDING RIVER CRUISES, DUE TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends all persons defer any travel on cruise ships, including river cruises, worldwide because of the increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission onboard ships. Deferring travel is especially important for older adults and all people with serious chronic medical conditions (such as heart disease, diabetes or lung disease), because of their increased risk for severe disease. This health update provides information to clinicians and state and local health departments about the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation and the risks associated with travel on cruise ships, including river cruises. Read more…. https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2020/HAN00430.asp

14 March, 2020: MORE THAN 1,000 PASSENGERS STUCK ON MSC CRUISES SHIP AT HOBART All passengers and crew are currently blocked on a cruise ship docked at Port Hobart Tasmania over Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears. About 1400 passengers and crew on the liner MSC Magnifica, which arrived in Tasmania on Saturday, March 14, were barred from disembarking if they want to continue with the cruise. No one onboard has the illness but the Captain made the call as a precaution to protect the health of passengers. The vessel left Italy in early-January - long before the Coronavirus became a global pandemic. Over 200 Coronavirus cases have been confirmed across Australia, including 5 in Tasmania. On Saturday, March 14, Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein told a press conference that the decision had come after advice on border control. Magnifica's next scheduled call port is Sydney, NSW Australia, on March 16. The passengers were told they could leave the ship in Sydney or Singapore, with home flights provided complimentary by MSC. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6838-more-than-1000-passengers-stuck-msc-cruises-ship-hobart

14 March, 2020: COVID-19 BREAKING THE CRUISE INDUSTRY? More than 50 cruise shipping companies announced suspending fleet operations to and from US ports for 30 days because of the "unprecedented situation" of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The halt began at midnight, according to a statement from CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) which represents most of the major lines, including CCL-Carnival, DCL-Disney, NCL-Norwegian, Princess and RCI- Royal Caribbean. This followed earlier announcements but affects all major lines, including Princess and cruise operator Viking. Carnival and Norwegian announced suspensions in operations on Friday, March 13. Norwegian Cruise Line President & CEO Harry Somer said Norwegian planned to resume sailings beginning April 12. Read more….

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14 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS TO SLASH ATLANTIC CANADA’S CRUISE SEASON New federal restrictions on cruise ships are set to wreak havoc with Eastern Canada’s cruise ship season, with thousands of expected visitors no longer permitted to dock in Canada. Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced on Friday that no cruise ships carrying more than 500 people will be allowed to dock in Canada until at least July 1. Read more… https://globalnews.ca/news/6672912/atlantic-canadas-cruise-season-covid/

14 March, 2020: BRITISH CRUISE SHIP WITH 5 CORONAVIRUS CASES ADDS SUPPLIES, DOCTORS AND NURSES ON BOARD A British cruise ship is in limbo off the coast of the Bahamas, with one passenger and four crew members who have tested positive for coronavirus. Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines said Sunday that another 20 passengers and 20 crew members, including a doctor, are showing flu-like symptoms. They and the five people who tested positive are in isolation. There are 682 passengers on board the Braemar, the majority of them British nationals, the company said. None are Americans. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/03/14/coronavirus-british-cruise-ship-braemar-has-five- cases-on-board/5050510002/?utm_source=AMP&utm_medium=UpNext

14 March, 2020: PASSENGERS HELD ON CRUISE SHIP IN NEW ZEALAND OVER VIRUS FEARS WELLINGTON (AFP) - Passengers on the Golden Princess cruise liner were barred from disembarking at a New Zealand port on Sunday (March 15) because of a suspected coronavirus case on board, health officials said. There were 2,600 passengers and 1,100 crew on the boat docked at Akaroa near the South Island city of Christchurch, according to the port's cruise ship schedule. New Zealand's director-general of health, Ashley Bloomfield, said three passengers have been quarantined by the ship's doctor. Read more… https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/passengers-held-on-cruise-ship-in-new-zealand- over-virus-fears?fbclid=IwAR21spuXZ6r6jhw3IjYXkJBSJvM3t90Ge8Lm-XGKjn8Qtszs_qe520iT63w

14 March, 2020: P&O CANCELS CRUISES OVER VIRUS FEARS A nightmare is unfolding for passengers aboard an Italian cruise ship which docked in Hobart today as the ships’ owners have forbidden anyone leaving the vessel and coming ashore. Both crew and up to 3000 passengers on the MSC Magnifica, which is part way through a cruise of the Pacific, have been prevented from leaving it amid coronavirus pandemic fears. The ship, operated by the global cruise line Mediterranean Shipping Company, arrived from New Zealand on Saturday morning at the Port of Hobart and is due in Sydney on Monday. Read more… https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/health-safety/coronavirus-nightmare-aboard-italian- luxury-cruise-ship-in-hobart/news-story/2a34f721b1d4a6d1fc65c6d78bd057ff

14 March, 2020: ALLURE OF THE SEAS AMPLIFICATION POSTPONED DUE TO SPAIN'S PORT CLOSURE FROM CORONAVIRUS FEARS It appears Allure of the Seas scheduled $165 million amplification is on hold temporarily while all of Spain's ports are closed for at least two weeks due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Read more….

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https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/03/14/allure-of-the-seas-amplification-postponed-due- -port-closure-coronavirus-fears

14 March, 2020: CAYMAN RECORDS FIRST COVID-19 DEATH. ITALIAN MAN WAS ON SAME CRUISE AS PUERTO RICO COUPLE A 68-year-old Italian man, who became the Cayman Islands’ first confirmed coronavirus patient and its first virus-related death Saturday, was on the same Italian cruise ship carrying Puerto Rico’s two first COVID-19 cases. The death was reported Saturday. Carnival Corp.’s Costa Luminosa landed in Grand Cayman on Feb. 29 after its Italian passengers were barred from disembarking the day before in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, due to fears over the potential spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes the flu-like COVID-19 disease. Days later, the ship arrived in Puerto Rico, where officials announced that a 68-year- old female passenger from northern Italy had been evacuated from the cruise ship with pneumonia, accompanied by her 70-year-old husband. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241196966.html

14 March, 2020: JAXPORT WILL ACCOMMODATE FLORIDA CRUISE SHIPS DISPLACED DUE TO COVID-19 THREAT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three additional cruise ships will dock and remain at Jaxport during the cruise industry’s voluntary suspension of cruise operations during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release from the port authority on Saturday. It’s in addition to Jaxport’s regular home-ported ship, the , which was docked at Jaxport on Saturday. Read more… https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/03/14/jaxport-will-accommodate-florida-cruise-ships- displaced-due-to-covid-19-threat/

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22612-jacksonville-to-accommodate-4-ships-for-lay- up-3-ncl-vessels.html

14 March, 2020: WHERE CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIPS WILL GO DURING VOLUNTARY SUSPENSION Wondering where your favorite Carnival cruise ship will be during the month-long voluntary suspension of sailings? What follows is a list of where each ship will be, organized alphabetically by the name of the city/port in which it will be docked. Unless otherwise noted, the ship is expected to stay at the indicated port until the sailings resume.

Baltimore will be home to the , which will arrive there on Sunday, March 15. Charleston will welcome the on Monday, March 16. Fort Lauderdale plays host to the starting on Monday, March 16. Freeport, Bahamas will host several ships. arrived there on Saturday, March 14; Carnival is making her way there, and the is currently in Freeport for a drydock. Galveston is expecting the to arrive on Monday, March 16. Jacksonville welcomed the Carnival Ecstasy on Saturday, March 14. Long Beach is expecting the to arrive on Monday, March 16.

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Miami is expecting the and the (the latter of which is currently anchored just outside Miami) to arrive on Sunday, March 15. Mobile will host the beginning Monday, March 16. New Orleans welcomes the on Sunday, March 15. Port Canaveral already has the Carnival Breeze at its docks, with the Carnival Liberty arriving on Monday, March 16. Tampa saw the arrive on Saturday, with the arriving on Sunday, March 15. St. Thomas will host the Carnival Fascination.

Elsewhere, the and will each be anchored at sea, while homes are still being sought for a few members of the fleet. As of now, the temporary homes of , and are still up in the air. Finally, the is currently on a Panama Cruise and will return to California midweek. Where the ship will wind up being berthed is not yet known. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/where-carnival-cruise-ships-will-go-during-voluntary-suspension/

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22613-carnival-cruise-line-details-dock-locations- for-its-fleet.html

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22611-gulfport-mississippi-to-host-two-carnival- ships.html

14 March, 2020: CARNIVAL VALOR PASSENGERS URGED TO CONTACT HEALTH DEPARTMENT AFTER CORONAVIRUS CASE IN COLUMBUS COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Passengers who recently traveled aboard the Carnival Valor cruise ship are being urged to contact their local health department after a Columbus man tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus. Columbus Public Health announced a 49-year-old man who traveled aboard the ship is currently in isolation. The Valor cruise left from New Orleans on Feb. 29, went to Cozumel and Yucatan, returned to New Orleans on March 5th. The patient with the confirmed case returned to Columbus on March 6 and started having symptoms the next day. He was tested for COVID-19 on March 12, and officials received the positive test result Friday night at 8pm. Read more…

https://www.wkrg.com/news/carnival-valor-passengers-urged-to-contact-health-department-after- coronavirus-case-in-columbus/

https://www.nbc4i.com/community/health/coronavirus/carnival-valor-passengers-urged-to-contact- health-department-after-coronavirus-case-in-columbus/

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14 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS ROILS FINANCIAL WATERS FOR IDLED CRUISE INDUSTRY. CAN IT SURVIVE? Flourishing cruise lines were gearing up for their busy spring season when it all came crashing down due to pandemic. The once-flourishing global cruise industry appears, for now, to be an early casualty of the novel coronavirus. Dead in the water, as they say. All major cruise lines now have suspended operations for 30 to 60 days. Two Princess ships sit empty on San Pedro’s deserted waterfront — next to the also- closed USS Iowa museum ship — with no passengers and no place to go. Affected in the canceled voyages are Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and MSC. Earlier shutdowns were announced, on March 11 and 12, respectively, for Viking and Princess cruise ships. The dramatic turnaround in the normally busy and flourishing industry comes in the wake of a devastating public relations moment — the grim specter of glamorous ships carrying stricken and contagious passengers in search of a port, carried on TVs across the world. Read more… https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/03/14/coronavirus-roils-financial-waters-for-idled-cruise-industry- can-it-survive/

14 March, 2020: CRUISE PORT CLOSURES - Baltimore, Maryland: Cruise Port closed until further notice. - Santa Barbara and Monterey, California - Canada: announced 13th March that all cruise ships with more than 500 onboard (pax and crew) will not be approved to dock until 1st July, 2020; Canadian Arctic cruise season is cancelled for 2020

The following countries have closed their ports to cruise ships until further notice or have implemented a 14-day quarantine for cruise passengers which effectively closes the port: - Estonia - Israel - Italy - Norway - Singapore - Spain - Monaco - India - United Arab Emirates - New Zealand - Canada

14 March, 2020: WHICH CRUISE LINES HAVE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR MY HOLIDAY? The global cruise industry is taking a break from operations for at least a month as travel restrictions due to coronavirus take hold around the world. The first cruise operator to announce it was suspending its river and ocean cruises for a temporary period was Viking, closely followed by Princess Cruises, and nearly all other major cruise lines have made similar announcements in the past 48 hours. The unprecedented move to shut down the global cruise industry follows advice from both the UK and US governments that those aged 70 and over, and those with pre-existing health conditions, should avoid cruise holidays for the time being, while coronavirus is such an important health issue. Read more…

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/cruise-lines-suspending-operations-over- coronavirus/

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14 March, 2020: CAYMAN RECORDS FIRST COVID-19 DEATH. ITALIAN MAN WAS ON SAME CRUISE AS PUERTO RICO COUPLE A 68-year-old Italian man, who became the Cayman Islands’ first confirmed coronavirus patient and its first virus-related death Saturday, was on the same Italian cruise ship carrying Puerto Rico’s two first COVID-19 cases. The death was reported Saturday. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241196966.html

14 March, 2020: ALL CLIA CRUISE LINES CANCEL CRUISES OVER THE NEXT 30-60 DAYS Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced that all member ocean cruise lines are pausing sailings over the next 30-60 days. For most cruise lines, the cancellations will span the next 30 days. Major cruise lines that are members of CLIA include Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises, Princess Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Celebrity Cruises. The temporary suspension will take effect at 12:00AM EDT on 14 March 2020. Read more: https://cruisefever.net/all-cruise-lines-cancel-cruises-over-the-next-30-60-days/

https://cruisefever.net/all-cruise-lines-cancel-cruises-over-the-next-30-60- days/?fbclid=IwAR1FSjtFdJXoB1AgCtIsiwn3IOprXxcUGcKjWhxar0PXaUA6KBgQvU_eyK4

Below is a graph showing the Cruise Line and the projected end date.

Cruise Line Suspension Comments # of Cruise CLIA End Date Ships Mbr

NORTH AMERICA CRUISE LINES – MAJOR LINES AZAMARA 14 April, 2020 www.azamara.com 3 X CARNVIAL CRUISES 10 April, 2020 www.carnivalcorp.com 28 (incl Mardi X Gras) CELEBRITY CRUISES 10 April, 2020 www.celebritycruises.com 13 (incl C. Apex) X COSTA CRUISES 03 April, 2020 www.costacruise.com 16 (incl C. X Firenze) CRYSTAL CRUISES 21 April, 2020 www.crystalcruises.com 4 (incl Endeavour) X CUNARD LINE 14 April, 2020 www.cunard.com 3 X DISNEY CRUISE LINE 14 April, 2020 www.disneycruise.com 4 X HOLLAND AMERICA LINE 15 April, 2020 www.hollandamerica.com 14 X HURTIGRUTEN NORTH www.hurtigruten.com 15 AMERICA MSC CRUISES USA 01 May, 2020 www.msccruisesusa.com 18 (incl X Virtuosa) NORWEGIAN CRUISE 12 April, 2020 www.ncl.com 17 X OCEANIA CRUISES 12 April, 2020 www.oceaniacruises.com 6 X PRINCESS CRUISES 11 May, 2020 www.princess.com 19 (incl Enchanted X Princess) REGENT SEVEN SEAS 12 April, 2020 www.rssc.com 5 (incl: X Splendor) RITZ-CARLTON YACHT www.ritzcarlton.com/en/yachts 1

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ROYAL CARIBBEAN INT. 11 April, 2020 www.royalcaribbean.com 27 (incl: X Odyssey OTS) SEABOURN CRUISE LINE 30 April, 2020 www.seabourn.com 5 X SILVERSEAS CRUISES 14 April, 2020 www.silversea.com 10 (incl: Moon & X Origin) VIKING CRUISES 01 May, 2020 www.vikingcruies.com 6 VIRGIN VOYAGES 07 Aug, 2020 www.virginvoyages.com 1 X WINDSTAR CRUISES 01 May, 2020 www.windstarcruises.com 6 X

SUB-TOTAL 221 SMALL SHIIP & NICHE LINES – NORTH AMERICA CRUISE LINES ALASKAN DREAM www.alaskandreamcruises.com 5 AMERICAN CRUISE LINE www.americancruiselines.com 12 (incl: A. Jazz) X AMERICAN QUEEN www.americanqueensteamboatcompany.com 5 STEAMBOAT COMPANY ATLAS OCEAN VOYAGES www.atlasoceanvoyages.com 0 BAHAMAS PARADISE www.cruisebp.com 2 CRUISE LINE BLOUNT SMALL SHIP www.blountsmallshipadventures.com 2 ADVENTURES LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS www.expeditions.com 9 (incl: Endurance) ONE OCEAN EXPEDITIONS www.oneoceanexpeditions.com 1 PAUL GAUGUIN CRUISES 11 April, 2020 www.pgcruises.com 1 PEARL SEAS CRUISES www.pearlseascruises.com 1 X SEADREAM YACHT CLUB www.seadreamyachtclub.com 2 X ST LAWRENCE CRUISE www.stlawrencerivercruise.com 1 LINE STAR CLIPPERS www.starclippers.com 4 (incl: Flying Clipper) VIDANTA CRUISES www.vidantacruises.com 1 THE WORLD www.residensea.com 1

SUB-TOTAL 47 CRUISE CHARTERERS AND OTHERS – NORTH AMERICA CRUISE LINES ABERCROMBIE & KENT www.abercrombiekent.com Charterer ADVENTURE CANADA www.adventurecanada.com Charterer G ADVENTURERS www.gadventures.com 1 GRAND CIRCLE CRUISE www.grandcircletravel.com 5 LINE PEREGRINE ADVENTURES www.peregrineadventures.com Charterer POLAR LATTITUDES www.polar-latitutes.com Charterer QUARK EXPEDITIONS www.quarkexpeditions.com 8 (incl: Ultramarine) SUNSTONE SHIPS www.sunstoneships.com 2 (incl ) UNICRUISE ADVENTURES www.uncruise.com 5 ZEGRAHM EXPEDITIONS www.zegrahm.com Charterer

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SUB-TOTAL 21 EUROPEAN CRUISE LINES – MAJOR LINES AIDA CRUISES 03 April, 2020 www.aida.de 14 X CARNIVAL MARITIME www.carnvial-maritime.com Tech for AIDA, X P&O and Costa 01 May, 2020 www.celestyalcruises.com 2 X COSTA CRUISES 03 April, 2020 www.costacruise.com 16 (incl C. X Firenze) CRUISE & MARITIME 24 April, 2020 www.cruiseandmaritime.com 6 VOYAGES CUNARD LINE www.cunard.com 3 X FRED OLSEN CRUISE 23 May, 2020 www.fredolsencruises.co.uk 4 X LINES HAPAG LLOYD CRUISES www.hl-cruises.com 5 X 28 Mar, 2020 www.tui.coo.uk/cruise 6 X PONANT 11 April, 2020 www.ponant.com 11 (incl: Le X Bellot & Le Surville) P&O CRUISES (UK) www.pocruises.com 7 (incl: Iona) X PULLMANTUR CRUISES 14 April, 2020 www.pullmanturcruises.com 4 X SAGA CRUISES 01 May, 2020 www.saga.co.uk 3 (incl: Spirit of X Adventure) TUI CRUISES www.tuicruises.com 7 X

SUB-TOTAL 88 SMALL SHIP & NICHE LINES – EUROPEAN CRUISE LINES MYSTICS CRUISES www.mysticinvest.com 1 X POSEIDON EXPEDITONS www.poseidonexpeditions.com 1 SEA CLOUD CRUISES www.seacloud.com 3 NOBLE CALEDONIA www.noble-caledonia.co.uk 3 PHOENIX REISEN www.phoenixreisen.com 5

SUB-TOTAL 13 OTHERS AMAWATERWAYS 25 April, 2020 X AVALON WATERWAYS 01 May, 2020 BAHAMAS PARADISE 10 April, 2020 P&O AUSTRALIA 13 April, 2020 www.pocruises.com.au 4 X SCENIC 30 April, 2020 www.scenicusa.com X

SUB-TOTAL 4 https://www.cruisehive.com/list-of-all-cruise-lines-which-have-suspended-operations/38369

https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6840-which-cruise-lines-suspend-operations

https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6817-cruise-lines-cancel-departures

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14 March, 2020: DISNEY CRUISES NOW SUSPENDED UNTIL MID-APRIL, ALMOST TWO WEEKS LATER THEN FIRST ANNOUNCED Disney Cruise Line has extended its suspension of new departures by two weeks. Cruises will now not sail until April. First announced on Thursday, the Walt Disney Company said Disney Cruise Line would be suspending cruises for the rest of March starting on March 14. The line now says it will be suspending all new departures through April 12, matching the time-frame for suspensions by other US-based cruise lines. Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241203181.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_494298

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22593-disney-cruise-line-also-temporarily- suspending-operations.html

14 March, 2020: AIDA CANCELS ALL CRUISES UNTIL APRIL 3RD – CREW ARE WELCOME STAY ON BOARD The German Cruise line AIDA Cruises has made a very difficult decision announcing temporarily pause of its global cruise operations until early April 2020. The decision was taken as a response to the global spread of COVID-19 virus, recently calling for extraordinary measures and for the resolute contribution of all stakeholders to stop the outbreak. In a letter sent to the crew members, AIDA announced that the shipboard employees will be given options to stay on the ships during this period, or return home, therefore the crew are given freedom to decide what is best for them and their families. Regardless of their decision, there will be no terminations of crew contracts. That means nobody has to leave the ship. The crew who plan to disembark and return home, even if their contracts are longer, they can do so as soon as the company arranges for flight tickets. In both cases, AIDA will cover the flight costs. For the crew at home waiting to sign-on the dates are postponed for now. Read more… http://crew-center.com/aida-cancels-all-cruises-until-april-3rd-crew-are-welcome-stay-board

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22595-aida-next-to-pause-cruise-operations.html

14 March, 2020: P&O AND CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCE SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Two of Australia’s largest cruise ship operators have announced they are suspending operations due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. P&O Cruises and Carnival Cruise line said that they would both “pause” operations for at least 30 days, resuming cruises by April 13. Read more…. https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/po-and-carnival-cruise-line-announce-suspension-of- operations-due-to-coronavirus-c-745041

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22606-four-carnival-brands-to-suspend-north- america-service.html

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14 March, 2020: COSTA CRUISES TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS GLOBAL CRUISE OPERATIONS Following the recent global developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Italian cruise line Costa Cruises has decided to voluntarily suspend voyages on all of its cruise ships. Costa Cruises announces they will put on hold the global operations of their vessels, impacting voyages until April 3, 2020. The decision was taken as the global spread of the Coronavirus is calling for extraordinary measures and for the resolute contribution of all stakeholders to stop the outbreak. Read more… http://crew-center.com/costa-cruises-temporarily-suspends-global-cruise-operations

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22596-costa-to-pause-all-cruises-until-april.html

14 March, 2020: THE CRUISE INDUSTRY PRESSURED CARIBBEAN ISLANDS TO ALLOW TOURISTS ONTO THEIR SHORES DESPITE CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS SAM DUNCOMBE, head of the Bahamian environmental organization reEarth, looked on with concern Thursday as island authorities debated whether to allow passengers to disembark from Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ Braemar, the latest ship hit by the novel coronavirus. The Dominican Republic turned away the Braemar at the end of February due to health officials’ concerns about flu-like symptoms reported on board. But in a move typical of an industry that tends to play island nations against one another, the cruise company called the decision an “overreaction” and found a friendly port in St. Maarten. Passengers disembarked and new ones filed on board. Read more…. https://theintercept.com/2020/03/14/coronavirus-cruise-ships-caribbean/

14 March, 2020: CRUISE PASSENGERS KEPT ON BOARD IN HOBART DUE TO TASMANIAN CORONAVIRUS CASES The MSC Magnifica, which arrived from New Zealand this morning, has docked in Hobart. Cruise company MSC Cruises had taken the decision to stop people disembarking "to ensure [passengers'] health and safety, in response to potential risk of COVID-19", according to a TasPorts spokesperson. The Mac 2 cruise terminal will be closed today as part of normal procedures. At a press conference today, Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein said the decision followed national advice on border control. Read more… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/cruise-ship-passengers-arriving-in-hobart/12056370

14 March, 2020: PONANT TO PAUSE ALL CRUISE OPERATIONS – THE CREW WILL GET FINANCIAL SUPPORT The luxury expedition cruise line Ponant will voluntarily suspend the cruise operations across the entire fleet as their ships are not able to continue sailing in the right conditions. “As you know, the company's priority is to ensure the security and safety of PONANT ships and M/S Paul Gauguin guests and crews, as well as the local people we meet during our ports of call”. Read more… http://crew-center.com/ponant-pause-all-cruise-operations-crew-will-get-financial-support

13 March, 2020: VICTORIA CRUISE SHIP CANCELLATIONS WILL HAVE ‘SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACTS’ 114 Victoria port calls cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19. Victoria will see an economic loss upwards of $65 million due to a federal mandate to delay the start of the cruise season due to concerns

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over COVID-19. On Friday morning Transport Canada announced all port calls carrying more than 500 people will be delayed until July 1, and be cancelled altogether in northern Canada. Canada’s busiest port of call is in Victoria, and this year, anticipated 300 ship calls and more than 800,000 passengers. Read more… https://www.vicnews.com/news/victoria-cruise-ship-cancellations-will-have-significant-economic- impacts-gvha-says/

13 March, 2020: CRUISE-SHIP SEASON DELAYED TO JULY 1 The start of the cruise-ship season has been officially postponed to July 1 because of concern about the COVID-19 virus. Transport Canada said the deferral applies to all cruise ships that have a capacity to carry more than 500 passengers and crew. That would encompass almost all of the cruise ships that come to Victoria’s Ogden Point. A cruise industry trade association said it respects the decision to suspend ship dockings but is disappointed by the length of the delay and is asking the Canadian government to reconsider. It noted that the industry in the U.S. has voluntarily suspended operations for 30 days. “We are particularly concerned about the impacts on our community partners in Canada, where 23,000 jobs depend on the robust cruise industry,” said a statement from the Cruise Lines International Association, North West and Canada. Communities affected include Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Prince Rupert, Quebec City, St. John’s, N.L., St. John, N.B., Halifax, Sydney, N.S., and Charlottetown. Read more… https://www.timescolonist.com/covid-19/cruise-ship-season-delayed-to-july-1-1.24097276

13 March, 2020: NOVA SCOTIA WILL MISS OUT ON DOZENS OF CRUISES DUE TO COVID-19 Nova Scotia will miss out on around 107,000 potential tourists from cruise ships because of COVID-19 restrictions. On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced cruise-ship season would be suspended until July. It means ships carrying more than 500 people cannot stop in Canada until July 1. The Halifax Port Authority said the restriction affects around 40 vessels and an estimated 75,000 cruise guests. Read more… https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-sydney-to-miss-58-cruises-because-of-covid-19- 1.5496878

13 March, 2020: DISNEY CRUISE LINE SUSPENDS ALL SAILINGS Orlando FL's cruise terminal (world's second-busiest) Port Canaveral temporarily loses one of its major cruise companies after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic prompted Disney Cruise Lines to announce it will suspend all sailings beginning Saturday, March 14, and effective through the end of March 2020. As a result, 8 sailings will be cancelled. Disney Fantasy, which is based out of Port Canaveral, is due to sail back Saturday morning, but her next voyage, scheduled to begin Saturday afternoon, won't sail. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6829-disney-cruise-line-suspends-all-sailings

13 March, 2020: A CRUISE EXPERT DESCRIBES THE BIGGEST MISTAKE PRINCESS CRUISES MADE IN HANDLING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK THAT INFECTED OVER 700 PEOPLE ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS Before canceling all of its cruises through May 10, Princess Cruises received criticism for its handling of a coronavirus outbreak on its Diamond Princess ship that eventually infected over 700 passengers and crew

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members. The biggest mistake made by the cruise line came from those running the ship, like its captain, said Ross Klein, a professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland who studies the cruise industry and runs a website documenting illness outbreaks on cruise ships. The ship's captain wasn't proactive enough in taking steps to protect passengers and crew members, Klein said, leaning instead on the Japanese government, which imposed a quarantine over three days after learning that a prior passenger on the ship had tested positive for the coronavirus. Read more… https://www.businessinsider.com/princess-cruises-biggest-mistake-in-coronavirus-outbreak-expert- 2020-3

13 March, 2020: Saga Cruises Suspends Operations for 2 Months The travel and insurance company for the over-50s, Saga, cancelled all cruises until May 2020 in response to the growing Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat. Saga Cruises said its decision had been sparked by the latest travel advice of the government, which stated that people over 70 and those with pre-existing health conditions should avoid cruises after several ships around the world had been locked down due to Coronavirus outbreaks onboard. Saga added it would temporarily suspend its voyages for 6 weeks until May 1. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6830-saga-cruises-suspends-operations-2-months

13 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE IS BANNING CERTAIN CUSTOMERS AND ISSUING MANDATORY PRE-BOARDING TEMPERATURE CHECKS AFTER PRINCESS' SHIPS WERE HIT BY A MASSIVE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Carnival Cruise Lines is instituting a number of protocols in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including barring certain guests from disembarking and mandating temperature check-ins and pre-cruise screenings for others during boarding. On March 12, Carnival Cruise Line's president Christine Duffy sent out an email to recent customers, outlining a number of measures to prevent outbreaks. Read more… https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-carnival-cruise-lines-measures-temperature-medical- screening-2020-3

13 March, 2020: CMV STOPS OPERATIONS; RESUMES APRIL 24 Cruise & Maritime Voyages have confirmed the temporary suspension of all worldwide cruise operations for embarkations taking place from today for six weeks until Friday April 24 2020. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22598-cmv-stops-operations-resumes-april-24.html

13 March, 2020: CANADA'S CRUISE SHIP BAN AFFECTS OVER 250,000 PASSENGERS IN VANCOUVER The federal government’s unprecedented decision today to ban all major cruise ships in the wake of the growing COVID-19 pandemic cuts down on a very substantial chunk of British Columbia’s tourism industry- supporting cruise ship sector. It is estimated over 250,000 passengers on over 30 ships across about 120 visits to the Canada Place cruise ship terminal will be affected by the ban, which has immediate effect and will last until the very end of June, when the ban will be revisited. Read more… https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-cruise-ship-ban-canada-place-terminal

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13 March, 2020: LIVE CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: 14 INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS STILL STUCK ON BOARD GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP AT PORT OF OAKLAND There are still passengers stuck on board, waiting to get off the Grand Princess cruise ship. Crews had hoped to have the ship emptied by Wednesday night, however, that did not happen. The ship remains docked at the Port of Oakland's Outer Harbor Terminal, far away from Alameda, Oakland's Jack London Square and the Estuary. Read more… https://abc11.com/5996768/

13 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP IS HELD IN BRAZIL AND HUNDREDS OF GUESTS ARE CONFINED TO THEIR ROOMS AMID CORONAVIRUS SCARE AFTER A CANADIAN PASSENGER, 78, WAS EVACUATED WITH A COUGH AND FEVER A cruise ship carrying 609 people has been isolated in Brazil after a 78-year-old passenger was evacuated with a cough and fever. The Canadian man was rushed off the ship on Thursday after he showed symptoms consistent with coronavirus. He has been tested for the virus by authorities. As it awaits the results, the Silver Shadow has been held at the port of Recife, in Brazil's north-eastern state of Pernambuco, today and the remaining 318 passengers and 291 crew have been ordered to isolate in their cabins. Read more…

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13 March, 2020: AZAMARA AND ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES REQUIRE EVERYONE 70 YRS OR OLDER TO PRODUCE A MEDICAL NOTE Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, if you are over the age of 70 at the time of embarkation, you must present a doctor’s letter certifying you’re fit to travel and do not have severe, chronic medical conditions. Read more… https://www.azamara.com/en-ca/travel-advisory

13 March, 2020: PORT MIAMI TO WAIVE BERTH FEES Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez announced Friday that, effective immediately, based on availability, Port Miami will be waiving all lay berth fees for homeported vessels that request to berth alongside the Port during the next 30 days. This time period could be amended, as needed. The move comes as a measure to support Miami-Dade's cruise industry partners during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22604-portmiami-to-waive-berth-fees.html

13 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS PORT CANAVERAL: PASSENGERS BOARD LAST DISNEY VOYAGE BEFORE SAILINGS SUSPENDED Although Disney Cruise Line announced it would suspend sailings during the new coronavirus pandemic, passengers could still buy tickets last week and board the company's last voyage on the Disney Dream from Port Canaveral without misgivings. With Disney's announcement, Port Canaveral will temporarily lose one of its major cruise lines. Disney's two largest ships, Dream and Fantasy, are based there. Both can carry 4,000 passengers. Read more… https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2020/03/13/cruise-passengers-keep-sailing-port- canaveral-despite-coronavirus/5040298002/

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13 March, 2020: TRANSPORT CANADA SHUTS DOWN CRUISE SHIPS IN THE ARCTIC FOR THIS SUMMER Fears over the coronavirus COVID-19 have led to the cancellation of the 2020 cruise ship season in Nunavut and the NWT. Transport Canada made the announcement on Friday. “Given the limited public health capacity in Canada’s Northern communities, the cruise ship season for vessels with Canadian Arctic stops will be deferred for the entire season this year. This would apply to cruise ships of all sizes,” reads a statement from the federal department. Read more…. https://nnsl.com/nunavut-news/transport- canada-shuts-down-cruise-ships-in-the-arctic-for-this-summer/

13 March, 2020: SEATRADE CRUISE GLOBAL 2020 HAS BEEN POSTPONED https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/seatrade-cruise-global-postponed-alternative-options-under- review

13 March, 2020: CRUISE INDUSTRY IN CHOPPY SEAS AS CORONAVIRUS FEARS SWELL Europe's multibillion-dollar cruise industry is in choppy waters as coronavirus fears swell, with customers abandoning holidays and governments becoming increasingly wary of allowing ships to dock if they have been to severely infected countries, or have suspected cases on board. Read more… https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/cruise-industry-choppy-seas-coronavirus-fears-swell- 200312111341787.html

13 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE TEMPORARILY CANCELS ALL SAILINGS The Cruise Line International Association released a statement on Friday evening that said, “CLIA ocean- going cruise lines will be voluntarily and temporarily suspending cruise ship operations from and to U.S. ports of call for 30 days as public health officials and the U.S. Government continue to address COVID-19.” In a statement of its own, Carnival Cruise Line said that it would be “pausing operations for a month-long period.” Unimaginable because Carnival joining their ranks is a particularly painful blow to an already struggling industry. After all, Carnival is the largest cruise line in the world with a fleet of 27 ships (soon to be 28 with the delivery of ). Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-cruise-line-temporarily-halts-all-sailings/

13 March, 2020: FRENCH POLYNESIA STOPS CRUISE CALLS UNTIL APRIL 11 Tahiti and the other islands of French Polynesia are now directing cruise ships to bypass their ports until April 11. Until recently, the area had been spared of coronavirus but three cases were confirmed today. Tahiti-based ships have been ordered to return to Papeete immediately to disembark passengers so they can go back to their home countries. No new embarkations will be allowed. Read more… https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/french-polynesia-stops-cruise-calls-until-april-11

13 March, 2020: MSC CRUISES WINDING DOWN GLOBAL SHIP OPERATIONS THROUGH APRIL MSC Cruises is temporarily suspending ship operations until April 30. All US-based sailings are now being halted for 45 days. The company has been progressively winding down across areas considered at high

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risk for coronavirus transmission in the Mediterranean, the Arabian Gulf and Asia. Ships sailing in South America and South Africa will also go out of service at the end of their current itineraries. Read more… https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/msc-cruises-winding-down-global-ship-operations-through- april

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13 March, 2020: VIRGIN VOYAGES DELAY LAUNCH Postponed the inaugural sailing season until July 15, 2020, with the Maiden Voyage taking place on August 7, 2020. Read more: https://www.virginvoyages.com/deals#Inaugural-Season-Sailings https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22586-virgin-postpones-debut- season.html?fbclid=IwAR2EUKMhyDEr0K7gwnOkzU6oqjAvgwWHN5jkr9ZIzHoK6uHrKUjui-2KesE

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/cruise/1254447/coronavirus-cruise-virgin-voyages-sir-richard- branson-cancels-postpones-scarlet-lady/amp

13 March, 2020: SILVER SHADOW UNDER QUARANTINE IN BRAZIL All 318 passengers and 291 crew on the cruise ship Silver Shadow are under quarantine after two passengers were suspected to have coronavirus. The ship is in Recife, Brazil toward the end of a 12-day cruise. Article in Spanish – See Link: https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/345984-brasil-aisla-crucero- sospecha-coronavirus

13 March, 2020: ALL CLIA OCEAN-GOING LINES SUSPEND CRUISES FROM/TO US PORTS In an extraordinary action, Cruise Lines International Association's ocean-going lines are voluntarily suspending sailings from and to US ports. This will be for 30 days as public health officials and the US government continue to address COVID-19. This capped a day of rapid-fire developments for the cruise industry and the US, with President Trump declaring a national emergency to free up $50bn in federal funds to fight the virus. Late Friday lawmakers were honing in on a relief package which could possibly include some form of cruise industry support. In the afternoon, before CLIA's blanket announce- ment, Vice President Mike Pence noted several cruise lines were 'pausing,' a move he said was praised by the Department of Homeland Security. At that point, 17 cruise brands, including some river lines, had declared 'pauses.' CLIA's announcement raised that even higher and encompasses further big names like Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line. Read more… https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/all- clia-ocean-going-lines-suspend-cruises-fromto-us-ports

https://cruising.org/news-and-research/press-room/2020/march/clia-covid-19-toolkit https://presscenter.rclcorporate.com/press-release/82/royal-caribbean-announces-voluntary- suspension-of- cruising/?fbclid=IwAR3SWtch12wzbpNsPPBrZ0rkknl4KIC4YvpakYucgwhPNbwhE3M2hJ2Nrdw

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https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22595-aida-next-to-pause-cruise-operations.html

13 March, 2020: TRUMP SUSPENDS U.S. CRUISE INDUSTRY FOR 30 DAYS President Donald Trump announced late Friday that Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, and MSC Cruises had agreed to suspend outbound cruises for thirty days. “It is a great and important industry – it will be kept that way,” Trump said in a Tweet. Earlier Friday, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. had announced they would voluntarily suspend voyages on their cruise brands. Royal Caribbean said it was halting U.S. trips for 30 days, starting at midnight Friday. U.S. ships already at sea will finish their itineraries as planned, it said. It did not immediately provide information on a refund policy. It said 114 sailings on 26 ships would be affected. Norwegian announced halts for all trips departing between March 13 and April 11, 2020. The company owns mass-market Norwegian Cruise Line, luxury brand Regent Seven Seas Cruises and premium brand Oceania Cruises. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241176211.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_493931

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/covid-19-cruise-ship

13 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN LATEST CRUISE LINE TO SUSPEND CRUISES FOR A MONTH The cruise line sent out the following statement regarding the situation: “We understand the gravity of the public health crisis confronting the country. And this is our part to play. So, beginning at midnight tonight, we are pausing the fleet’s US sailings for 30 days. https://cruisefever.net/royal-caribbean-latest-cruise-line-to-suspend-cruises-for-a-month/

13 March, 2020: THREE MORE CRUISE LINES SUSPEND OPERATIONS AMID CORONAVIRUS FEARS Three more cruise lines have suspended operations amid the coronavirus outbreak. Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises, owned by Miami-based Carnival Corp.; and UK-based Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines announced Friday they were halting operations at least through early April. Fred. Olsen said it planned to resume sailing May 23, according to reports. Earlier this week, Disney Cruises, Viking Cruises and Princess Cruises announced they would suspend sailings for the next several months. All have ships that visit or homeport in South Florida ports. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241168306.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_493750

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/costa-aida-fred-olsen-cmv-announce-temporary-halt-cruises

https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2020/03/articles/disease/coronavirus-disney-and-other-lines-join- viking-in-suspending-cruises-as-many-countries-close-their-ports/

https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6836-four-additional-carnival-corporation-brands-announce- month-long-pause

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13 March, 2020: DISNEY BECOMES 4TH CRUISE LINE TO SUSPEND CRUISES Disney Cruise Line has become the fourth cruise line to suspend cruises in the past 24 hours. Read more… https://cruisefever.net/disney-becomes-4th-cruise-line-to-suspend-cruises/

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/disney-windstar-amawaterways-avalon-celestyal-pause- operations

13 March, 2020: WHAT’S SCARIER THAN CATCHING COVID-19? FOR CRUISE SHIP WORKERS, IT’S LOSING THEIR JOBS “We are all scared of the virus, it’s a normal reaction especially we are at the high risk,” he said via Facebook messenger. “I’m trying to be calmer every time I speak to my family because I don’t want them to worry too much...I’m more worried about them than myself.” The only thing scarier right now than the novel coronavirus is the prospect of losing their jobs as fewer passengers’ cruise, said six cruise workers interviewed for this story. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241111266.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_493695

13 March, 2020: NORWEGIAN SUSPENDS ALL CRUISES ON 3 CRUISE LINES FOR THE NEXT MONTH Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that they are suspending all cruises on their three cruise lines (Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Oceania Cruises) from March 13 until April 11, 2020. Read more…. https://cruisefever.net/norwegian-suspends-all-cruises-on-3-cruise-lines-for-the- next-month/?fbclid=IwAR2yMNDJj7FkfXXvhd5fIeFgKEyjfubKK9yN9-M6L3mDsWubwYGRsgc_CWA

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22600-nclh-suspends-operations-for-norwegian- oceania-and-regent-brands.html

https://cruisefever.net/norwegian-suspends-all-cruises-on-3-cruise-lines-for-the-next-month/

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22588-norwegian-enacts-new-passenger-age- requirements.html

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13 March, 2020: SAGA CANCELS ALL CRUISES AFTER CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL ADVICE CHANGE Saga, the travel and insurance company for the over-50s, has cancelled all cruises until May in response to the growing coronavirus threat. Announcing the move, Saga said its decision was sparked by the government’s latest travel advice, which states that people over 70 and those with pre-existing health conditions should avoid cruises after a number of ships around the world were locked down because of Covid-19 outbreaks onboard. Saga said it would temporarily suspend its cruises for six weeks until 1 May and would be offering customers a full refund or credit for future sailings. It said that the move would result in a £10m-£15m loss in pre-tax profit for its cruise business and that it would take additional action – including cost-cutting – if necessary. Read more…

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13 March, 2020: CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES SUSPENDS ALL CRUISE OPERATIONS UNTIL APRIL 24 Cruise & Maritime Voyages is suspending all cruise operations until the end of April. The seven-ship line, which operates in the U.K., Australia and , cited the global outbreak of COVID-19, as well as the closure of multiple ports around the world for the decision. All CMV ships are returning to their homeports in the U.K. and Germany, and all passengers are being sent home. Read more… https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5191/

13 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE SHIP DENIED ENTRY IN ST. THOMAS cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean was denied to call in St. Thomas by the U.S. Coast Guard. Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-denied-entry-in-st-thomas/38357

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13 March, 2020: CANADA TEMPORARILY BANS ALL LARGE CRUISES AMID CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration will also ban entry to ports in northern Canada for the remainder of the cruise season, the Star reported, as the government has deemed the risk from the virus greater for more remote communities. Miami-based Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise line, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings both run multiple voyages to Canada departing from New York. Holland America, owned by Carnival, also offers voyages to Alaska and Canada. Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241169816.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_493777

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5190/

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-nears-decision-on-delaying-cruise-ship- season-in-canada-due-to/

https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2020/03/government-of-canada-announces- intention-to-defer-the-start-of-cruise-ship-season-in-canada-as-covid-19-response-measure.html

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22597-canada-bans-cruise-traffic-through-june- small-ships-allowed.html

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12 March, 2020: ROYAL CARIBBEAN SHIP CANCELS CRUISE AFTER COVID-19 TESTS Due to recent developments related to COVID-19 and port closures in some countries Royal Caribbean has decided to cancel the Jewel of the Seas cruise

Royal Caribbean has cancelled the following Jewel of the Seas sailing after two passengers were tested for COVID-19 and due to travel issues around the world. The vessel has remained docked in Dubai as the two guests were tested for the deadly virus after coming down with flu-like symptoms. The results have already come back as negative which is good news. The Port of was also closed to cruise traffic due to coronavirus fears. Jewel of the Seas was scheduled to call there on March 11 but that never took place. The vessel instead headed back for Dubai in the UAE. Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-ship-cancels-cruise-after-covid-19-tests/38331

12 March, 2020: TOURISM AND CRUISE SHIPS – WHAT IMPACT WILL CORONAVIRUS WILL HAVE ON THEM? The coronavirus outbreak is affecting every part of the world in one way or another. Due to sensationalism by media outlets, cruise lines have been (in our opinion) unfairly targeted as the primary way to catch and spread the virus. We dissected the myths from actual facts in this post. In another, we highlighted what can be done to keep from getting ill from viruses while on a cruise. But one thing that hasn’t been address is, what happens if fear of cruising takes hold? What impact will that have on the cruise industry, particularly the islands cruise ships sail to? This is a big deal…. Read more…. https://jsdreamtravel.com/tourism-and-cruise-ships-what-impact-will-coronavirus-will-have-on-them/

12 March, 2020: PORT OF MESSAGE ON IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT DECISIONS ON MARINE TRAFFIC In the late evening of 12 March 2020, the Estonian Government proclaimed a state of emergency until 1 May and has established special measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Specific measures directly affecting Tallinna Sadam include: ban on cruise ship calls until 1 May, suspension of Tallinn- cruise line sales, reintroduction of border control and ban on the entry for foreign nationals from 17 March, ban on visiting Estonian islands for two weeks from 14 March. The restrictions apply only to passenger traffic and do not apply to freight. Read more… https://www.vesselfinder.com/news/17731-Port-of-Tallinn-message-on-impact-of-Government- decisions-on-Marine-traffic

12 March, 2020: SAINT JOHN BRACES FOR IMPACT AFTER CRUISE LINE CANCELS SHIPS FOR 60 DAYS DUE TO COVID-19 Princess Cruises, one of the main cruise lines with ships scheduled to visit Saint John this season, announced Thursday it will suspend its global operations for 60 days due to COVID-19. The voluntary measure comes as passengers on two of Princess Cruises' ships — Diamond Princess and Grand Princess — have become infected and been quarantined, both abroad and in North America, in recent weeks. It also comes just weeks before Port Saint John's predicted banner season is about to get underway, with 90 ships and more than 200,000 passengers scheduled to visit the city. Read more….

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12 March, 2020: DISNEY, WINDSTAR, AMAWATERWAYS, AVALON, CELESTYAL PAUSE OPERATIONS At least five more cruise operators late Thursday joined the growing ranks of those temporarily suspending operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. They are Disney Cruise Line, Windstar Cruises, AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways and Celestyal Cruises.

The Walt Disney Co. is taking the dramatic step of temporarily shuttering its theme parks worldwide, and Disney Cruise Line's four-ship fleet will suspend new departures starting Saturday through the end of March. Windstar Cruises, too, will suspend sailing embarking from Saturday through April. The line intends to resume operations May 1. The start of AmaWaterways' European river cruise season was postponed until April 26 and Mekong River cruises are being suspended starting March 23. Avalon Waterways and other brands in the Globus family are suspending travel across all destinations through April 30. Starting Saturday, Celestyal Cruises is halting operations until May 1. The line plans to recommence then with its three-night 'Iconic Aegean' itinerary on Celestyal Olympia, followed May 2 by the seven-night 'Eclectic Aegean' route on Celestyal Crystal. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/disney-windstar-amawaterways-avalon-celestyal-pause- operations

12 March, 2020: CELESTYAL SUSPENDS CRUISE PROGRAM UNTIL MAY 1 Celestyal Cruises said it is taking preventative measures and suspending cruise operations until May 1, 2020. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22589-celestyal-suspends-cruise-program-until-may- 1.html

12 March, 2020: SPANISH PORTS TURNING AWAY CRUISE SHIPS FOR 14 DAYS Passenger ships from Italy and cruise ships from any origin will not be permitted in Spanish ports starting Friday and through March 26. Spain's Council of Ministers made the decision during an extraordinary meeting today, in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus. This temporary measure may be extended for additional periods not exceeding 14 days and evaluated periodically, particularly taking into account the evolution of the pandemic, especially in Italy. Read more… https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/spanish-ports-turning-away-cruise-ships-14-days

12 March, 2020: MONACO TURNS AWAY CRUISE SHIPS AND DISCOURAGES TOURS THROUGH APRIL Due to coronavirus precautions, cruise ships will not be allowed to dock or anchor in Monegasque territorial waters until the end of April. Read more… https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/monaco-turns-away-cruise-ships-and-discourages-tours- through-april

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12 March, 2020: CARIBBEAN UPDATE Martinique tourism officials also reported that they too were awaiting test results on passengers aboard the Costa Magic cruise ship. Martinique has three of the 11 confirmed cases in the French overseas territories, which includes five cases in French Guiana on the South American mainland. In a press release, tourism officials said the ship will remain three miles off shore from the bay of Fort-de-France while sick passengers onboard are tested. The ship’s passengers were not the only ones who found themselves floating out at sea. The island of Barbados had also denied landing rights to the Fred Olsen Cruise Line Braemar Thursday after it confirmed that four crew members and a passenger had tested positive for COVID-19. Two weeks earlier the ship had been turned away from the Dominican Republic for fear several people aboard with flu-like symptoms might be carrying coronavirus. On Wednesday, the ship’s passing near Haiti’s southern coast created panic in the town of Port Salut after passengers heard there were people with COVID-19 aboard. On its way to the Bahamas late Thursday, the Braemar said in a statement it was “working with the Bahamas, the UK government, UK Chamber of Shipping and Public Heath England to ensure that all guests can return home as soon as possible.” The crew and guest had tested positive the day before while the ship was docked in , Curaçao the statement said. The test results of another guests were inconclusive. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article241136896.html

12 March, 2020: NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE ENACTS POLICY: PEOPLE 70+ MUST PROVE 'MEDICAL FITNESS' BEFORE BOARDING A proposal submitted to the White House Tuesday by the leading cruise trade organization would deny cruise boarding to any person over 70 unless they present a doctor's note verifying their fitness for travel. And one cruise line is already acting on it. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) submitted a plan to Vice President Michael Pence proposing enhanced measures across the industry as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, forcing two ships of passengers into quarantine and escalating fears on others. According to the proposal, boarding should be denied to any person over the age of 70 years unless they are able to present a doctor's note verifying their fitness for travel on a cruise ship, according to a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly. Read more…. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/11/proposal-white-house-cruise-industry-bar- people-70-ships/5020325002/

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22588-norwegian-enacts-new-passenger-age- requirements.html

12 March, 2020: PRINCESS CRUISES TEMPORARILY CANCELING ALL TRIPS BECAUSE OF GROWING CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS Princess Cruises, owned by Miami-based Carnival Corporation, announced early Thursday that it is temporarily pausing global operations of its 18 cruise ships for two months out of an “abundance of caution” over the COVID-19 pandemic. The move will affect trips departing Thursday, March 12 to May 10, according to the company. Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism- cruises/article241124691.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_492915

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https://cruisefever.net/princess-pausing-all-cruises-on-18-ships-for-60-days/

https://skift.com/2020/03/12/breaking-princess-cruises-suspends-operations-for-60-days-amid- coronavirus-crisis/

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12 March, 2020: VIKING CRUISES SUSPENDS OPERATIONS UNTIL MAY 1ST CITING CORONAVIRUS In a remarkable turn of events, a cruise line announced last night that it was suspending its operations until May 1, 2020 in light of the coronavirus pandemic. This was the first time that a major cruise line finally did the right thing in light of the emerging coronavirus virus. Viking Cruises published an open letter from its chairman Torstein Hagen in which he announced that his company is temporarily suspending the company’s operations of its river and ocean vessels embarking from March 12 to April 30, 2020. He stated that the emerging virus presents significant risks of quarantines or medical detentions, which could diminish its guests cruising experiences. Mr. Hagan announced that as of May 1st, Viking will be in a better place to provide evaluate whether it can deliver the experiences which its guests expect and deserve. Read more…. https://cruiseradio.net/viking-cruises-suspends-all-sailings-until-may/

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11 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS BANNED FROM , AS CORONAVIRUS CASES RISE IN NORWAY Thousands of tourists will miss out on attractions including the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bryggen in the weeks to come as Bergen’s city council bans cruise ship passengers from leaving ships docked in the city. Cruise ships arriving in Bergen can dock and take on supplies, but passengers must remain on board. The ban comes into force immediately, with the first ship impacted to be the AIDAaura, according to the Bergen port website. The ship operated by German line AIDA Cruises carries up to 1,300 passengers and is due in Bergen on Thursday afternoon, having spent Wednesday morning in Trondheim where passengers were permitted to leave the ship. The statement makes no mention of an end date for the ban. Bergen had been the only Norwegian port to announce such measures, but Stavanger quickly followed with their own announcement as the number of COVID-19 cases in Norway starts to rise rapidly. Read more… https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2020/03/11/cruise-ship-passengers-banned-from-bergen-as- coronavirus-cases-rise-in-norway/#1557d753348a https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/bergen-and-several-other-norwegian-ports-halt-cruise-shore- visits

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11 March, 2020: COVID-19 CASE CONFIRMED AMONG CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS IN TRENTON, ONTARIO Passenger among 228 Grand Princess passengers currently in quarantine. One of the quarantined passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship has tested positive for COVID-19 at CFB Trenton. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the patient passed initial screening in California but reported a mild fever and cough upon arriving in Trenton, Ont. The patient is being kept apart from the 227 other Grand Princess passengers currently in quarantine at the base. Read more…. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5493683 11 March, 2020: THE HIGH-RISK WORK OF A CRUISE-SHIP CREW MEMBER UNDER CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE Outbreaks of the new coronavirus on two Princess Cruises ships, off the coasts of Japan and the United States, have focused public attention on the dangers faced by the ships’ roughly five thousand passengers. The spread of the virus on both vessels also exposed more than two thousand crew members to potential infection. Nineteen of the twenty-one people who have tested positive for the virus on the Grand Princess cruise ship, which docked in Oakland on Monday, are crew members. And crew members also account for at least eighty-five of seven hundred and five people who tested positive from the Diamond Princess, which has been sitting in Yokohama Bay since the beginning of February, when the Japanese government placed it under quarantine. How the outbreak spread among the Grand Princess crew members is not yet known, and U.S. officials are requiring all passengers and crew from the ship to live in off-site quarantine facilities, in various parts of the country. This comes after the Japanese government has been accused of negligence in the implementation of safety measures on the Diamond Princess. Read more… https://www.newyorker.com/news/as-told-to/a-cruise-ship-crew-member-describes-a-failed-effort-to- contain-the-coronavirus

11 March, 2020: ITALY QUARANTINE FORCES CARNIVAL RADIANCE TO CANCEL PORTS With much of Italy under quarantine, Carnival Cruise Line has had to change the upcoming itinerary for Carnival Radiance. While the ship will still sail several Mediterranean cruises out of before heading to Port Canaveral, guests won’t be stopping ports such as Sicily, and Rome. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/italy-quarantine-forces-carnival-radiance-itinerary-changes/

11 March, 2020: MORE CAN BE DONE TO REASSURE PEOPLE ABOUT CRUISING, RISK EXPERT SAYS A UK researcher specialized in tourism and risk management is urging more information about actions the cruise industry is taking against coronavirus. Timely, accurate information from key authority figures has shown to be most effective in creating a feeling of safety about cruising, according to Dr. Jennifer Holland, cruise & tourism researcher/lecturer, competitive marketing, School of Sport and Service Management, University of Brighton. Read more… https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/more-can-be-done-reassure-people-about-cruising-risk-expert- says

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11 March, 2020: WASHINGTON BRACES FOR LOSSES FROM ALASKA CRUISE CANCELLATIONS, AS FEAR GRIPS TRAVEL INDUSTRY With the cruise industry reeling from two back-to-back coronavirus outbreaks on large passenger ships, Washington’s summer tourism industry is bracing for chaos in a critical part of the Pacific Northwest economy: ships bound for Alaska. Officials at the Port of Seattle are scrambling to salvage a business that’s worth more than $890 million a year to the region. “We’re reviewing all options,” port spokesman Peter McGraw said Tuesday. “I would say it is a fluid situation. Read more…. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article241062366.html

11 March, 2020: 275 MORE PRINCESS CRUISE PASSENGERS ARRIVE AT MIRAMAR FOR CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE About 270 Grand Princess cruise ship evacuees arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Wednesday to begin a two-week quarantine, according to a base spokesman. Those passengers joined the 42 passengers who arrived at the base Tuesday night. The total number expected be housed on the base is around 400. The first flight Wednesday, which landed about 4:30 p.m., carried 118 passengers, and the second, which landed just after 9 p.m., had about 150 evacuees. The California Office of Emergency Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response detailed the number of passengers who disembarked from the cruise ship Tuesday. Read more… https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/military/story/2020-03-11/two-flights-of-princess- cruise-passengers-bound-for-miramar-base-today

11 March, 2020: GOLDSTEIN TOUTS 'AMAZING EFFORT' TO DEVELOP NEW HEALTH PLAN Adam Goldstein, speaking on CNBC on Wednesday afternoon, underscored the cruise industry's "amazing effort" to deliver an updated health plan to the White House in just 72 hours following a Saturday meeting with Vice President Mike Pence. Goldstein, who is the chair of the Cruise Lines International Association, said the plan would touch on prevention, detection and care, but would not reveal specifics until it goes into effect. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22579-goldstein-touts-amazing-effort-to-develop- new-health-plan.html

11 March, 2020: MSC CRUISE CANCELLATIONS AND ITINERARY UPDATES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Due the continued Covid-19 crisis development in many of the countries where we operate, the restrictions imposed by various government and port authorities, and the safety measures we put in place since January, we are forced to adjust or cancel some of our itineraries. These decisions reflect the situation as it continuously evolves. Read more… https://www.msccruises.com/en-gl/About-MSC/News/Itinerary-Updates-Covid-19.aspx https://mscfans.blog/2020/03/12/msc-updates-ships-itineraries/

11 March, 2020: THE LATEST: CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS DISEMBARK IN SINGAPORE A cruise ship barred from Thailand and Malaysia due to coronavirus fears has returned to Singapore a week after it set sail from the city-state. Passengers wheeling luggage off the were ushered to waiting coaches and ferried away Tuesday morning. Most were not wearing masks. Some passengers

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told reporters at the scene everything was great and that everyone aboard the ship was fine. No cases of infection with the new virus has been confirmed in the ship. Singapore authorities previously said doctors would check people before they disembarked. The ship was refused docking in Thailand because it carried 64 Italians and that country has been the epicenter of Europe's outbreak. Malaysia also turned away the ship. Singapore allowed the ship to dock because it had been scheduled and all passengers on board had been screened before the ship sailed. Read more… https://yourvalley.net/stories/the-latest-cruise-ship-passengers-disembark-in-singapore,146086

11 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: UAE BANS CRUISE SHIPS IN BID TO STOP VIRUS SPREADING As coronavirus continues to spread, the number of confirmed cases is leaping by thousands each day and the death toll is stacking up. After a number of outbreaks on board cruise ships, most notably Diamond Princess, there's been growing fears that they are turning into hotbeds for the virus. The residents of La Reunion pelted rocks at one ship while the Dominican Republic turned away another, despite the fact that there were no confirmed cases of coronavirus on board. On Sunday, the US warned its citizens not to travel on cruise ships. Now, the UAE, alongside India, has gone one step further by banning cruise ships altogether. Read more… https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/coronavirus-uae-cruise-ship-ban-outbreak- latest-a9394681.html

11 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: CRUISE SHIP WITH INFECTION FEARS HELD OFF BELGIUM - THOUSANDS STUCK ON BOARD CORONAVIRUS cases are feared onboard an AIDA Cruises cruise ship in Belgium. The vessel is now being held off the coast of Zeebrugge. There are concerns two people may have coronavirus, local news sites reported. The cruise ship has been confirmed as the AIDAmar, belonging to German cruise line AIDA Cruises. West Flanders provincial governor Carl Decaluwé has banned the cruise ship from docking. Read more…. https://www.express.co.uk/travel/cruise/1253637/coronavirus-cruise-ship-belgium-cruises-zeebrugge- quarantine-news-latest

11 March, 2020 (originally published on the 08th March 2020): US – CDC ADVISORY: COVID-19 AND CRUISE SHIP TRAVEL - CDC recommends travelers, particularly those with underlying health issues, defer all cruise ship travel worldwide. - Sustained community spread of respiratory illness caused by COVID-19 has been reported in many countries. - Cruise ship passengers are at increased risk of person-to-person spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. - Older adults and travelers with underlying health issues should avoid situations that put them at increased risk for more severe disease. This entails avoiding crowded places, avoiding non-essential travel such as long plane trips, and especially avoiding embarking on cruise ships.

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11 March, 2020: AS CORONAVIRUS FEAR SPREADS, MORE PORTS ARE TURNING AWAY CRUISE SHIPS Many Americans are sticking with plans for cruises in the coming weeks, despite new advisories from the U.S. Department of State and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that they should stop cruising for now. But not everything is looking upbeat for their upcoming voyages. In the wake of the advisories, a growing number of ports are weighing whether to turn away cruise vessels for the time being. The port towns of Santa Barbara and Monterey, in California, on Monday became the first U.S. ports to announce they would stop cruise ship arrivals. Both cited the CDC advisory. Canadian officials also are considering whether to stop cruise ship arrivals at all Canadian ports, according to Bonnie Henry, the top health official in British Columbia. “There is ongoing discussions” on the topic, Henry said at a press conference on Monday, noting the decision is being made at the federal level with input from her and other regional health officials. She said a decision could be coming in a matter of days. “We are in a very critical time around the world,” Henry added, before suggesting that she was in the camp calling for a temporary halt to cruise ship arrivals. “It is my belief that we should be delaying our cruise season until we are in a safer place internationally.” If Canada took such action, it would join a growing number of countries that are banning cruise ship arrivals outright. The latest is India, which implemented a ban on cruise ship arrivals over the weekend. The United Arab Emirates also made a similar decision in recent days. Read more…. https://thepointsguy.com/news/ports-closing-to-cruise-ships-coronavirus-concerns/

11 March, 2020: STAY OFF CRUISE SHIPS, AIRPLANES AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, HEALTH OFFICIAL WARNS HIGH-RISK TRAVELERS Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. warned Americans with underlying health conditions against boarding cruise ships and airplanes as the number of coronavirus cases across the world grows. "If you are an individual that has an underlying condition right now, not wait, you should start to distance yourself from the risk: crowds, getting on a long plane trip and, above all, don't get on a cruise ship," Fauci said on "Fox News Sunday." The virus outbreak is hitting airline and cruise line companies particularly hard. A cruise ship hit by the virus is expected to dock in Oakland, California, Monday, while another ship is waiting for tests on two crew members before docking in Port Everglades, Florida, according to the Miami Herald. Fauci also denied a Saturday report by The Associated Press that the White House wouldn't let health officials recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans stay off airplanes. Read more… https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/coronavirus-cruise-ships-airplanes-anthony-fauci

11 March, 2020: DITCHING A DREAM CRUISE VACATION IS PAINFUL CALL https://www.npr.org/2020/03/11/814353639/cruise-industry-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-outbreak-effects

11 March, 2020: SOME PEOPLE 70+ SHOULD BE BARRED FROM BOARDING CRUISE SHIPS, INDUSTRY PROPOSAL SAYS A proposal submitted to the White House Tuesday by the leading cruise trade organization would deny cruise boarding to any person over 70 unless they present a doctor's note verifying their fitness for travel. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) submitted a plan to Vice President Michael Pence proposing enhanced measures across the industry as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, forcing two ships of

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passengers into quarantine and escalating fears on others. According to the proposal, boarding should be denied to any person over the age of 70 years unless they are able to present a doctor's note verifying their fitness for travel on a cruise ship, according to a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/11/proposal-white-house-cruise-industry-bar- people-70-ships/5020325002/

11 March 2020: CRUISE SHIPS WILL BRING 100K PEOPLE TO US PORTS THIS WEEK. AMID CORONAVIRUS, WILL THEY BE WELCOME? SAN FRANCISCO — By the time the coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess glided across this city’s fabled bay Monday, the massive cruise ship had galvanized the world’s attention. But that dramatic scene may well have multiple sequels as dozens of cruise ships are poised to hit U.S. cities just as some port authorities, including those in Monterey and Santa Barbara, opt to close their docks to large passenger ships. At least 30 cruise ships currently at sea list port destinations in the United States sometime this week, according to a USA TODAY satellite tracking analysis of 380 of the world’s largest cruise ships. Data from real-time vessel monitoring systems was merged with passenger and crew capacities to produce the snapshot. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/11/coronavirus-cruise-ships-us-ports- entry/5015856002/

11 March, 2020: ATLANTIC CANADA BRACES FOR CRUISE SHIP SEASON AMID COVID-19 CONCERNS It’s an occasion usually met with enthusiasm in port cities across Atlantic Canada: The first cruise ship of the season. Yet amid the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, concerns are being raised about the thousands of cruise ship passengers slated to visit the East Coast in the coming weeks. A spokesman for the Public Health Agency of Canada said cruise ship passengers include travellers from around the world who “may be arriving from areas with known or unknown spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.” “The virus can spread quickly on-board cruises because of the close contact between passengers.” Eric Morrissette said in a statement Tuesday. Read more… https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/atlantic-canada-braces-for-cruise-ship-season- amid-covid-19-concerns-422284/

11 March, 2020: LEAKED EMAILS: NORWEGIAN PRESSURES SALES TEAM TO LIE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS Cruise ships have long been called floating petri dishes. And COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, means rough seas ahead for the cruise industry. The State Department over the weekend warned all U.S. citizens, especially those with underlying health conditions, against cruise travel. Such warnings, combined with travelers' fears, are harming one of South Florida's largest industries. In the wake of the epidemic, a Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) employee in South Florida tells New Times some managers have asked sales staff to lie to customers about COVID-19 to protect the company's bookings. Read more… https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/inter-miami-2020-the-five-types-of-fans-11583780

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10 March, 2020: A COUPLE STILL ABOARD THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP IS SUING PRINCESS CRUISE LINES FOR $1 MILLION OVER ITS HANDLING OF CORONAVIRUS Florida couple still aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship docked in Oakland, California, has filed a lawsuit against the ship's operator Princess Cruise Lines, accusing the company of gross negligence in allowing them to be exposed to coronavirus on the ship. Ronald and Eva Weissberger, of Broward County, are seeking more than $1 million in damages from the cruise line, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. They are two of the more than 3,500 passengers and crew members aboard the cruise liner that was held off the coast of San Francisco for days after 21 people -- two passengers and 19 crew members -- tested positive for the illness. Read more… https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/03/10/us/grand-princess-passengers-lawsuit-coronavirus/index.html

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10 March, 2020: CRUISE OPERATIONS IMPACTED WITH ALL OF ITALY IN QUARANTINE With all of Italy becoming a 'red zone' in the battle against coronavirus, uncertainty clouded cruise operations in one of the industry's most important destinations. Costa Cruises revised itineraries until April 3 that were to call at Italian ports. Sailings that are currently underway will stop at Italian ports only to allow passengers to disembark and return home, without excursions or new embarkations. In recent days, Costa had already canceled the reservations of Italians booked for sailings outside the Mediterranean, in line with Italian government measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. Read more… https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/cruise-operations-impacted-all-italy-quarantine

10 March, 2020: COVID-19: WHY ARE CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS QUARANTINED AND NOT SELF- ISOLATED AT HOME? Canadian passengers of the Grand Princess cruise ship are being sent to Canadian Forces Base Trenton for a two-week quarantine, while other possibly infected Canadians returning from affected countries are able to self-isolate at home. The two different courses of action may seem inconsistent and raise questions about why the passengers can't just go home, isolate themselves and, if infected, recover there. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease physician at Toronto General Hospital, said he doesn't know why there are two different policies. Read more… https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cruise-ship-coronavirus-quarantine-self-isolation-1.5491399

10 March, 2020: Grand Princess Passengers to Be Quarantined at 4 Military Bases The Pentagon will provide 4 US military bases for cruise ship passengers to be quarantined after they are removed from a 3500-passenger ship that suffered a Coronavirus outbreak, the Defense Department announced on Monday, March 9. American passengers of Grand Princess will be taken to Travis Air Force Base (Fairfield CA), Lackland AFB (San Antonio TX), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (San Diego CA) and Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Marietta GA), where they'll be tested for COVID-19 and quarantined for 14 days. Grand Princess, which docked at Port Oakland CA on Monday, has at least 21 cruise passengers infected with the virus. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6816-grand-princess-passengers-quarantined-4-military-bases

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10 March, 2020: BOOKED ON A CRUISE? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS The U.S. State Department has issued an advisory warning U.S. citizens, “particularly travelers with underlying health conditions, should not travel by cruise ship.” Cruise lines and travel advisors argue the advisory doesn’t take the reality into account. Tuesday ASTA, the American Society of Travel Advisors, will testify before a house committee. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241025741.html 10 March, 2020: COSTA CRUISES CANCELS EMBARKATIONS FROM ITALIAN PORTS Today the Italian cruise line Costa Cruises, announced they will not allow embarkation of passengers from Italian ports until April 3. The cancelations come after the Italian government-imposed travel restrictions across the country. Voyages currently underway will stop in Italian ports only to allow guests to disembark and return home, the company said in a statement. Read more… http://crew-center.com/costa-cruises-cancels-embarkations-italian-ports

10 March, 2020: CRUISE SAFETY OVER BAILOUT IS WHITE HOUSE FOCUS FOR INDUSTRY AMID CORONAVIRUS The Trump administration will review a plan to improve health and safety procedures on cruise ships amid an outbreak of the coronavirus, Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday, as senior White House officials distanced themselves from the prospect of a bailout for the industry. Read more… https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article241074506.html

10 March, 2020: PENCE: CRUISE INDUSTRY DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSAL The cruise industry delivered a comprehensive health plan to the federal government on Tuesday, according to Vice President Mike Pence, speaking at a Tuesday evening press conference at The White House. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22574-pence-cruise-industry-delivers- comprehensive-proposal.html

10 March, 2020: MSC CRUISES CANCELS MSC OPERA NEXT VOYAGE The cruise ship MSC Opera has canceled the next 12-Day Mediterranean voyage departing from Genoa, Italy and the vessel will remain in port until further notice. According to MSC Cruises, the cancelation of the March 10-21 cruise on MSC Opera comes after the Italian government announced new restrictive measures that affect the entire Lombardy region and 14 other provinces in northern Italy. Read more…. http://crew-center.com/msc-cruises-cancels-msc-opera-next-voyage

10 March, 2020: NOTHING COULD STOP THE CRUISE INDUSTRY – THEN CAME CORONAVIRUS The cruise industry has weathered a lot of bad news unscathed. But the coronavirus crisis seems different. This could be a seminal moment for the industry — and not in a good way. Read more… https://skift.com/2020/03/10/nothing-could-stop-the-cruise-industry-then-came-coronavirus/

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10 March, 2020: MORE PASSENGERS ABOARD GRAND PRINCESS WHERE 21 TESTED POSITIVES FOR CORONAVIRUS WILL DISEMBARK TODAY AS OUTBREAK WIDENS IN THE US (CNN)A cruise ship that had been held off the coast of California after people aboard tested positive for coronavirus will continue disembarking passengers in Oakland on Tuesday, as fears about the fast-moving virus ripple across the nation's capital, industries and universities. At least 732 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the US, including 21 on the Grand Princess cruise ship. Among the effects of the spreading virus: California's Santa Clara County, home to San Jose, has temporarily banned gatherings of more than 1,000 people after the county reported dozens of cases -- representing one of the widest such orders in the country. Read more… https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/10/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html

10 March, 2020: WHY HEALTH EXPERTS ADVISE CANCELLING CRUISES AMID CORONAVIRUS Close quarters, poor hygiene, passenger mix can create an onboard Petri dish… Read more…. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-cruise-warnings-1.5491789

09 March, 2020: HOW LONG DOES THE CORONAVIRUS LIVE ON SURFACES? DOES BLEACH CLEAN IT OFF? YOUR CLEANING QUESTIONS ANSWERED Health officials have not yet documented the transmission of the new coronavirus from contaminated surfaces, but because they think it spreads through droplets, they’re encouraging people to clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects, such as doorknobs and faucets. Read more… https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-how-long-does-the-coronavirus-live-on-surfaces- does-bleach-clean-it/

09 March, 2020: WHAT’S NEXT FOR QUARANTINED WEST COAST CRUISE SHIP At least one of the ships dealing with a coronavirus outbreak will be disembarking passengers at some point Monday. But for guests aboard the Grand Princess, the end of their onboard quarantine is only the beginning of their journey to normalcy. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/whats-next-for-quarantined-west-coast-cruise-ship/

09 March, 2020: COVID-19 TRAVEL UPDATE: FAUCI SAYS CRUISING IS OK IF YOU ARE HEALTHY Speaking at a White House press conference tonight to provide updates on the COVID-19 Coronavirus situation, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), told reporters if you are healthy, there is no reason to eschew cruise vacations. Read more… https://www.forbes.com/sites/douggollan/2020/03/09/fauci-says-cruising-is-ok-if-you-are- healthy/#679b9b442d4d

09 March, 2020: AS TRUMP SEEKS HELP FOR CRUISE INDUSTRY HIT BY CORONAVIRUS, REPUBLICANS SAY NO BAILOUT President Donald Trump on Monday said he has plans to help the cruise and airline industries that have been “hard hit” by an outbreak of the coronavirus, as his administration sent mixed signals over whether Americans should proceed with holiday cruise plans. “We’re working with them very, very strongly,” Trump told reporters, referring to airline and cruise line executives who have met with White House officials in recent days. He also said that the administration is talking to the hotel industry. “Some places

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actually will do well, and some places probably won’t do well at all,” the president said. Vice President Mike Pence said the administration would roll out details on Tuesday, and said it had requested major reforms to the cruise line industry. Read more… https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article241044301.html

09 March, 2020: FLORIDA’S $9 BILLION CRUISE INDUSTRY FACES BIGGEST TEST SINCE 9/11 Sunday’s travel warning by the US State Department against cruising was meant to protect travelers from the novel coronavirus, known as Covid-19. But it also threatens the health of one of South Florida’s largest and most iconic industries, responsible for nearly $9 billion in annual economic impact to Florida — most in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. That impact is now in doubt in the wake of the global Covid-19 outbreak. Fears about the disease and an oil price war sent stocks plummeting so dramatically Monday that trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted within minutes of the market’s opening bell. Trading resumed after a brief hiatus, but the breather wasn’t enough to halt the worst one-day point loss for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in history. While the overall market fell 7% Monday, cruise stocks plunged by 20% and more. Shares in Carnival Corp., the world’s largest carrier, fell 20%, while Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. dropped by 25% and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings plummeted by 27%. The three companies — the world’s largest public cruise holding companies — are all based in Miami-Dade. Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article241024641.html

09 March, 2020: ROUGH SAILING FOR CRUISE LINES IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS The coronavirus outbreak has cost U.S. cruise lines nearly $750 million since January, according to company financial reports. A State Department travel warning to Americans this past weekend could further rock their boats. Shares of Carnival, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean have dropped 60% to 70% since January as passengers have canceled trips and cruise lines have suspended voyages to Asia. Hundreds of passengers have been stuck on quarantined ships while others have questioned the coronavirus quarantine protocols while onboard. The U.S. State Department weighed in Sunday with a statement advising Americans to avoid cruise ships because of an "increased risk of infection of COVID- 19 in a cruise ship environment." Read more… https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-costs-cruise-line-companies-tens-of-millions/

09 March, 2020: CAUTIOUS SAILS: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) MEASURES AND IMPACT ON THE CRUISE INDUSTRY Large number of people in confined spaces on cruise ships make onboard tourists prone to infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. In 2019 alone, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported ten outbreaks on cruise ships. Read more… https://www.ship-technology.com/features/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-ncov-impact-cruise-operators- measures-tourism/

09 March, 2020: REGAL PRINCESS DOCKS IN PORT EVERGLADES AFTER BEING HELD OFF FLORIDA’S COAST Regal Princess pulled into Florida port late Sunday night, March 8, after being held off the coast for hours while awaiting results for 2 crew members who eventually tested negative for COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

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The Regal Princess ship was originally scheduled to dock in Port Everglades FL Sunday morning but spent most of the day sailing up and down Florida's coast. The Coast Guard (CG) delivered testing kits to Regal Princess. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCD) issued a “no-sail order” for the liner. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6812-regal-princess-docks-port-everglades-after-being- held-off-florida-coast 09 March, 2020: PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP WITH CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 WILL FINALLY DOCK The Princess cruise ship will finally be docking today at the Port of Oakland after being halted off the California coast while tests for coronavirus took place. Those tests later confirmed 21 cases of the COVID- 19 on board. Princess Cruises will have to follow authorities in the United States and once the vessel docks guest will be disembarking in order of priority. The process is expected to be over a number of days and the U.S. Coast Guard will be involved in screenings and health checks. Guests will be taken to different federal facilities for further quarantine. Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/princess-cruise-ship-with-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-will-finally- dock/38254

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/grand-princess-cruise-ship-carrying-coronavirus-patients- docks-in-oakland/ar-BB10XtQT

09 March, 2020: U.S. State Department Says Don’t Take Cruises The U.S. Department of State issued a warning on Sunday evening saying that U.S. citizens should not travel by cruise ship, especially those with underlying health conditions. Read more… https://cruisefever.net/u-s-state-department-says-dont-take-cruises/

09 March, 2020: Canada's top doc warns: 'Avoid all cruise ship travel' OTTAWA -- As Canadian passengers aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship wait for a chartered plane to take them back to Canada from Oakland, Calif., Canadian health officials are warning Canadians to avoid travelling on all cruise ships in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In a press conference Monday, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. said, while she had previously “asked Canadians to think twice about going on cruise ships,” now the message is unequivocal. “Today the Public Health Agency of Canada is recommending that Canadians avoid all cruise ship travel due to COVID-19.” Read more… https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/canada-s-top-doc-warns-avoid-all-cruise-ship-travel- 1.4844937

09 March 2020: Canadian heath authority recommending to avoid cruising https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/latest- travel-health-advice.html#cruise

09 March, 2020: Regal Princess COVID-19 Results Come Back, Ship Docks at Port Everglades The situation for Regal Princess which was halted off the coast of Florida is coming to an end after COVID- 19 tests on crew members. Princess Cruises has confirmed that two crew members aboard the Regal Princess cruise ship who were tested for COVID-19 are negative. This comes as the vessel was halted off the coast of Florida at the end of its 7-day eastern Caribbean voyage. With the ship getting the all-clear,

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has now allowed it to resume sailing. The ship has already docked back at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Regal Princess was originally scheduled to arrive back on Sunday. Read more…. https://www.cruisehive.com/regal-princess-covid-19-results-come-back-ship-docks-at-port- everglades/38250

09 March, 2020: Cruise industry suffering as coronavirus outbreak impacts multiple ships Regal Princess finally docked late Sunday after coronavirus scare onboard, hours after scheduled arrival FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The cruise ship industry is a multi-billion-dollar business. What many are concerned about is how the coronavirus quarantine issues on several ships around the globe will impact future bookings. The worldwide outbreak has already had a significant impact on the industry. Florida’s Local 10 News spoke with several passengers who were relieved to be back on land after the Regal Princess finally docked at Port Everglades late Sunday night. Read more…. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/03/09/cruise-industry-suffering-as-coronavirus-outbreak- impacts-multiple-ships/

09 March 2020: The Florida Department of Health has just issued an international travel advisory. Florida is telling anyone who has traveled internationally to self-isolate for 14 days: The Florida Department of Health is advising all individuals who have traveled internationally to self- isolate for 14 days following their date of return to the United States.

Update: It looks like the Florida Department of Health has already updated their policy on this. Here’s the new policy: The Florida Department of Health is advising all individuals who have traveled internationally to follow the new CDC guidelines, summarized below:

Level 3: Mandatory 14-day self-isolation and practice social distancing upon return to the United States. Social distancing includes avoiding going out in public and close personal interactions. If you become symptomatic, immediately self-isolate and contact your county health department or health care provider.

Level 2 and Cruises: Monitor your health and limit interactions with others for 14 days after returning to the United States. If you become symptomatic, immediately self-isolate and contact your county health department or health care provider. For more information regarding current CDC travel advisories related to COVID-19, visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html Read more… http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2020/03/030920-department-health-covid19-update.pr.html

08 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP STRUCK BY CORONAVIRUS TO DOCK AT PORT OF OAKLAND ON MONDAY; NAPA WOMAN AMONG THOUSANDS ON BOARD OAKLAND— The cruise ship GOLDEN PRINCESS hit by the new coronavirus and headed to the Port of Oakland, will remain in international waters for at least another day as officials worked on plans to transport passengers to federal facilities around the country.

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Among the thousands expected to disembark over two to three days is a Napa woman, one of at least three local residents to have their cruise plans rerouted or interrupted due to fears of the virus that has infected tens of thousands worldwide. Read more… https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/update-cruise-ship-struck-by-coronavirus-to-dock-at- port/article_5990c633-0032-541a-abda-e5fb76d4997a.html

08 March, 2020: Cruise industry blasts B.C. officials’ warnings to cancel sailings over COVID-19 The cruise industry is fighting back against B.C. health officials’ warnings that people should consider cancelling their vacations at sea over COVID-19 concerns. In a statement late Saturday, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said it has already taken proactive measures to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus, including stringent pre-boarding screening procedures. “With the proactive measures put in place by the cruise industry based on prevailing guidance from global health authorities, arbitrary restrictions are unwarranted and could have long-term detrimental effects on the Canadian people and economy,” the statement reads. Read more…. https://globalnews.ca/news/6648178/coronavirus-cruise-industry-concerns/

08 March, 2020: State Department urges US citizens not to travel by cruise ship amid coronavirus The Boston Globe has reported that the US State Department on Sunday issued an advisory urging citizens, especially those with severe health problems, not to take cruises amid the coronavirus outbreak. “U.S. citizens, especially with underlying conditions, should not travel by cruise ship,” a tweet from the department stated late Sunday afternoon, noting an increased risk of coronavirus on the vacation vessels. “Many countries have implemented screening procedures, denied port entry rights to ships and prevented disembarking.” Read more…. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/08/nation/state-department-says-us-citizens-should-not- travel-by-cruise-ship-amid-coronavirus-outbreaks/?outputType=amp

08 March, 2020: CARNIVAL PANORAMA PASSENGERS FINALLY ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK IN LONG BEACH After being blocked for hours due to concerns about an ill patient, passengers on Carnival Panorama were allowed to disembark in homeport Long Beach CA late Saturday, March 7. City officials announced on Twitter that a passenger on the cruise ship had been taken to a local hospital by Long Beach Fire Department and was being tested for COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The vessel berthed at Long Beach Terminal but “in an abundance of caution" the US CDC decided to hold passenger debarkation until the patient could be evaluated. Passengers have been waiting for 3+ hours to disembark, but were not quarantined (isolated in their staterooms) and were allowed to use the ship’s venues (including bars and the ). Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6810-carnival-panorama-passengers-finally-allowed-disembark- long-beach

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08 March, 2020: REGAL PRINCESS DOCKS AT PORT EVERGLADES AFTER TWO CREW TEST NEGATIVES FOR CORONAVIRUS The Regal Princess docked at Port Everglades Sunday evening around 10 after sailing back and forth off the coast all day waiting for coronavirus test results to come back for two crew members. The ship was supposed to dock in Port Everglades Sunday morning but instead spent the day at sea after the U.S. Coast Guard delivered and retrieved test kits from the ship via small boat. At 6:30 p.m. Sunday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the tests came back negative and rescinded its “no-sail order,” clearing the ship to dock. The tested Regal Princess crew members transferred to the Florida- based ship from the Grand Princess cruise ship in California, which has 21 positive cases — 19 of them crew members — of the virus that causes COVID-19. The Regal crew members are not showing symptoms of the virus, the company said. Princess Cruises is owned by Miami-based Carnival Corporation. The CDC had issued a “no-sail order” for the Regal Princess over the weekend while the two crew members were tested. On Sunday evening, the State Department and CDC issued warnings against cruise ship travel for all Americans. The Regal Princess, which can hold more than 3,500 passengers and 1,300 crew, was on a 14-day Caribbean cruise out of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. The following Regal cruise scheduled to leave Port Everglades on Sunday for a seven-day tour of the Caribbean was canceled. Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241008101.html

08 March, 2020: Cruise Ship Held Off Florida Coast For Crew Member Testing The Regal Princess is being held off the coast of Florida while two crew members are tested for coronavirus. While there is no indication either crew member is infected, they were recently transferred to the ship from Grand Princess, which is currently dealing with a quarantine. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/cruise-ship-held-of-florida-coast-for-crew-member-testing/

08 March, 2020: Stay off cruise ships, airplanes amid coronavirus outbreak, health official warns high- risk travelers Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Americans with underlying health conditions against boarding cruise ships and airplanes as the number of coronavirus cases across the world grows. "If you are an individual that has an underlying condition right now, not wait, you should start to distance yourself from the risk: crowds, getting on a long plane trip and, above all, don't get on a cruise ship," Fauci said on "Fox News Sunday." Read more… https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/coronavirus-cruise-ships-airplanes-anthony-fauci

08 March 2020: Three Carnival Cruise Ships Avoid Calls to Grand Turk Temporarily As Grand Turk works through its COVID-19 policies related to cruise ships, Carnival Cruise Line has decided to avoid the port of call for the time being. Carnival Cruise Ships Stay Away From Grand Turk. As there is a growing coronavirus concern across the Caribbean and beyond cruise ports are working on policies to protect their citizens. This has a knock-on effect on cruises and multiple cruise ships have already been denied from calling at ports including Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Grand Turk, Tortola, and St. Lucia. At the moment we know that three Carnival cruise ships have stopped calling to the port. This comes after the was not allowed to disembark guests during its visit on March 6 which didn’t go down too well with the cruise line as posted here. Read more….

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https://www.cruisehive.com/three-carnival-cruise-ships-avoid-calls-to-grand-turk-temporarily/38238

08 March 2020: Another Carnival Cruise Ship Is Skipping Grand Turk For the second week in a row, several Carnival cruise ships will be skipping Grand Turk as the island struggles with its policies regarding coronavirus. This time, rather than deal with Grand Turk’s still-in-flux policies, Carnival Breeze opted to bypass the port entirely. Read more…

https://cruiseradio.net/another-carnival-cruise-ship-is-skipping-grand-turk/

08 March 2020: State Department warns against traveling by cruise ship during coronavirus outbreak The U.S. State Department is warning U.S. citizens not to take cruises, delivering what could be a major blow to one of South Florida’s largest industries. In a travel advisory issued Sunday evening, the State Department said there is an increased risk of infection of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, on cruise ships. “U.S. citizens, particularly travelers with underlying health conditions, should not travel by cruise ship.” Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241013416.html

08 March 2020: “No-Sail Order” Issued For Florida Cruise Ship, Voyage Cancelled (Updated 10:00 p.m. EST) – On Sunday, the U.S. Center for Disease Control issued a “no-sail order” for Regal Princess, axing the ship’s next scheduled voyage from Port Everglades, Florida. Travel agents were advised they should pass news of the cancellation along to any clients expecting to set sail. Fortunately, by Sunday night, the ship had been cleared and was due to sail into Port Everglades, although exact details were unavailable as of 10 p.m. Sunday night. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/no-sail-order-issued-for-florida-cruise-ship-voyage-cancelled/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article241020111.html

08 March 2020: Carnival Cruise Ship Cleared to Sail After Negative Coronavirus Test Carnival Cruise Line – Carnival Panorama has confirmed that the test results came back negative for COVID-19. Embarkation will take place on Sunday from 10:00 AM until 2:30 PM. The cruise ship will now sail on a shortened six-day cruise. Read more… https://cruisefever.net/debarkation-process-suspended-on-carnival-cruise-ship/

08 March 2020: Cruise Cancelled The Royal Princess cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises has been held by authorities at Port of Los Angeles and passengers have waited hours at the cruise terminal. In another developing coronavirus related situation including Princess Cruises is that the Royal Princess‘7-day cruise out of Los Angeles has been cancelled. The cruise line is being hit hard by the deadly virus and it’s not getting any better. Read more…. https://www.cruisehive.com/passengers-waited-hours-to-be-told-cruise-is-cancelled-out-of-los- angeles/38211

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08 March 2020: CDC is monitoring a possible cross contamination among crew from Grand Princess Regal Princess cancels cruise. It is very common to transfer crew from one cruise ship to another when the vessels are in port. Read more… https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752- 0/p480x480/89647693_188078575952163_7885700340757037056_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=b96e 70&_nc_ohc=6VkBQT9lHpQAX8O0-1-&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3- 1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=3425a15cb264dd826afd8976b7618d51&oe=5E90DE57

07 March 2020: COVID-19 outbreak: 'Think twice' before taking a cruise, top health official warns CBC News is reporting that in response to the latest developments on the Grand Princess, Canada's chief public health officer is warning travellers, especially the elderly and those with fragile health, to reconsider going on cruises after cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on a cruise ship which has Canadians on board. "Think twice about going on cruise ships," said Dr. Theresa Tam on Friday, noting they "present environments where COVID-19 can spread easily given close contacts between passengers and crew for significant periods of time." Tam said that even if people on a cruise do not contract the virus, they could be quarantined by destination countries for extended periods of time, increasing the risk of infection. Read more…. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/coronavirus-cruise-grand-princess-1.5489320

https://globalnews.ca/news/6642384/coronavirus-cruises-think-twice/

07 March, 2020: Miami residents quarantined on Nile River cruise despite negative test for coronavirus Three Miami residents are quarantined aboard an Nile River cruise that carried 33 people with confirmed cases of coronavirus. The Floridians tested negative for the virus on Friday. Amarilys Khamissian, Grisell Parodi and Javier Parodi traveled to Cairo, Egypt on Sunday from Miami International Airport, Khamissian’s daughter Alexandra Varona said. The trio are frequent travelers and were going to enjoy their first time in Egypt, Varona said. After spending a day in Cairo, they traveled to Aswan, Egypt, where they boarded the M.S Asara, a cruise ship that sails on the Nile River. The ship arrived in Luxor, Egypt on Thursday and was towed outside the city and put under quarantine, Reuters reported. There were 171 people on board, including 101 passengers and 70 crew. Read more…. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article240997731.html

07 March 2020: 21 cases of coronavirus detected on cruise ship where more than 230 Canadians held. CTV News: TORONTO -- Twenty-one people trapped on a cruise ship (Grand Princess) off the coast of California have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and hundreds of Canadians are among those waiting to undergo testing. U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence announced Friday that 19 of the 21 positive cases involve crew members, but testing is still in its early phases. Only 46 of the more than 3,500 people on board the Grand Princess ship near San Francisco were tested in the first round, but there are plans to test everyone onboard. Read more…

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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/03/06/health/california-coronavirus-friday/index.html

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/07/coronavirus-thousands-stranded-on-grand-princess- cruise-ship-after-21-cases-confirmed

https://globalnews.ca/news/6643167/grand-princess-coronavirus-positive-cases/

07 March 2020: Coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess cleared to dock in Oakland, Calif. The captain of a cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus has informed the passengers, which include 237 Canadians, that the vessel is now headed to the port of Oakland, Calif. In a ship-board address Saturday night, Grand Princess Capt. John Smith said the vessel would likely dock Sunday afternoon and that people needing "acute medical treatment" would be taken to health-care facilities in California. Read more… https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/world/coronavirus-news.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/08/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html https://globalnews.ca/news/6646702/coronavirus-grand-princess-dock-california/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/cruise-ship-hit-by-coronavirus-to-dock-in-calif-canadians- on-board-1.4843798

07 March 2020: Pence says US tracking another cruise ship over coronavirus concerns Washington, DC(CNN)Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that the United States is taking "decisive action" to deal with the crew of a cruise ship that may have also worked on one of the Princess line ships that have already dealt with the novel coronavirus outbreak. "We are tracking at this point a ship that may have shared crew with the Diamond Princess or Grand Princess and we have taken decisive action to hold until we do a full medical assessment of the crew on that ship and we'll just continue to lean into this effort," Pence said at a news conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Read more… https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/03/07/politics/mike-pence-cruise-ship-crew-coronavirus/index.html

07 March 2020: Coronavirus Test Results Delay, Shorten Carnival Cruise Carnival Panorama guests found out late Saturday evening that their trip was being both postponed and shortened. Read more…. https://cruiseradio.net/coronavirus-test-results-delay-shorten-carnival-cruise/

06 March 2020: CANADA - 'THINK TWICE' BEFORE TAKING A CRUISE, TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL WARNS Canada's Chief Public Health Officer is warning travellers, especially the elderly and those with fragile health, to reconsider going on cruises after cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on a cruise ship with

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Canadians on board. The official indicated that even if people on a cruise do not contract the virus they could be quarantined by destination countries for extended periods of time, increasing the risk of infection. State officials quarantined the Grand Princess Cruise ship off the coast of California over fears of a possible outbreak. There are 235 Canadians among the 3,500 passengers and crew on board. The list of Canadians has passed to provincial health authorities who are following up with those who have returned home. So far, three of Canada's 54 confirmed or presumptive cases of coronavirus were travelers on Grand Princess' trip to Hawaii. The U.S. Vice-President noted that the Grand Princess will be moved to a non-commercial port where all 3,500 people on board will be tested. Read more…. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/coronavirus-cruise-grand-princess-1.5489320

06 March 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE IS “ENORMOUSLY FRUSTRATED” AFTER SHIP DENIED AT GRAND TURK CruiseHive is reporting that the Carnival Magic was today denied to make its scheduled call in Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands. According to Carnival, there were some with flu-like symptoms onboard and authorities in Grand Turk decided to make the decision in not allowing the vessel to make its normal call. The vessel did dock at the port but guests were not able to get off. Read more…

https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-line-is-enormously-frustrated-after-ship-denied-at-grand- turk/38173

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06 March, 2020 Carnival Cruise Line to Take Temperature of All Embarking Guests Carnival Cruise Line is implementing new coronavirus screening protocols which include taking the temperature of all embarking guests and crew members, effective immediately. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-cruise-line-to-take-temperature-of-all-embarking-guests/

06 March 2020: Transatlantic Cruise Cut Short Due to Coronavirus in Italy Costa Cruise - Costa Luminosa transatlantic voyage is cut short with calls in Italy canceled and itinerary ending earlier due to coronavirus in Italy. Read more… https://www.cruisehive.com/transatlantic-cruise-cut-short-due-to-coronavirus-in-italy/38146

06 March 2020: Coronavirus: Cruise ship turned away from amid doctor threats BBC reported that the cruise ship MSC Opera has been turned away from Malta after doctors threatened industrial action if it docked amid coronavirus concerns. Read more…. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51773724

06 March 2020: Cruise ship with thousands aboard in limbo off the California coast as it awaits coronavirus results

San Francisco (CNN)A cruise ship in limbo off the California coast with thousands aboard should learn more about its fate Friday, when officials get results from dozens of coronavirus tests. Read more…

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06 March 2020: 235 Canadians stuck on Grand Princess cruise ship over coronavirus fears More than 200 Canadians are on board a cruise ship that is being held off the coast of San Francisco over coronavirus concerns. Read more…

https://globalnews.ca/news/6636878/canadians-grand-princess-coronavirus/

https://www.freshdaily.ca/news/2020/03/grand-princess-cruise-ship-coronavirus/

06 March 2020: CORONAVIRUS: WHY ARE ONLY 45 OF 3,533 ABOARD GRAND PRINCESS BEING TESTED? They are numbers that are sure to raise questions amid fears of the potentially deadly new coronavirus: Health officials are testing just 45 of the 3,533 people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship where a passenger on its last voyage died of the respiratory disease. Read more… https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/06/coronavirus-why-are-only-45-of-3533-aboard-grand- princess-being-tested/

06 March 2020: SECOND MAN DIES AFTER BEING PASSENGER ONBOARD CORONAVIRUS-RIDDLED GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP A second passenger who was onboard a US cruise ship with several confirmed cases of coronavirus has died. The 72-year-old man died on land in California despite first responders performing CPR. He is the second passenger of the ship to have died after another unidentified California patient, 71, died from coronavirus nearly two weeks after he returned home from a cruise on the same vessel. Read more…. https://www.9news.com.au/world/coronavirus-grand-princess-cruise-ship-death-of-second-passenger- confirmed/846ae4e1-c424-4a92-b6c2-99b7be2eb550

06 March 2020: Coronavirus live updates: Canadians being advised to stay away from cruises, self- monitor after travel The National Post is reporting that Canada’s chief public health officer is advising Canadians to avoid cruises and self-monitor for 14 days if they are arriving home from any kind of travel due to the coronavirus, according to a press conference Friday. “I am asking Canadians to think twice before going on cruise ships,” Dr. Theresa Tam said. Read more…. https://nationalpost.com/news/world/coronavirus-live-updates-covid19-canada

06 March, 2020: FEDS SAY THEY WILL EVACUATE, QUARANTINE PASSENGERS FROM GRAND PRINCESS BUT NOT THE CREW After tests revealed Friday 21 people aboard the Grand Princess had tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced they will quarantine the 1,100-member crew aboard the ship off the coast of San Francisco but will transport passengers to quarantine sites in the United States. Read more…

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05 March 2020: THOUSANDS MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS ON PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP; 62 PASSENGERS CONFINED. Thousands of people on Princess Cruises' Grand Princess may have been exposed to coronavirus after sailing with 62 passengers who company officials say had previously been on a voyage with a man who eventually died from the virus. Read more… https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/4950651002

05 March 2020: CRUISE SHIP IS HELD OFF AT SEA AFTER CALIFORNIA MAN DIES FROM CORONAVIRUS LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER HIS TRIP (CNN) A cruise ship passenger died from the coronavirus less than two weeks after he returned home, marking California's first death as the disease sickens people in 15 states. The death reported Wednesday was linked to the Grand Princess cruise ship, and was the first coronavirus fatality outside Washington state, where 10 people have died. The cruise ship's being held off the California coast so federal health officials can screen the people aboard, some of whom were on an earlier cruise with the California victim. Read more… https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/03/05/health/california-coronavirus-cruise-ship-thursday/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/world/coronavirus-news.html#link-f934c4f

05 March 2020: Sick Cruise Passengers await results – Officials debate quarantine https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/03/04/princess-cruises-ship-held-up-off-california-coast- awaiting-coronavirus-tests/

05 March 2020: PRINCESS CRUISES CANCELS NEXT SAILING ON GRAND PRINCESS Princess Cruises has canceled the March 7 sailing on Grand Princess and is giving all passengers a full refund and a Future Cruise Credit equal to 100% of their cruise fare. Read more…. https://cruisefever.net/princess-cruises-cancels-next-sailing-on-grand-princess-passengers-receiving- full-refund-and-credit/

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article240977821.html

05 March 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE CHANGES STOPS FOR 2 SHIPS AMID PORTS’ CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

The new details come after another ship from Carnival, the Costa Luminosa, reportedly docked in Jamaica last Friday but was not allowed to have Italian citizens get off. Ships from a Miami-based cruise line are having to readjust travel plans in light of recent measures from Caribbean countries to stop the potential spread of coronavirus. An official with Carnival Cruise Line confirmed that two ships – the Horizon and the Freedom – were scheduled to make stops in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands this weekend but will be making different stops. "While we are following all U.S. CDC and World Health Organization screening protocols and guidelines, we want to avoid any possibility of a visit to a destination where there is uncertainty or we risk being turned away," the company said in a statement Wednesday.

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The new details come after another ship from Carnival, the Costa Luminosa, reportedly docked in Jamaica last Friday but was not allowed to have Italian citizens get off after a decision from health officials in the country. Carnival said there is no health situation at this time but the move was done to avoid any possibility of disruption. Read more… https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/carnival-cruise-line-changes-stops-for-2-ships-amid- coronavirus-concerns/2200429/?amp

05 March 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE CHANGES STOPS FOR 2 SHIPS AMID PORTS’ CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS The new details come after another ship from Carnival, the Costa Luminosa, reportedly docked in Jamaica last Friday but was not allowed to have Italian citizens get off. Ships from a Miami-based cruise line are having to readjust travel plans in light of recent measures from Caribbean countries to stop the potential spread of coronavirus. An official with Carnival Cruise Line confirmed that two ships – the Horizon and the Freedom – were scheduled to make stops in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands this weekend but will be making different stops. "While we are following all U.S. CDC and World Health Organization screening protocols and guidelines, we want to avoid any possibility of a visit to a destination where there is uncertainty or we risk being turned away," the company said in a statement Wednesday.

The new details come after another ship from Carnival, the Costa Luminosa, reportedly docked in Jamaica last Friday but was not allowed to have Italian citizens get off after a decision from health officials in the country. Carnival said there is no health situation at this time but the move was done to avoid any possibility of disruption. The Horizon and Freedom become the latest ships to deal with changes or restrictions as a result of concern over the COVID-19 virus, after a MSC Cruises ship was turned away from both countries last week amid reports of an ill crew member. Read more….

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04 March, 2020: CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP SKIPS ANOTHER CARIBBEAN PORT Carnival Fascination will be skipping its scheduled stop in St. Lucia this week and instead calling to Dominica. This comes as the island, like several other Caribbean destinations, works to figure out exactly how they will handle cruise ship visits in the age of coronavirus. Read more…. https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-cruise-ship-skips-another-caribbean-port/

04 March 2020: GRAND PRINCESS UNDER QUARANTINE FOR CORONAVIRUS AFTER PASSENGER ON PRIOR CRUISE BECOMES “CRITICALLY ILL”

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04 March 2020: THOUSANDS MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS ON PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP; 62 PASSENGERS CONFINED

USATODAY is reporting that Thousands of people on Princess Cruises' Grand Princess may have been exposed to coronavirus after sailing with 62 passengers who company officials say had previously been on a voyage with a man who eventually died from the virus. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/04/coronavirus-princess-cruises-ship-met- protest-over-no-testing/4950651002/

04 March, 2020: SUN PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP MET BY VIOLENT PROTESTS UPON DOCKING AT RÉUNION ISLAND AMID CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS Yet another cruise ship is having a difficult time docking at a foreign port amid growing COVID- 19 concerns. The Sun Princess, a ship operated by Princess Cruises, was met by violent protests upon docking at the island of Réunion on Sunday. The protesters were reportedly demanding health checks for passengers wishing to leave the port to visit the island, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. Read more… https://www.foxnews.com/travel/sun-princess-cruise-ship-met-by-protestors-upon-docking-at-reunion- island

04 March 2020: CRUISE TO RETURN TO SAN FRANCISCO EARLY AFTER EX-PASSENGER DIES OF CORONAVIRUS The CDC announced Wednesday it is investigating a “small cluster” of coronavirus cases linked to passengers who were on a recent voyage aboard a Grand Princess cruise ship. Read more…

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04 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: CRUISE PASSENGERS TOLD NOT TO LEAVE SHIP AFTER COVID-19 CASE Cruise passengers were temporarily quarantined after docking in due to a case of coronavirus. SkyNews is reporting that passengers on the MSC Opera are told a former passenger has tested positive for COVID-19 and they should stay on board. Read more… https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-cruise-passengers-told-not-to-leave-ship-after-covid-19-case- 11949730

04 March 2020: Dr Tarling, PRINCESS CRUISES CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER RELEASES AN ADVISORY https://www.princess.com/news/notices_and_advisories/notices/grand-princess-updates.html

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03 March 2020: AIDAura - CRUISE SHIP IN NORWAY AWAITS VIRUS TEST ON 2 PASSENGERS – Associated Press is reporting that a German cruise ship with 1,200 passengers is moored in southern Norway waiting for the test results of two passengers who had been on land to be tested for the new coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. Cruiser Aida Aura is moored in Haugesund harbour, south- western Norway, Monday March 2, 2020. Two passengers aboard the ship are reported to have symptoms of a viral infection and the ship has postponed its departure from Haugesund while waiting for the results of medical tests. Read more… https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/cruise-ship-in-norway-awaits-virus-test-on-2-passengers-1.4836511

03 March 2020: NO CORONAVIRUS ON GERMAN CRUISE SHIP DOCKED IN NORWAY

Two passengers from a German cruise ship who were tested for coronavirus in Norway are not infected with the virus, test results have shown. The two people, who had been ashore in southwestern Norwegian city Haugesund, were tested on Monday because they had been in close contact in Germany with someone who was later found to have the virus. The cruise ship, the Aida Aura, was set to depart from the city on Monday but was detained after the two passengers awaited test results. After test results showed that the passengers are not infected with coronavirus, the cruise ship will depart from Haugesund as soon as possible. Read more….

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03 March 2020: CRUISE LINER OUT OF GALVESTON CHANGES COURSE OVER COVID-19 HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The outbreak of COVID-19, better known as coronavirus, has caused a Galveston-based cruise liner to divert course away from its original destinations in the Caribbean. The Carnival cruise ship Freedom was bound for Jamaica and Grand Cayman. On Tuesday, the company confirmed it was diverting course to the Key West Naval Yard in Florida. Read more… https://abc13.com/5982218/

03 March 2020: COVID-19 QUARANTINE OF CRUISE SHIP MAY HAVE LED TO MORE INFECTIONS The Medical News Today is reporting that researchers have used mathematical models to assess the effectiveness of the public health measures taken to contain the COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. The conclusion? More cases could have been prevented if those aboard had been allowed to disembark. Read more…. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/quarantine-on-covid-19-cruise-ship-may-have-led-to- more-infections

02 March 2020: PRUDENT OR PARANOID: JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS BLOCK CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIPS FROM THEIR PORTS

“There’s a difference of opinion, of course, whether these port states are acting prudently by prohibiting cruise ships from calling on their ports, or they are overreacting whenever a passenger or crew member

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has symptoms which could be just from the flu. Of course, these countries are sovereign nations which are free to adopt and enforce their health restrictions to protect their citizens and economies”. Today, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands informed two Carnival cruise ships that they are prohibited from calling on ports in these countries over concerns with coronavirus, according to crew members and passengers on the Carnival Freedom and Carnival Horizon who wish to remain anonymous. Passengers on the Carnival Freedom were notified today around noon that they will not be permitted to go ashore in Jamaica or the Cayman Islands during their cruise which left Galveston, Texas yesterday. The ship was scheduled to call on Montego Bay, Jamaica on Wednesday, March 4th and George Town, Grand Cayman on Thursday, March 5th. These countries also notified the Carnival Horizon that passengers and crew will not be permitted ashore in these countries. The Carnival Horizon left Miami, Florida yesterday, March 1st. It was scheduled to call on Ocho Rios, Jamaica on Tuesday, March 3rd and George Town, Grand Cayman on Wednesday, March 4th. Read more… https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2020/03/articles/disease/prudent-or-paranoid-jamaica-and-the- cayman-islands-block-carnival-cruise-ships-from-their-ports/

02 March, 2020: CANADA WARNS AGAINST TRAVEL TO 8 REGIONS OF ITALY AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK TORONTO -- Canada has issued a travel advisory for several regions in northern Italy that are grappling with rapid increases in COVID-19 cases. The advisory, which went into effect Monday morning, covers the country's eight northernmost regions: Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtiro, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Liguria and Emilia-Romagna. Major cities in those regions include Milan, Venice, Turin and Genoa. Read more…. https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-warns-against-travel-to-8-regions-of-italy-amid-coronavirus- outbreak-1.4834795

02 March 2020: WHY CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIPS ARE SKIPPING SOME CARIBBEAN PORTS With several Caribbean islands continuing to turn away cruise ships out of fear of the coronavirus, Carnival Cruise Line is implementing changes regarding what ports they visit. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/why-carnival-cruise-ships-are-skipping-some-caribbean-ports/

02 March, 2020: COOK ISLANDS HOLDS URGENT DISCUSSIONS OVER ITALIAN SHIP AMID COVID-19 FEARS A luxury liner carrying passengers and crew from Italy - the European nation worst hit by coronavirus - is scheduled to arrive in the Cook Islands tomorrow. The Cook Islands News reports the MSC Magnifica was due in Rarotonga on Sunday local time and then in Aitutaki the following day. Aitutaki wants a ban on cruise ships scheduled to visit the island this coming month amid growing coronavirus fears. Read more…. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/410717/cook-islands-holds-urgent-discussions-over- italian-ship-amid-covid-19-fears

02 March 2020: CORONAVIRUS: CRUISE SHIP WITH KIWIS ABOARD MET WITH VIOLENT PROTEST AT REUNION ISLAND A cruise ship carrying New Zealand and Australian passengers arrived at Reunion Island to violent protests, with locals hurling bottles and pebbles for fear that some aboard may be infected with the

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coronavirus. Police used tear gas to end the clash with the some 30 people who had gathered to meet the Sun Princess when it docked in the French territory east of Madagascar on March 1, AFP reported. Protesters wanted the 2000 passengers on the British-flagged, US-operated Princess Cruises liner to undergo health checks to prevent the virus from spreading to their island. Read more….

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02 March 2020: VOYAGER OF THE SEAS: CRUISE SHIP TO DOCK IN TAURANGA AFTER PASSENGERS FALL ILL A cruise ship bound for Vanuatu was diverted to New Zealand as a number of people on board fell ill. The Voyager of the Seas docked at Port of Tauranga before 8am on Monday. The Ministry of Health says the seven on board who are unwell are not believed to have coronavirus - but typical influenza, or gastroenteritis. They believe to be no risk of the coronavirus COVID-19 from the vessel. Read more…

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01 March, 2020: OFFICIALS ALLOW CRUISE SHIP TO TURNAROUND AT ST. MAARTEN PHILIPSBURG—The Daily Herald is reporting that after two days of deliberation, local officials have allowed stranded cruise ship Braemar of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to turnaround in St. Maarten. Read more… https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/officials-allow-cruise-ship-to-turnaround-at-st-maarten

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29 Feb 2020. OCEAN REGATTA: denied berthing by Apia & Pago Pago, both Samoa Ports. No additional info available. Read more…. www.cruisejunkie.com

29 Feb 2020: MSC MERAVIGLIA SECURITY STAFF PEPPER-SPRAY UNRULY GUESTS https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2020/02/articles/disease/msc-meraviglia-security-staff-pepper-spray- unruly-guests/

28 Feb 2020: Grandeur of the Seas – Flu outbreak sickens 82 on Royal Caribbean cruise from Baltimore A flu outbreak sickened 82 people aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that returned to Baltimore last week, prompting the cruise line to isolate them and notify the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but none of the sick passengers and crew met the criteria for the coronavirus, a Royal Caribbean spokeswoman confirmed Friday. None of the passengers had transited the COVID-19′s regions of impact or interacted with anyone in those regions within 14 days of the onset of their symptoms. Read more…https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-royal-carribean-flu-20200228- ljm5pew5yfbepowttxgmlnej7i-story.html

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28 Feb, 2020: COVID-19 OUTBREAK ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP: ESTIMATING THE EPIDEMIC POTENTIAL AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH COUNTERMEASURES Cruise ships carry a large number of people in confined spaces with relative homogeneous mixing. On 3 February, 2020, an outbreak of COVID-19 on cruise ship Diamond Princess was reported with 10 initial cases, following an index case on board around 21-25th January. By 4th February, public health measures such as removal and isolation of ill passengers and quarantine of non-ill passengers were implemented. By 20th February, 619 of 3,700 passengers and crew (17%) were tested positive. Conclusion: The cruise ship conditions clearly amplified an already highly transmissible disease. The public health measures prevented more than 2000 additional cases compared to no interventions. However, evacuating all passengers and crew early on in the outbreak would have prevented many more passengers and crew from infection. Read more and download the PDF study. https://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jtm/taaa030/5766334?searchresult=1

28 Feb, 2020: The Braemer is awaiting approval to dock on the Caribbean island of St Maarten. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/cruise-ship-sails-to-st-maarten-after-covid-19- scare/2020/02/28/9fef04b0-5a4d-11ea-8efd-0f904bdd8057_story.html

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/02/28/cruise-ship-sails-to-st-maarten-after-covid-19-scare/

28 Feb, 2020: Third Cruise Ship Turned Away Due to Coronavirus Fears The Dominican Republic refused the cruise ship Braemar to dock in La Romana on Thursday, February 27, amid concerns that a number of passengers displayed possible coronavirus symptoms, the 3rd such vessel turned away from port amid COVID-19 concerns. The Dominican Public Health Ministry and Port Authority announced in a joint statement that 4 Filipinos, 2 British citizens and 2 Americans on the Fred Olsen- owned ship Braemar were under observation for symptoms including coughing, fever, and trouble breathing. The ship reported “a small number of influenza-like cases on board." Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines said in a statement that “No guests or crew are, or have been, displaying symptoms that are considered to be consistent with those of Coronavirus.” The cruise ship is carrying 384 crew and 1128 passengers. Read more… https://www.cruisemapper.com/news/6774-third-cruise-ship-turned-away-due-to-coronavirus- fears?fbclid=IwAR34t54Da4Ae4qSwS306SBX9fyNf6EZcscDGWeSov8zUvooupx_hb8PScCU

28 Feb, 2020: MSC Meraviglia Given Clean Bill of Health MSC Cruises announced that the MSC Meraviglia has been given a clean bill of health by Mexican health officials following medical checks on a crew member and a young female guest who both had common seasonal flu after the vessel arrived in Cozumel, Mexico. Read more: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22517-msc-meraviglia-given-clean-bill-of- health.html

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28 Feb 2020: Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas Denied Permission to Call on Ports During Australian Cruise As reported in Cruise News on the 28th February, 2020, they stated they received the following information from several crew members on the Voyager of the Seas which is sailing an Australia itinerary after departing from Sydney. The future scheduled ports include Mystery Island and Vila in Vanuatu as well as several ports of call in New Caledonia – Mare, Lifou, and Noumea: “The Voyager of the Seas has 2 or 3 crew members with flu-like symptoms aboard. The Vanatu and New Caledonia islands are not permitting the ship to disembark passengers due to concerns over coronavirus. Noumea initially said that it will accept passengers and crew but a few hours ago no one was allowed to disembark after the ship which docked for a short time. It was a big mess on the ship with guests upset and security was involved with a dispute with the guest relations desk.” Read more…

https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2020/02/articles/disease/royal-caribbeans-voyager-of-the-seas- denied-permission-to-call-on-ports-during-australian-cruise/

https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2020/02/articles/disease/royal-caribbeans-voyager-of-the-seas- denied-permission-to-call-on-ports-during-australian-cruise/

https://www.smh.com.au/national/vanuatu-denies-entry-to-cruise-ship-following-influenze-diagnoses- 20200229-p545kv.html

27 Feb, 2020: The Braemer’s 1500 passengers were denied disembarking when it berthed in Dominican Republic.

27 Feb 2020: Diamond Princess Indonesian Crew to be Evacuated on Uninhabited Island Around 250 Indonesian crew members will be evacuated from the cruise ship Diamond Princess to deserted Sebaru Island located in the Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu). Achmad Yurianto, secretary- general of the Health Ministry’s disease control and environmental health directorate, said the crew will be quarantined on the island for additional 14 days to make sure they are free from the coronavirus COVID-19 before they are sent back home. Read more…. https://crew-center.com/diamond-princess-and-world-dream-indonesian-crew-be-evacuated- uninhabited-island

27 Feb, 2020: MSC Favolosa, denied port call at British Virgin Islands over illness fears. Read more: https://www.cruisehive.com/cruise-ship-with-sick-passengers-denied-to-dock-in-the-british-virgin- islands/38014

27 Feb 2020: World Dream Indonesian Crew to be Evacuated on Uninhabited Island Around 250 Indonesian crew members will be evacuated from the cruise ship World Dream to deserted Sebaru Island located in the Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu).

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Achmad Yurianto, secretary-general of the Health Ministry’s disease control and environmental health directorate, said the crew will be quarantined on the island for additional 14 days to make sure they are free from the coronavirus COVID-19 before they are sent back home.The evacuation of 188 Indonesian crew members (172 men and 16 women) from the cruise ship World Dream is currently underway. They have been transported from the cruise ship anchored in International Waters near Durian Strait, Riau Islands, to Indonesian Navy ship. After the evacuation from World Dream, the crew members will arrive on Friday morning on Sebaru Island in Jakarta’s Thousand Island district. Read more… https://crew-center.com/diamond-princess-and-world-dream-indonesian-crew-be-evacuated- uninhabited-island

https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/02/24/covid-19-188-indonesians-from-world-dream- cruise-ship-to-be-quarantined-on-uninhabited-island.html

26 Feb, 2020: CORONAVIRUS HYSTERIA SPREADS TO CARIBBEAN CRUISE PORTS In a widely reported news, several cruise ships have been denied permission to call on ports at various locations around the world over coronavirus concerns. The MSC Meraviglia was denied access to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and the Caymans after a crew member apparently had influenza. It was eventually permitted to dock in Cozumel after the ship was given a clean bill of health. Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/coronavirus-hysteria-spreads-to-the-caribbean-cruise-ports/

26 Feb, 2020: Cayman Islands Turns Away MSC Ship on Health Scare The MSC Meraviglia was turned away from Grand Cayman, unable to anchor for her scheduled Feb. 26 call, as Cayman Island authorities decided to refuse the ship due health concerns, with one sick crew member aboard. Read more: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22511-cayman-islands-turns-away-msc-ship-on- health-scare.html

25 Feb, 2020: Coronavirus Is Hitting the Cruise Line Industry Hard During the current coronavirus epidemic, cruise ships have become the perfect petri dish that allows the virus to thrive and spread quickly. Why? The vessels’ tight, close-knit quarters and population of international passengers and crew, all with different levels of immunity, are key factors, the BBC reports. Read more… https://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/coronavirus-is-hitting-the-cruise-line-industry-hard/

20 Feb, 2020: Westerdam, Passengers “stuck” in Cambodia KOMO News reports the MS Westerdam arrived Feb. 13 in Cambodia after repeatedly being denied entry to other ports. The thrill of the moment, complete with a visit from the country’s prime minister greeting passengers with hugs and flowers, has now evaporated for those still facing a logistical nightmare to get home. Travel options already limited by the number of airlines serving Cambodia have been narrowed by a growing list of countries denying entry to passengers who were aboard the Westerdam. Read more… https://komonews.com/news/local/finally-let-off-cruise-westerdam-passengers-desperate-for-flight- home

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20 Feb, 2020: Diamond Princess, Quarantine ended, 620 totals ill, 2 passengers die See Japan Today and USA Today for details. Market Watch reports there are now 53 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. as more people who returned from the Diamond Princess cruise ship tested positive for the virus, according to a new update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's a total of 39 U.S. nationals who had been on the Diamond Princess who have been infected by the virus. At least 695 people who were on the ship were confirmed ill; three people have died. Of those confirmed ill, 70 were Filipino crew members. Read more…

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1233385/70-corona-infected-filipinos-left-behind-in-japan

https://japantoday.com/category/national/Gov%27t-says-2-elderly-people-from-cruise-ship-have-died- another-2-officials-infected-with-coronavirus

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/02/19/coronavirus-deaths-two-diamond- princess-passengers-die/4815851002/ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cdc-there-are-now-53-covid-19-cases-in-us-as-more-diamond- princess-passengers-test-positive-2020-02-24

18 February: 542 (Quarantine ending, people disembarking slowly) (Japan Today). Read more… https://japantoday.com/category/national/Cruise-ship-virus-cases-jump-to-175-including-quarantine- officer

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/15/national/us-citizen-evacuate-yokohama- coronavirus/#.XlqZfqhKhPZ

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200216/p2g/00m/0na/006000c

https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/japan-confirms-99-more-cases-new- virus-cruise-ship

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16 Feb, 2020: Westerdam, Coronavirus case discovered after disembarkation Mainichi reports a woman from the United States who was among hundreds of passengers who disembarked on Friday from a cruise ship in Cambodia and flew to Malaysia has been confirmed as being infected with the new coronavirus, a Malaysian health official said Saturday. Before arriving in Cambodia, the ship's operator, U.S.-based Holland America Line, repeatedly stated that there were no suspected cases of virus infection on board. Read more…. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200215/p2g/00m/0in/078000c

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16 February: 355 (Mainichi); Update 17 February: 453 (VOA News) (+14 airlifted to US);

15 Feb 2020: 67 additional infections reported today - total 285 (Japan Times);

13 Feb 2020: 218 (Japan Today);

12 Feb, 2020: Diamond Princess Crew to Get Two Months Paid Time Off http://crew-center.com/diamond-princess-crew-get-two-months-paid- time?fbclid=IwAR3hgaCj4AiTQTe6t2_rqqf4GrC8PiLpJl_CZFYrvHssLdylm_qybRoTA0U

11 Feb, 2020: Caribbean Princess: Cruise canceled after being denied entry to Port of Spain USA Today reports the cruise was canceled after being denied entry to Port of Spain because of the norovirus outbreak onboard. The ship is returning to Fort Lauderdale. It arrived Thursday morning, 13 February. The CDC reports 371 of 3,035 (12.2%) passengers and 32 of 1,161 (2.8%) crew reported ill on the cruise. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/02/10/cruise-ship-norovrius-outbreak-sickens- 300-amid-coronavirus-onboard-others/4715417002/

11 Feb, 2020: Westerdam, refused entry to Thailand (Going to Cambodia) Maritime Bulletin reports Thailand has withdrawn its permission for the ship to disembark passengers in the country (see February 8 above). Read more…. https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/02/10/ghost-ship-westerdam-refused-entry-country-after- country-no-port-to-dock/

Update: Fortune reports Cambodia has agreed to permit the ship to dock and to disembark passengers. They are expected to arrive Thursday, February 13. Read more… https://fortune.com/2020/02/12/carnival-cruise-ship-rejected-coronavirus-fears-finds-port/

Update: Westerdam's February 15 and 29, March 14 and 28, and April 11 and 25 cruises, all of which were scheduled to depart from Yokohama, have been canceled. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22489-holland-america-cancels-four-cruises-on- westerdam.html and https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cruise-ship

Update: 11 February: 345 of 3,035 (11.4%) passengers and 26 of 1,161 (2.2%) crew reported ill. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/outbreak/2020/Caribbean-Princess_2-2.html

Update: 10 Feb, 2020: Diamond Princess, Quarantined off Yokohama Number of passengers reported ill: 136 (CNN); Update Feb 12: 174 (Japan Today)

10 February: Cruise Critic reports the ship had been given permission to disembark passengers in Bangkok, Thailand on February 13. The ship departed Hong Kong on February 1. Read more…. https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2020/02/07/guam-denies-entry-ship-over-coronavirus- concerns/4687803002/ and https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5074/

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09 Feb, 2020: Caribbean Princess, Denied entry to port (Barbados) Barbados Today reports the ship was refused entry to Barbados because of a gastrointestinal illness outbreak onboard. Read more…. https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/02/08/barbados-denies-entry-to-mv-caribbean-princess-cruise-ship/

09 Feb, 2020: Caribbean Princess, Illness outbreak (gastrointestinal) CDC reports 299 of 3,035 (9.9%) passengers and 22 of 1,161 (1.9%) crew reported ill on the 14-day cruise beginning 2 February and ending 16 February in Fort Lauderdale.

08 Feb, 2020: Westerdam: Denied entry to Pacific Daily News reports the government of Guam has denied a State Department request to allow a cruise ship to dock on the island over concerns some passengers may be infected with coronavirus. A release from the governor's office stated acting Gov. Josh Tenorio denied entry to the MS Westerdam, a British-American private cruise vessel with 1,455 guests and 802 crew members. There are no known cases of coronavirus aboard the vessel, according to Holland America cruise line, but it has been turned away by the Philippines and Japan over concerns about the illness.

08 Feb, 2020: Anthem OTS, Delayed departure New York Post reports the cruise that was due to leave on Friday has been delayed until Monday at the earliest. Read more… https://nypost.com/2020/02/08/stranded-royal-caribbean-cruise-passengers-slam-liner-amid- coronavirus-scare/

08 Feb, 2020: SuperStar Aquarius, return to Taiwan after refused by ports Mainichi reports a cruise ship that was turned away from Japan this week over coronavirus fears returned to Taiwan on Saturday, with everyone on board testing negative for the illness. Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung boarded the Super Star Aquarius as soon as it docked at the northern port city of Keelung around noon, leading a team of medical staff to perform health screening of the 1,738 passengers and 776 crew. In the evening, authorities announced that the tests showed that no one had the coronavirus. According to the ship and media reports, 41 of the guests had recently travelled to China, where the virus is spreading. Chen told a press conference before boarding the ship that all passengers could go home later in the day and self-monitor their health condition afterwards provided no one tested positive for the virus.

07 Feb 2020: Anthem of the Seas, Health concern at disembarkation New York Post reports more than 4,000 passengers fled a Royal Caribbean liner in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Friday after their Caribbean cruise — and four passengers were rushed to the hospital for testing. The four suspect passengers were all Chinese nationals who had recently traveled from home. They included one who fell ill with a fever on board and later tested positive for influenza. Some of the patients were

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wheeled off the vessel on gurneys, and all four were immediately taken to University Hospital in Newark by infectious-disease experts from the federal Centers for Disease Control for testing. Another 23 passengers — Chinese nationals who had been kept in isolation during much of the 12-day cruise on the Anthem of the Seas — were also whisked away by CDC officials, who had boarded the vessel as soon as it docked. They were taken to Newark Liberty International Airport for a flight back to China, as per a Trump administration directive amid the global outbreak. No one aboard the ship is known to have the coronavirus, but that was no consolation to many passengers, who complained that crew members kept them in the dark about the threat in their midst. Read more:

https://nypost.com/2020/02/07/four-people-on-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-hospitalized-after-ship- docks-in-bayonne/amp/

06 Feb, 2020: Westerdam: Refused Entry (health fears) NHK reports Japan plans to deny foreign nationals on board a cruise ship from Hong Kong entry into the country due to a suspected case of coronavirus infection within the vessel. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a task force dealing with the coronavirus outbreak that the cruise ship, Westerdam, is scheduled to make a port call in Japan in coming days. He said that it has been confirmed that there is a passenger suspected of having developed symptoms caused by the deadly virus. Abe said that the government will refuse foreign nationals aboard the ship entry based on Japan's immigration control act. Read more…

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200206_52/?fbclid=IwAR1nx8Eq7Xxj52f2O7PMR1T85LZ GWmKYm7AL_Oks7jyGDku5_iXGcZgeOwc

05 Feb 2020: World Dream, Quarantined CNN reports the ship with 1800 passengers onboard has been quarantined by authorities in Hong Kong. The Daily Beast reports the ship was allowed to disembark in Hong Kong on 9 February. Read more….

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/asia/coronavirus-cruise-quarantines-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/passengers-crew-on-world-dream-cruise-cleared-in-hong-kong-after- testing-negative-for-coronavirus

04 Feb 2020: AIDAperla, Refused entry (health fears) Jamaica Gleaner reported that the Government of Antigua and Barbuda refused the ship entry for its port call February 4th. The decision was based on health concerns. Read more…. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/caribbean/20200204/antigua-bars-cruise-ship-docking

03 Feb, 2020: Diamond Princess, Quarantined Seatrade Cruise News reports the ship's turnaround in Yokohama has been delayed approximately 24 hours after a passenger on the prior voyage later tested positive for coronavirus at a shoreside hospital. The delay is to allow Japan public health authorities time to review the health status of all passengers and

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crew, Princess Cruises confirmed. On the previous voyage, a Hong Kong man embarked in Yokohama on Jan. 20, sailed one segment of the itinerary, and disembarked in Hong Kong on Jan. 25. He went to a Hong Kong hospital six days after leaving the ship, where he tested positive for coronavirus on February 1. Ten people have subsequently been diagnosed with the virus so the ship is now quarantined for 14 days. UPDATE February 6: The number of confirmed illness is 20. Passenger onboard are confined to their cabins during the quarantine period. The quarantine period restarts 14 days from the most recent person identified as ill. Update February 9: 70 now diagnosed with the virus. February 10: 130. Read more….

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/diamond-princess-held-yokohama-coronavirus-precaution

02 Feb, 2020: St. Lucia Turns Away AIDA Ship Due to Health Concerns The coronavirus outbreak scare may be extending to the Caribbean as St. Lucia turned away the AIDAperla on 01 Feb 2020 due to health concerns. Read more… https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22371-st-lucia-turns-away-aida-ship-due-to-health- concerns.html

02 Feb 2020: Westerdam, Refused entry (health fears) ABC News reports Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday temporarily banned travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macau from disembarking in the country. Holland America's cruise ship Westerdam left Hong Kong on Saturday after a six-hour stay, but about 24 hours into its trip to Manila the captain announced it would not be allowed into the Philippines. Read More…

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-03/adelaide-couple-stuck-on-cruise-ship-refused-entry-to- manila/11923620?pfmredir=sm&fbclid=IwAR0cmOjKXlp06Tr8fudgYc_vr7xi8t7EezA9eM_jqFaUURRljTMq nrOFjIY

02 Feb, 2020: AIDAperla, Refused entry (health fears) Maritime Bulletin reports the ship with more than 3000 passengers on board was prohibited from entry Castries, St. Lucia, Caribbean, on Feb 1, on arrival from St Vincent and the Grenadines, as per cruise itinerary. The ship reported several persons on board having respiratory problems, and the Department of Health found number of sick people to be unusually high, to grant free practice. There’s no mentioning of coronavirus and understood, there’s no suspicion of coronavirus infection, or any data to validate virus fears, but still… The ship approached Castries at around 0530 LT Feb 1(UTC -4), reduced speed, sailed in northern direction, turned back and approached Castries again at around 1400 LT, and again, moved away, drifting or moving at slow speed. As of 0300 UTC Feb 2 (Feb 1 2300 LT), the ship was moving north at slow speed, probably waiting out, to fit into the broken itinerary. Next port of call is Roseau, Dominica, ETA Feb 2. Read more…

https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/02/02/aida-cruise-ship-with-3000-passengers-rejected-port- call-drifting-caribbean/

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01 Feb 2020: The 14-day itinerary for Westerdam was completely upended after every port on its February 1 itinerary refused it entry. Westerdam, which had departed Hong Kong on February 1, finally arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on February 13, and passengers began disembarking on the morning of February 14, after local health officials gave the all-clear. They were transferred via charter flights to Phnom Penh for forward travel home. Holland America Line arranged and paid for all flights, in addition to the full cruise refund and 100 percent future cruise credit already communicated. On February 15, one case of coronavirus was confirmed in an 83-year-old woman who was among a group of 145 people traveling back to the United States via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Holland America said in a statement that her travel companion tested negative; nobody else has reported symptoms, including 747 crew members, who all tested negative for the virus and have been cleared by Cambodian authorities. The ship had been carrying 1,455 passengers and 802 crew. Read more…. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22449-westerdam-set-to-disembark-guests-in- cambodia.html

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31 January, 2020: The passengers were found to not have the coronavirus and all passengers were allowed to disembark. https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/01/30/chinese-woman-with-fever-on-cruise-ship-6000- blocked_349d2ea0-4dc0-4d7d-8862-f0af22458d6b.html

30 January, 2020: , Quarantined in Italy. ANSA reports 6000 passengers on an Italian cruise ship are currently blocked at Civitavecchia after a Chinese woman came down with a fever raising fears, she had contracted the new coronavirus. Her husband did not present symptoms. The couple, from Hong Kong, were tested by experts from Rome’s Spallanzani Hospital, which specializes in infectious diseases and viruses. The woman was being held in isolation in the hospital ward aboard the Costa Crociere ship. The couple arrived in Italy at Milan’s Malpensa Airport on January 25. They boarded the ship at Savona earlier this week. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-coronavirus-fears-6000-trapped-21392528

30 January, 2020: Chinese woman with fever on cruise ship, 6,000 blocked Rome, January 30 - Six thousand passengers on an Italian cruise ship are currently blocked at Civitavecchia after a Chinese woman came down with a fever raising fears she had contracted the new coronavirus Read more… http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/01/30/chinese-woman-with-fever-on-cruise-ship-6000- blocked_349d2ea0-4dc0-4d7d-8862-f0af22458d6b.html

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