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

26 March, 2020: COVID-19: COSTA CRUISES EXTENDS CRUISE OPERATIONS SUSPENSION Italy-based Costa Cruises has suspended all its global operations until 30 April to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on their ships. Earlier this month, Costa Cruises planned the suspension until 3 April. Costa also changed the itineraries of the ships that will dock at Italian ports, following Italy’s lockdown. The company said that the measures were taken due to the port closure and travel restrictions imposed by different countries to restrict the spread of Covid-19. The cruises that are currently on the sea will complete their itinerary to permit the guests to disembark the cruise ship. All passengers who are affected by the changes will be given a voucher that is equal to the cruise fare. Ref: https://www.ship-technology.com/news/covid-19-costa-cruises-operations-suspension/

26 March, 2020: LEAVE NOW: AUSTRALIA TELLS CRUISE SHIPS TO DEPART AS CORONAVIRUS CASES RISE Two cruise ships were ordered to leave Australian waters on Thursday, after a liner that docked in Sydney Harbour last week became the primary source of infection for the country’s coronavirus outbreak. In Australia, The Ruby Princess outbreak sparked anger over why passengers, more than a dozen showing flu-like symptoms, were cleared to disembark without basic health checks. The West Australia state government on Thursday said that nobody would be permitted to disembark the German-operated MV Artania after seven of 800 foreign passengers on board tested positive for COVID-19 unless there was a “life threatening emergency”. “This ship needs to leave immediately,” Premier Mark McGowan said. “Our position is clear; we are not going to have a Sydney Harbour fiasco on our watch.” McGowan said a second cruise ship, the MSC Magnifica, which was refused permission to dock in Perth earlier this week, was headed out of Australian waters. MSC Cruises declined to comment on the destination of the vessel, which it has said has no unwell passengers. Western Australia is preparing Rottnest island, a former prison island turned tourist attraction, to quarantine some of the 800 Australians on board a third cruise ship, the British-operated Vasco de Gama. More than 100 other passengers, from Britain and New Zealand, will be quarantined on the ship when it docks on Monday. Read more…. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-cruisesh/no-passenger-allowed-off- ships-in-sydney-until-new-protocols-signed-nsw-premier-idUSKBN21C3M5

26 March, 2020: QUARANTINE WITH PENGUINS: LIFE STUCK ONBOARD AN ANTARCTICA CRUISE SHIP I’m travelling solo on Hurtigruten’s brand new hybrid ship, the MS Roald Amundsen, specially constructed for exploration in polar regions. After departing Chile, we spent our days blissfully alone, sailing south of the Antarctic Circle, a pristine part of the planet where few ever venture. We kayaked amongst icebergs that soar like towering, crystal sculptures from the glass-like water, landed on Yankee Harbour to be greeted by a waddle of squawking gentoo penguins, explored the eerie remains of old whaling stations and watched in awe as the seashell-pink sunset illuminated a backdrop of sheer, white cliffs. When we

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set out for Antarctica 18 days earlier, there was one confirmed case of COVID-19 in South America. By the time we were steaming back towards Punta Arenas, the coronavirus chaos had escalated and the borders around the continent were swiftly shutting down. Read more… https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/stuck-on-cruise-ship-coronavirus

26 March, 2020: PASSENGERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ON ARTANIA CRUISE SHIP OFF WA COAST, PREMIER ASKS NAVY TO GET SHIP TO LEAVE Seven passengers on the Artania cruise ship, currently moored off the coast of Fremantle in Western Australia, have tested positive for COVID-19. WA Premier Mark McGowan has called on the Royal Australian Navy to help get the ship, which has no Australians among its 800 passengers and 500 crew on board, to leave Australian waters. State authorities have said only people with a life-threatening medical situation would be allowed entry into the state. However, Health Minister Roger Cook said one man in his 70s had been transferred off the Artania on Thursday afternoon and taken to a Perth hospital. Read more… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/passengers-on-artania-cruise-ship-off-wa-test-positive- covid-19/12091884

26 March, 2020: HOW WILL CORONAVIRUS AFFECT MY FUTURE CRUISE? The worldwide pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19) is an evolving situation, and every day new changes are made to travel restrictions, business operations, and medical protocols. The cruise industry is no exception to those changes. In just a few weeks, cruises have gone from normal, day-to-day operations to quarantined vessels, ports refusing to allow vessels to dock, increased health screenings, altered itineraries, and finally, to a complete shutdown of operations. There is hope, however, and as the medical community learns more about this virus and treatments improve, eventually social distancing and quarantines will end and travel will resume. So what does this mean for the cruise industry, and what changes may be forthcoming when ships set sail again?

More Cancellations Possible Because the pandemic is changing rapidly, it is possible that the current shutdowns within different cruise lines may be extended, and further spring and even summer cruises could be postponed or canceled. Different cruise lines will make their own individual determinations for when to resume operations based on the guidelines and recommendations of health officials, government authorities, and the ports they visit, as well as the needs of the passengers they serve and the employees who keep the entire industry afloat. Resuming operations will be a delicate balance, and it is important to be patient about the status of future cruises.

New Ship Delays Many large cruise lines currently have ships under construction, with highly anticipated maiden voyages planned for the next few months. These new ships may see those voyages delayed, however, due to revenue, labor, or diplomatic difficulties as travelers, shipyards, and ports try to recover from the current shutdowns. If construction has not yet begun, it is possible that the projects could be postponed

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indefinitely until conditions improve. This also applies to renovations and upgrades, which may also see postponements until regular operations resume.

Full Bookings As cruise line closures could be extended, bookings in the weeks and months to come are likely to fill up fast and it will be more difficult to find last-minute sailings or quick getaways. Passengers interested in specific dates should consider booking their cruise vacations as soon as possible to secure the dates they need with the greatest choice in stateroom availability.

Future Discounts Many cruise lines may offer unprecedented deals and incentives for upcoming sailings, and these deep discounts are likely to be in effect for several months as the industry rebounds and travel becomes more widespread. Bonus offers, such as discounts on multiple passengers, drink packages, spa treatments, and other enticements are also likely. This makes it a great time for both new and experienced cruisers to score fantastic travel deals once ships begin to set sail.

Increased Health Screenings It is likely that as cruise travel resumes, crew members and passengers alike will be subject to more detailed health screenings. This may include lengthier questionnaires, temperature checks, and the need for letters from doctors, primary care physicians, or medical specialists certifying that individuals with unique health concerns are fit for cruise travel. It is possible that additional vaccinations may be recommended or other health records may need to be provided in order to travel, depending on the destination.

Longer Embarkation Periods If health screenings increase, embarkation lines may be longer and passengers may take longer to board vessels, particularly larger ships with higher capacities. While cruise lines will undoubtedly do everything possible to minimize wait times, adjustments to embarkation hours are likely and passengers will need to be patient and have any required documentation ready when they arrive at the embarkation port.

More Stringent Cleaning and Sanitizing Protocols Cruise ships have always worked hard to provide exceptionally clean environments and public areas have always been cleaned and sanitized regularly, but it is likely that those cleaning procedures will be further augmented in the weeks and months to come. Some public areas on ships may be closed more frequently to allow for deeper or more frequent cleaning, and there will likely be more hand sanitizer dispensers and handwashing stations available for passengers onboard.

Onboard Activity Changes There may be changes to onboard activities and facilities as cruise lines begin sailing again. Pools, whirlpools, spa facilities, children’s play areas, video arcades, and other features that often have very extended hours may be shut down more frequently for cleaning, or there may be stronger restrictions

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about the number of people allowed to use facilities at once. This could also apply to the capacity at nightclubs or dance clubs onboard.

Restaurant and Dining Venue Changes Because many illnesses, including coronavirus and norovirus, are easily spread through close contact, cruise ships may adjust how their restaurant venues work in the future. Large buffet restaurants could be changed to more serving stations where crew members dish up portions or individual portions are available for self-service, rather than many passengers using the same utensils to serve themselves from common dishes. Times between main seating’s in traditional restaurants could also be extended to allow for greater sanitizing between dining groups. More Contact-Free Options Onboard While many ships have already upgraded online or in-stateroom options for contact-free activities – such as making dining reservations, browsing photos, or booking spa appointments – these conveniences may be introduced more quickly to ships in the coming months. This can eliminate some unnecessary contact and give passengers more options for customizing their cruise vacations with ease.

Port of Call Adjustments As different governments evaluate their own needs and take steps to safeguard their citizens in the best way they can, some popular ports of call may adjust how cruise ships fit into their travel accommodations. This may mean changes to how long ships can be in port, how many ships could be docked at one time, or what a total passenger capacity may be for each port. This could result in changes to cruise itineraries and adjustments for visits to popular ports of call.

Greater Demand for Travel Insurance With different cruise ships forced to alter itineraries, cut voyages short, and disembark passengers in unexpected ports as the coronavirus crisis began, it is likely that passengers will be more inclined to purchase travel insurance for future cruises. Travel insurance can help offset costs associated with travel changes, but passengers should compare policies carefully to ensure situations caused by epidemic or pandemic diseases may be covered, including extended stays in foreign locations if travel is completely restricted.

Changes to Refund and Cancellation Policies As the current situation has developed quickly, cruise lines have been equally quick to act by changing refund and cancellation policies to give their guests peace of mind and the opportunity to plan future cruises with ease. While the generosity of the current policies is unlikely to be extended indefinitely, cruise lines are sure to make changes to their overall policies in case a similar situation occurs in the future.

Some Cruise Lines Could Disappear Unfortunately, while the cruise industry is resilient and travel will resume when it is safe to do so, some small, limited cruise lines may be unable to recover from the economic blow of an extended shutdown or newly mandated regulations. These will be more local or regional lines with only limited offerings, and their operations may be purchased by larger, more stable travel companies. This does not mean, however,

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that every small line is in danger, only that the current uncertainty is more troublesome for smaller cruise businesses.

Faster Future Responses When the coronavirus was first identified in December 2019, it took some time for the severity of the outbreak and the ease of the disease’s transmission to be recognized. While travel authorities, including cruise lines, reacted as quickly as possible with the information they had available at the time, it is likely that should there be a similar situation in the future, the reaction will be even faster to curb the spread of any highly contagious disease. Faster reactions can be more successful at containing an epidemic and protecting passengers, crew members, and ports of call.

What Will Each Line Do? Ultimately, each cruise line will make whatever adjustments and changes best suit its fleet, the passengers it serves, the ports it visits, and the employees that make each voyage a memorable vacation. Not all lines will make the same changes, and while the ultimate scope of changes is unknown at this time, it is likely that there will be adjustments in cruise travel for years to come. Passengers who are currently booked on future cruises should contact their cruise line about any adjustments to their upcoming voyages. Ref: https://www.cruisehive.com/how-will-coronavirus-affect-my-future-cruise/38634

26 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS CASES IN SA RISE BY 38, WITH HALF LINKED TO RUBY PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP The state (of South Australia) has now recorded 235 COVID-19 cases — an increase of 38 since yesterday — including another patient in intensive care. "The South Australian public would be interested to know 19 of these cases are from the cruise ship the Ruby Princess," chief public health officer Dr Nicola Spurrier said. "In total we've had 60 people in South Australia who've had COVID-19 they've contracted on a cruise liner." About 2,700 passengers disembarked when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney last week. The move prompted a war of words between federal and state authorities, with the Australian Border Force commissioner critical of the NSW Government. However, Dr Spurrier would not be drawn on whether the situation had been mishandled. "I would never say I was disappointed or upset because this is a really difficult situation for all of us," she said. "[Passengers] were provided with information about their requirement to self-isolate. I certainly haven't been told people in South Australia haven't been following that advice. Read more… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/half-new-sa-coronavirus-cases-linked-ruby-princess-cruise- ship/12093554

26 March, 2020: ISLAND QUARANTINE STATION READY TO RECEIVE PASSENGERS "No-one is getting off any cruise ship unless they've done 14 days' isolation," Mr Papalia said. Mr Papalia said Rottnest Island was fully equipped to accommodate hundreds of people. The WA Government said it had asked the Vasco da Gama, which is due to dock on Friday, to delay berthing until Monday. The plan is to ferry the West Australians on board to the former holiday destination of Rottnest Island — which has been repurposed by the State Government as a COVID-19 quarantine camp — where they will self isolate for 14 days. Mr McGowan said the delay would allow more time to prepare the island for the new arrivals.

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International passengers and crew would need to remain on board unless they required urgent medical care or were being securely transferred to an airport. Dean Brazier, managing director of CMV Australia which operates the Vasco da Gama, said all passengers on board, regardless of nationality, were either Australian or New Zealand residents with valid visas. Read more… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/passengers-on-artania-cruise-ship-off-wa-test-positive- covid-19/12091884

26 March, 2020: ROTTNEST ISLAND UPDATE: ROTTNEST ISLAND TO HOUSE 800 CRUISE PASSENGERS Rottnest Island quarantine zone will be activated by the state government. The cruise ship Vasco de Gama, is due to arrive in Fremantle on Friday carrying 950 passengers and 550 crew. 800 Australians, including 200 Western Australians, are on board the ship. Also, 109 New Zealanders are on board. In a statement, Mr McGowan instructed “All Australians, including the West Australians, will be immediately transferred to Rottnest Island for 14 days of self-isolation.” For the remaining international passengers – all internationals will be kept on board and will only be removed and allowed off when safe and secure transport can be arranged to transfer them to their home country. Read more…. https://soperth.com.au/rottnest-island-update-rottnest-island-to-house-800-cruise-passengers-38078

26 MARCH, 2020: A HEALTH EXPERT SAYS BACK-TO-BACK CRUISES CAN MAKE IT HARDER TO FIGHT OUTBREAKS As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, a health expert questions whether cruise lines should allow passengers and crew members to ride on back-to-back cruises. "Closed spaces where people are having frequent contact with one another over several days is a recipe for an outbreak," said Abraar Karan, a physician at Harvard Medical School working on population-wide COVID19 response. "If they are going from one cruise to another, they certainly pose a risk of spreading disease." Earlier this year, Business Insider spoke to dozens of cruise line employees who described being at sea for up to 11 months, moving from one cruise to another and working seven days a week. But crew members aren't the only people jumping from one ship to another. Read more…. https://www.businessinsider.com/back-to-back-cruises-can-make-it-harder-to-fight-outbreaks-2020-3

25 March, 2020: WA RECORDS SECOND COVID-19 DEATH AFTER MAN FALLS ILL FOLLOWING CRUISE SHIP HOLIDAY The man died at Joondalup Health Campus after testing positive to the virus. He was receiving care within an isolation room prior to his death. Health authorities have confirmed the man was a passenger on board the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship. The ship was one of several to dock in Sydney between March 18 and 20. They included the Ruby Princess, which has been responsible for a significant number of coronavirus infections in Australia. Read more… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/wa-second-coronavirus-covid-19-death-cruise- ship/12093796

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25 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: WHY RUBY PRINCESS PASSENGERS WERE ALLOWED OFF INFECTED SHIP After the death of a 70-year-old who had been on board the Ruby Princess, the Commissioner of the Australian Border Force Michael Outram has pointed the finger at exactly who is responsible for allowing nearly 2700 passengers to disembark the infected cruise ship last week. More than 130 people from the ship have since tested positive for coronavirus, among them a woman in her 70s who died in hospital yesterday morning. During a press conference today, Mr Outram said NSW Health was responsible for allowing passengers to leave the ship on Thursday March 19, 2020, after they were informed some passengers were unwell 24 hours prior to disembarkation. “New South Wales Health was advised that passengers were isolated with flu-like symptoms,” he said on Wednesday morning. “On March 18, the Department of Agriculture informed through Ruby Princess that a risk assessment had been conducted, and that it was low risk. “They [NSW Health] had given clearance for all passengers to disembark the vessel. That red light has just gone green.” Mr Outram said because the health department deemed the ship as “low-risk” it was allowed to dock into Sydney’s Circular Quay on March 19. “As a result of that information, all of the passengers were given a green light to disembark.” His comments follow NSW Chief Medical Officer Dr Kerry Chant, who insinuated that the cruise line was in fact at fault, saying one of the ship’s crew members most likely spread the virus to the passengers. “We are particularly concerned that a crew member on board that ship had the disease and then transmitted it to a larger (group),” Dr Chant said. “There was no recognition that anyone on that ship had COVID-19. The reports of the level of activity and respiratory virus activity on that ship didn’t indicate any pattern of it.” She said many developed symptoms shortly after disembarking. Read more… https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/health-safety/coronavirus-why-ruby-princess- passengers-were-allowed-of-infected-ship/news-story/f55f011b0786f048e50f84f8b6ba82e4

25 March, 2020: TWO GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE PASSENGERS WITH CORONAVIRUS DIE; 103 HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 Two passengers who had been on Princess Cruises' Grand Princess, the second Princess Cruises ship with cases of coronavirus, have died. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the deaths, indicating both passengers died due to complications from the coronavirus. A statement from HHS to USA TODAY said both passengers were on board the Grand Princess. Immediately after developing COVID-19 symptoms, one passenger was transported directly from the ship to the hospital, according to HHS. The other was quarantined at Travis Air Force Base in California and then developed symptoms and was transferred to the hospital. One person died March 21, and the other died on March 23. Both passengers were in their early 60s. Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/25/coronavirus-cruise-grand-princess-two- passenger-deaths/5081851002/

25 March, 2020: COSTA VICTORIA CRUISE SHIP TO DOCK IN CORONAVIRUS EPICENTRE ITALY WITH HUNDREDS OF AUSTRALIANS ON BOARD More than 200 Australians off the coast of Italy have been given the choice of staying on a potentially virus-laden cruise ship or walking ashore into what is now the world's most deadly coronavirus outbreak.

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The Costa Victoria will dock at a port west of Rome after searching for a place that would accept them. Around the world, 3,000 Australians are stranded on 25 cruise ships because countries have shut their borders due to coronavirus. Retired teachers Julie Turnbull and Maria Manera are among the 1,500 passengers and crew on board the Costa Victoria, which has recorded one case of coronavirus. Read more… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-25/costa-victoria-headed-for-coronavirus-epicentre- italy/12086186

25 March, 2020: PHOENIX REISEN PROVIDES ARTANIA UPDATE Phoenix Reisen has reported that the Artania is on her way back to Germany from Australia with 832 guests and no reported virus cases aboard. Embarking in Sydney on March 13 were 618 guests joining those who were already onboard for a world cruise. According to Phoenix Reisen, all guests were informed on March 15 that ports in the South Pacific were closed for cruise ships and were given the opportunity to fly home instead of sailing. On March 16, 199 guests flew home while the rest stayed onboard along with 515 crew. The Artania left Sydney on March 18, made a bunkering stop in Freemantle, and is now in the Pacific halfway between Australia and Peru. The local health authorities tested 10 randomly chosen guests in Freemantle and none tested positive. However, among those who flew home, one guest tested positive on March 22. He was previously on the ship. Phoenix Reisen said that health checks are conducted daily aboard the Artania and there are no confirmed cases of corona infection at this time. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22669-phoenix-reisen-provides-artania-update.html

25 March, 2020: DREAM CRUISES CANCELS 2020-2021 AUSTRALIA PROGRAM Dream Cruises has cancelled its 2020-2021 Australia/New Zealand program aboard the Explorer Dream, according to a statement citing the coronavirus outbreak. "Regretfully, these unprecedented circumstances have brought us to the difficult decision that we must cancel all cruise itineraries for Explorer Dream which were scheduled to depart between 8 October 2020 and 21 February 2021. We are deeply saddened by this decision however we must take these extraordinary precautionary measures in order to limit the spread of the virus," the company said, in a statement. ""Affected guests originally booked on Explorer Dream’s cruises during this period may choose to cancel their cruise and receive a future cruise credit in the amount of paid cruise fare, port charges, gratuities and any pre-booked Dream Cruises shore excursions, to be used towards any future Dream Cruises voyage departing before 31 December 2021." Read more…. https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22670-dream-cruises-cancels-2020-2021-australia- program.html

25 March, 2020: CARNIVAL AUSTRALIA EXTENDS CRUISE CANCELLATIONS A statement on Carnival Australia’s website reads, “As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, we are sorry to share the news that Carnival Cruise Line is pausing operations for all Australian sailings departing from 15 March 2020 through 15 May 2020.” Both Carnival Splendor and Carnival Spirit are slated to sail from Australia this spring. The original schedule called for Carnival Spirit to then reposition to Seattle in order to do a series of sailings to Alaska. However, with Canada currently having closed its ports to any ships carrying 500 or more passengers, it’s uncertain how the season will progress. Read more…. https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-australia-extends-cruise-cancellations/

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25 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS: CRUISE SHIPS STILL BEING TURNED AWAY FROM PORTS WORLDWIDE As around 20 ships carrying thousands of passengers still seek ports that will accept them for disembarkation, leading cruise lines have pushed back the dates when they intend to restart operations. One of the longest ordeals has been suffered by passengers aboard Holland America Line’s Zaandam – currently off the north coast of South America. The last time any of the 1,243 passengers and 586 crew were ashore was on 14 March in Punta Arenas, Chile. Thirteen passengers and 29 crew have reported to the medical centre with flu-like symptoms, though with no testing kits it is impossible to say if coronavirus is responsible. “All ports along Zaandam’s route are closed to cruise ships,” said Holland America Line in a statement. Because the ship is running short of supplies, a second vessel, Rotterdam, has been dispatched to rendezvous with Zaandam of the coast of Panama on the evening of 26 March. Rotterdam has no passengers but will be carrying extra supplies, staff and Covid-19 test kits. The intention is for Zaandam to continue to Fort Lauderdale in Florida, arriving four days later. Fort Lauderdale is also the destination for Coral Princess – which late on Tuesday was turned away from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Diplomats from the UK and other countries with nationals on board had pleaded with the Brazilian health officials to allow passengers with confirmed outbound flights from the city to get off the ship. On Monday, Princess Cruises had said permission had been secured. But Anvisa, the Brazilian health regulatory agency, denied disembarkation. “Coral Princess will proceed directly to Fort Lauderdale, with no foreseen need for additional port calls,” a spokesperson said. No known risk of Covid-19 has been identified on board. The ship is expected to take 10 days to sail to the Florida port. The TUI ship Marella Explorer 2 is currently in port in Barbados after four members of crew tested positive for coronavirus. Many, but not all, of the passengers were flown back to the UK on Tuesday. But some have been refused permission to fly. A spokesperson for TUI said: “Although none of our guests have been tested positive for Covid-19, a small number of guests were unable to travel back to the UK as they are showing flu-like symptoms. “We will continue to work together with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and local governments to get these guests and any UK crew home as quickly as possible. “Anyone on board the ship showing symptoms will remain isolated. Our staff onboard are taking care of guests with food and drinks being delivered to cabins.” P&O’s Arcadia has been waiting for two days to enter the port in Durban in South Africa to obtain fuel and stores. A spokesperson for the cruise line said: “Yesterday the authorities in Durban insisted on a local doctor visiting the ship as we have three South African crew who will be leaving Arcadia in Durban. “The visiting doctor wanted to screen them so they are permitted to travel home.” The doctor arrived by helicopter and was winched down onto the top deck of Arcadia. The ship has now had full clearance from health and port authorities but is still waiting. The P&O vessel will take on enough supplies to sail nonstop to Southampton, where she is expected to arrive on 12 April. Meanwhile other cruise lines have pushed back the dates on which they intend to take new passengers on board. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line now says it will begin operations on 12 May, one month later than originally planned. Its sister company, Celebrity, has followed suit. But the planned closure of some cruise ports means that some itineraries will be cancelled beyond that date. Singapore is keeping its cruise port closed until 1 June 2020 at the earliest, while all Canadian ports will remain closed to cruise ships until 1 July. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/coronavirus-cruise-ships-turned-away- ports-holland-america-line-princess-tui-a9424726.html

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25 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP WITH 42 SICK PASSENGERS AND CREW HEADED TO FLORIDA A Holland America cruise ship carrying at least 42 people with flu-like symptoms is headed to Florida, but it's unclear if it will be permitted to dock. The ship, called the Zaandam, is scheduled to arrive in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, according to a Facebook update from the cruise line. The cruise line said “plans are still being finalized.” At least 13 guests and 29 crew members reported flu-like symptoms. The ship does not have any COVID-19 tests on board. Another Holland America ship, the Rotterdam, plans to meet the Zaandam off the coast of Panama on Thursday to transfer supplies, staff and coronavirus test kits. Read more… https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/ports-waterways/489468-cruise-ship-with-42-sickened- aboard-en-route-to-florida

25 MARCH, 2020: AUSTRALIAN CRUISE BECOMES NATION’S WORST CORONAVIRUS CLUSTER Greg Butler was rushed to hospital with COVID-19 within days of getting home to self-isolate after being allowed off the Ruby Princess cruise liner in Sydney, one of more than 130 passengers who tested positive in Australia’s worst coronavirus outbreak. One of them, a woman, died earlier this week. The 56-year-old Butler had been holidaying with his partner, Robin Russ, who remains in isolation. “I tested negative and he tested positive,” Russ said over the telephone from the apartment they moved to for quarantine. After disembarking at Sydney Harbour on March 19, the couple journeyed home – including on public transport – to the town of Tamworth, some 400 km (250 miles) north. Butler developed a “funny cough” the next day and soon tested positive, said Russ. Days later he fainted and was taken to hospital by ambulance. Health authorities had classed the Ruby Princess as low risk, given it had sailed from Sydney to New Zealand, and the Border Force issued a notice instructing the 2,700 passengers that they could travel home in the normal manner, but should self-isolate for 14 days. Read more…. https://gcaptain.com/australian-cruise-becomes-nations-worst-coronavirus-cluster/

25 March, 2020: FINGER-POINTING OVER THE RUBY PRINCESS DEBACLE WON'T HELP SOLVE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS It will take a full inquiry to determine what really happened, but clearly Australia’s protocols for assessing disease risk were inadequate. There is nothing more unedifying than different levels of government finger-pointing during a crisis. In the aftermath of the bushfires, there was sniping via the media as the prime minister’s office blamed the New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, for refusing offers of defence help. Now the federal-state blame game has taken hold during the most serious crisis of our modern times: the spread of Covid-19. Specifically, the fight is over who was responsible for letting 2,700 people off the Ruby Princess cruise ship in Sydney earlier this month, resulting in the release of The federal government is responsible for our borders and federal politicians of both stripes routinely remind us just how tough they are on border policy. Except when it comes to pandemics. It will take a full inquiry to determine what really happened, but clearly the protocols for assessing risks of disease were inadequate and had not been worked through between the state and federal government, even though we are now weeks into this pandemic. Read more…. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/finger-pointing-over-the-ruby-princess-debacle- wont-help-solve-coronavirus-crisis

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25 March, 2020: BORDER FORCE BLAMES NSW HEALTH FOR LETTING RUBY PRINCESS DOCK WITHOUT CORONAVIRUS CHECKS Australian Border Force has blamed New South Wales Health for giving the Ruby Princess the green light to dock in Sydney, saying it was state authorities who decided not to send any health officers to the ship to check passengers for Covid-19. In a forthright press conference, the force’s commissioner, Michael Outram, said ABF’s responsibilities for border control did not extend to health checks. But the NSW government is still insisting it was federal authorities who categorized the cruise ship carrying 2,700 people as “low risk”, resulting in the release of a major wave of 133 infections in the Australian community. In what is proving a catastrophe amid efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Australia, politicians have expressed outrage that the system failed to isolate the Ruby Princess passengers and crew. Read more… https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/border-force-blames-nsw-health-for-letting-ruby- princess-dock-without-coronavirus-checks

25 March, 2020: 800 AUSTRALIAN PASSENGERS STUCK ONBOARD A CRUISE SHIP WILL BE QUARANTINED ON TOURIST HOTSPOT ISLAND FOR 14 DAYS AFTER RUBY PRINCESS DEBACLE The Western Australian Premier has said 800 Australian passengers on board a cruise ship heading to port in Fremantle will be quarantined for 14 days. The Vasco da Gama cruise ship is scheduled to dock on Friday and the 800 Australians will be transferred to Rottnest Island for self-isolation. All foreign crew and passengers will remain on the ship until they can be flown directly out of the country. Read more…. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8149863/800-Australian-passengers-cruise-ship-quarantined- 14-days-Ruby-Princess-debacle.html

25 March, 2020: ANATOMY OF A CORONAVIRUS DISASTER: HOW 2,700 PEOPLE WERE LET OFF THE RUBY PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP BY MISTAKE Here is the timeline which led to dozens of people with Covid-19 being allowed to disembark in Sydney. On Thursday, 19 March, 2020 the Ruby Princess cruise ship docked in Sydney harbour after an 11-day round trip to New Zealand. Despite the ship previously logging 158 cases of illness on an earlier voyage, all 2,700 passengers on board were allowed to disembark at Sydney’s Circular Quay and return to their homes in New South Wales and interstate. So far, 133 people have been diagnosed with the disease after leaving the ship, and one person, a woman in her 70s, has died. The NSW health minister, Brad Hazzard, admitted on Sunday that this was a mistake to let passengers disembark, and on Monday the prime minister, Scott Morrison, said the Australian defence force had been called in to help NSW Health track the passengers’ contacts. How did a public health disaster like this happen?

Sunday 8 March The Ruby Princess arrived in Sydney on 8 March, having sailed from Port Chalmers in New Zealand on a previous tour. According to the ship’s internal logs, 158 passengers on board were sick, with 13 registering high temperatures. Nine were tested upon arrival, according to the Australian newspaper. However, all passengers were allowed to disembark, including a Northern Territory couple who flew to Darwin, and later tested positive for Covid-19. The ship was rated “medium risk” by NSW Health as a result of the 158

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cases of illness. Hours later, 2,700 new passengers boarded the ship in Sydney, and it set sail that night for another return trip to New Zealand.

Monday 9 March – Saturday 14 March According to ship tracker Marine Traffic, the Ruby Princess docked in Port Chalmers on Thursday 12 March, Wellington on Saturday 14 March and Napier on Sunday 15 March. Five people developed “influenza-like illness” by Wellington on 14 March, NSW Health revealed a week later on Friday 20 March. They tested negative for Covid-19 “at that time”, NSW Health said.

Sunday 15 March – Wednesday 18 March: On Sunday 15 March, the Ruby Princess left Napier and set a course for Sydney – 63% of the passengers were Australian residents, 20% were American residents and the remaining 17% were from other countries. Elisa Mccafferty, a passenger on the ship, told Guardian Australia that people were told to fill in a form declaring if they had a cough or fever, but at no point did the Ruby Princess inform passengers that there were suspected cases of coronavirus on board.

Thursday 19 March The Ruby Princess arrived in Sydney harbour. All of its 2,700 passengers were allowed to disembark at Circular Quay, with many heading immediately to domestic flights. Despite being deemed “medium risk” a week earlier, the ship was deemed “low risk” that day because it had only travelled between New Zealand and Australia. One passenger was unwell and taken directly from the ship to hospital, two presented to Sydney hospitals for testing after disembarking, and one was a crew member who was placed into isolation on the ship. All four would later test positive for Covid-19, but the results of these tests would not be disclosed until Friday. The woman who was taken directly to hospital died on Tuesday morning. Passenger Bill Beerens would later tell the ABC that he had a cough when he left the ship on Thursday, but was allowed to go home without testing. He went to a hospital that night and his test came back positive on Saturday. He said other passengers near him also had coughs and sore throats. Mccafferty said: “At no point was anybody checked. As we were disembarking, they basically just scanned us off in groups. And we were let go. We didn’t see any temperature scanning, nobody was pulled aside that we could see.” All passengers were told they would need to self-isolate at home or in a hotel for 14 days.

Friday 20 March NSW Health announced that four passengers from the ship had tested positive, but all had disembarked and had already started journeying home, including interstate. The health department said they began calling passengers, emailing and texting to inform them of the confirmed cases, and remind them to self- isolate and monitor for symptoms. A spokesman for Princess Cruises told Guardian Australia that “our onboard medical team was rigorous in its treatment of some guests who reported flu-like symptoms, and these guests were isolated. “The ship reported these cases to NSW Health, which in turn requested swabs to be provided following the ship’s arrival in Sydney, some of which subsequently tested positive for Covid-19.” NSW Health did not respond in time for publication about what assessments they conducted on passengers, and whether they knew if any passengers had symptoms of Covid-19. On Tuesday 24, the

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department said in a public statement that “no cases of Covid-19 had been identified by doctors on board before docking”.

Saturday 21 March Hazzard admitted that it was a mistake to allow the 2,700 passengers to disembark on Thursday without testing. “If I had my opportunity to have my two bob’s worth, with the benefit of what we now know about those … people, I’d have said yeah, maybe we should hold them on the ship,” he told reporters.

Sunday 22 March The number of confirmed cases from the Ruby Princess rose to 26 in total – 18 in NSW and eight interstate.

Monday 23 March The number of confirmed cases from the ship rose to 48 in total – 27 in NSW, and 21 interstate. Morrison told parliament that NSW Health was responsible for allowing the passengers to disembark, and that the Australian Defence Force had been called in to help the department trace the contacts of the infected passengers. “The vessel was placed under the control of the NSW authorities including NSW Health and the NSW port authority,” he told parliament. “NSW Health has stated it undertook a full assessment of the Ruby Princess and allowed passengers to disembark. “Yesterday the ADF provided assistance to the NSW health department to provide contract tracing support [and] contact tracing activities relating to passengers from this vessel.” In a statement, the defence minister, Linda Reynolds, said ADF contact tracing support teams were “being established in all states and territories”.

Tuesday 24 March The number of confirmed cases from the ship rose to 133 in total – 107 in NSW, and 26 interstate. A woman in her 70s, who was among the first four who tested positive, died in a Sydney hospital.

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25 March, 2020: COVID-19: EDMONTONIANS STUCK ON CRUISE SHIP On Friday afternoon, Dave Yerex was staring longingly at Honolulu, Hawaii, from the cruise ship he’s been on for the last three weeks. That evening the Edmonton resident, his wife Paula, and 850 other passengers headed back out into the waters of the North Pacific Ocean for five more days after being barred from disembarking. Fear of possible COVID-19 contamination is so strong that even though none of the ship’s passengers were showing signs of it after not landing on any shore for two weeks, the authorities won’t take a chance. It’s an endlessly frustrating loop of denials since they boarded the Holland American Line vessel Maasdam, near the end of February, in Auckland, New Zealand. Read more… https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/covid-19-edmontonians-stuck-on-cruise-ship/

25 March, 2020: WHAT'S THE STATUS OF CRUISE SHIPS IN SAN DIEGO? SAN DIEGO — As the coronavirus pandemic continues, cruise ship lines have suspended operations. However, some are still out on the water, waiting to port in San Diego. That includes one that's scheduled

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to arrive later this week, which is raising serious health concerns. For example, Disney's Wonder cruise ship arrived in San Diego last week. While the crew remains on board as of Tuesday, passengers were allowed off. Ships arriving later this month, including the Celebrity Eclipse, must follow the same rules. The CDC also recommended passengers self-quarantine for 14 days once they're back home. The concerns and extra protocols are warranted. The Grand Princess lingered in the San Francisco Bay for two weeks after several people on board tested positive for COVID-19. Some of its passengers flew to San Diego to quarantine at MCAS Miramar. Between that ship and the Diamond Princess, there were more than 800 COVID-19 cases, resulting in 10 deaths. Read more… https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/whats-the-status-of-cruise-ships-in-san-diego- coronavirus/509-f18b398b-e35a-4ebb-bde9-37613e98ff6c

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. Cruise ship 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 Dubai. 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 Vasco da Gama, 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…

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

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 Carnival Cruise Line 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/

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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 Grand Princess 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 China's Hubei province and two cruise ships have been quarantined at Lackland since February. Of them, 21 became symptomatic and tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson. Five were from the Grand Princess ship. The most recent group of evacuees at Lackland originally consisted of 149 Americans aboard the Grand Princess, the CDC spokesperson said. But after city and state officials said they only wanted Texans to be sent to San Antonio medical centers, where those who tested positive were treated, at least 25 evacuees from other states were eventually sent to finish quarantine in their home states. Read more…. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/24/coronavirus-updates-texas-stay-at-home-hospitals/

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

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da Gama, which was due to arrive in Fremantle on Friday. It follows the disastrous management in New South Wales of the Ruby Princess 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

25 March, 2020: 103 PASSENGERS FROM SILVER SHADOW CRUISE SHIP FLOWN TO US AFTER CORONAVIRUS ORDEAL After several days of being unsure how they would get home, 103 passengers from a Silversea Cruises cruise ship Silver Shadow were flown home from Brazil, President Donald Trump said Monday. USA TODAY has reached out to Silversea Cruises' parent company, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, to get more details on the evacuation and confirm whether all of the Silver Shadow's American passengers are now back in the United States. Trump mentioned the ship's ordeal during Monday's press briefing on the coronavirus crisis, telling reporters, "Overnight, we successfully brought home 103 American citizens after they had been stranded for 10 days in Brazil following a cruise." As the coronavirus spread, the Silver Shadow was one of several cruise ships that became marooned at sea or in ports due to sick passengers or crew or local governments that wouldn't let them dock out of fear they might be carrying infected people. Those fears aren't always unjustified: Royal Caribbean said that two passengers aboard the Silver Shadow had been "medically disembarked" in Recife as of March 16. One tested positive for COVID-19 and the other tested negative. Read more…. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/23/silver-shadow-cruise-ship-ordeal-ends- 103-passengers-flown-home/2904205001/

24 March, 2020: 103 PASSENGERS FROM SILVER SHADOW CRUISE SHIP FLOWN TO US AFTER CORONAVIRUS ORDEAL After several days of being unsure how they would get home, 103 passengers from a Silversea Cruises cruise ship were flown home from Brazil, President Donald Trump said Monday. USA TODAY has reached out to Silversea Cruises' parent company, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, to get more details on the evacuation and confirm whether all of the Silver Shadow's American passengers are now back in the United States. Trump mentioned the ship's ordeal during Monday's press briefing on the coronavirus crisis, telling reporters, "Overnight, we successfully brought home 103 American citizens after they had been stranded for 10 days in Brazil following a cruise." Read more… https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/23/silver-shadow-cruise-ship-ordeal-ends- 103-passengers-flown-home/2904205001/

24 March, 2020: 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 (Rotterdam) 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,

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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/news/articles/2020-03-24/holland-america-cruise-sailing-for-florida-has- 87-flu-like-cases

24 March, 2020: SHOULD CRUISE SHIP WITH SICK PATIENTS BE ALLOWED TO DOCK IN FORT LAUDERDALE? FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Local officials are debating whether to allow a cruise ship with sick passengers to dock in Fort Lauderdale. Holland America Line’s MS Zaandam cruise ship is on its way to Port Everglades in hopes of docking there next week. More than 40 guests and crew have reported influenza- like illness symptoms, leading for calls to ban the ship from docking in an area already dealing with spread of the new coronavirus. “We don’t want to further endanger the people of Broward County," said Dale Holness, the county’s mayor. "We have to be clear — What is the status of the folks on board? — and they have to declare it to us.” County commissioners Michael Udine and Mark Bogen suggested turning the ship away at a special meeting held Tuesday. Commissioner Barbara Sharief said, “I think it would be quite inhumane of us to say you can’t dock here.” The cruise ship departed March 7 from Buenos Aires, Argentina, with 586 crew members and 1,243 guests, whose vacations are now limited to their rooms. Read more… https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/03/24/cruise-ship-with-42-in-need-of-covid-19-testing-to- stop-at-port-everglades/

24 March, 2020: CRUISE SHIP WITH 77 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS COULD DOCK IN BROWARD Holland America said that its Zaandam cruise ship currently has 77 people on board experiencing the symptoms and is set to dock at Port Everglades on Monday, March 30th. The Holland America Line ship Zaandam could be coming to Port Everglades, but that wouldn’t be until Monday at the earliest. In the meantime, there are more immediate concerns for the nearly 2,000 people on board. The ship is currently sailing north along the west coast of South America. 30 passengers and 47 crew members are being treated for flu-like symptoms. The cruise line says it is sending another ship, the Rotterdam, to rendezvous with the Zaandam at sea so personnel and supplies, including COVID-19 test kits, can be dropped off. There are not testing kits on board so no one knows yet how many of those who are ill may have corona virus. Read more… https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/cruise-ship-with-over-40-people-experiencing-flu-like- symptoms-set-to-dock-in-broward/2210062/

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24 March, 2020: AUSSIE CRUISE PASSENGERS STUCK ON 'TICKING TIME BOMB' AS DOZENS FALL ILL Australians stranded on the cruise ship Zaandam say they feel like they have been left on a ticking time bomb after dozens of passengers suddenly fell ill with flu-like symptoms. Nine.com.au understands there are about 130 Australian passengers on board the Holland America Line cruise ship, which earlier this week departed from Valparaiso, Chile where it was docked offshore to refuel. Operators of the vessel have been trying to find a country that will let passengers disembark and it is now en route to Fort Lauderdale in Florida. However, the situation became even more fraught yesterday, with 42 people on board becoming ill within hours of each other. Read more… https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-aussie-cruise-passengers-stuck-on-ticking-time- bomb-as-dozens-fall-ill/ee34dbd9-a416-470b-92d9-e15e50440470

24 March, 2020: CHILE BLOCKS CRUISE SHIP WITH SICK PASSENGERS OVER VIRUS FEARS The Zaandam, flying under the Dutch flag and operated by the Holland America group, looks for a place for its sick passengers to disembark before continuing on to its final destination – Fort Lauderdale, Florida. SANTIAGO, Chile – A cruise ship with more than 1,800 people aboard – including 42 complaining of flu- like symptoms – was prevented from docking in Chile on Monday due to fears over the coronavirus. The Zaandam, flying under the Dutch flag and operated by the Holland America (Carnival) group, was looking for a place for its sick passengers to disembark before continuing on to its final destination in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, via the Panama Canal. The vessel set off from Buenos Aires on March 7. Holland America said in a statement that 13 of the ship's 1,243 passengers and 29 of its 586 crew were ill. Read more… https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/latin-america/255700-chile-blocks-cruise-ship-sick- passengers-virus-fears

24 March, 2020: 3,000+ CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS COULD DISEMBARK AT PORT OF SAN DIEGO Two commercial cruise ships are hoping to drop more than 3,000 passengers off at the Port of San Diego by the end of the month, but will first need to be cleared by several local and federal agencies. Holland America Line’s Maasdam is scheduled to disembark around 830 passengers at the port March 27-28, and Celebrity Cruises’ Eclipse is scheduled to disembark 2,500 passengers March 30-31. Neither ship will be allowed to enter San Diego Bay without the approval of the Port of San Diego, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Coast Guard or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Read more… https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/3000-cruise-ship-passengers-could-disembark-at-port-of- san-diego/2291735/

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24 March, 2020: TWO COSTA CRUISE SHIPS WITH COVID-19 CASES HEAD FOR ITALY The Costa Victoria and Costa Luminosa 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 Marseille, and French authorities

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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 Venice. 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: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PASSENGER IN LOCKDOWN ABOARD A HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISE SHIP WHERE 42 PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED FEELING 'INFLUENZA-LIKE SYMPTOMS' Passengers aboard the MS Zaandam, a Holland America Line cruise ship, are adjusting to new ship-wide rules meant to prevent the spread of illness after 42 passengers and crew members reported "influenza- like symptoms." "Out of an abundance of caution, we have now asked all guests to remain in their staterooms until we have more information," a Holland America representative told Business Insider in a 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." One guest onboard provided Business Insider with a photograph of the Zaandam's "Where & Where" brochure for March 23. The document provides insight into the precautions being taken aboard the cruise, one that was previously shut out of Chilean ports due to coronavirus concerns even before news of the as-of-yet-undiagnosed illness broke. Read more…. https://www.businessinsider.com/holland-america-cruise-zaandam-passengers-experience-lockdown- influenza-symptoms-2020-3

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 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 is 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…

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

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

24 March, 2020: CORONAVIRUS IN AUSTRALIA: 26 INFECTIONS FROM RUBY PRINCESS CONTRIBUTE TO LARGEST DAILY RISE IN CASES Backpacker parties in Bondi and the Ruby Princess cruise ship which docked in Circular Quay have been identified as key vectors in a record rise in Covid-19 infections in New South Wales, as Australia recorded its largest single-day increase since the outbreak began. Victoria added 67 to take its total 296, Western

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Australia recorded 30, to bring its total to 120, Queensland 38 (259) and the ACT added 10 cases, more than doubling its total to 19. Across Australia there are now 1,316 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 213 new cases in 24 hours. Seven people have died. NSW now has 533 confirmed cases, Tasmania 17 and the Northern Territory five. More than 2,700 people were allowed to disembark from the Ruby Princess at Sydney’s Circular Quay, despite more than 150 cases of illness being logged onboard. So far, 18 people from that ship have tested positive in NSW and a further eight in other states, including some who caught domestic flights across the country after disembarking. NSW Health released statistics showing 97 new cases of Covid-19 had been diagnosed in the state in the 24 hours to Saturday night. The total number of cases in NSW is 533, 40% of Australia’s total. Read more…. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/coronavirus-australia-ruby-princess-cruise-ship- largest-daily-rise-cases

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 ROTTERDAM TO RENDEZVOUS WITH ZAANDAM Holland America Line 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: ARE MOST CRUISE SHIPS REGISTERED UNDER FOREIGN FLAGS? Nearly all ships operated by U.S.-headquartered cruise lines are registered in foreign countries. he economic strain of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted some to point fingers at companies perceived to be skirting the rules. Read more… https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cruise-ships-foreign-flags/

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 Lisbon, 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

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Fantasia disembarked its first group of passengers (all Portuguese nationals and residents) in Lisbon, the cruise line said in a statement provided by spokesperson Alyssa Goldfarb on Tuesday. After leaving the ship, two of those guests tested positive for coronavirus, the disease that has infected more than 417,000 people and killed more than 18,600 around the world, according to Johns Hopkins data. "So far, British, Brazilian and German nationals/residents have disembarked, transferring from the ship to Lisbon Airport for their onward travel on MSC Cruises-provided charter flights," Goldfarb said Tuesday, the same day Cruickshanks and the other remaining passengers began disembarking. Read more…. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/24/coronavirus-cruise-ship-disembarkation- chaotic-confusing-amid-pandemic/2883230001/

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

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 Carnival Victory, which is currently in Cadiz, Spain. Originally, the ship was to spend this time undergoing a 38-day massive renovation which would see it emerge as the Carnival Radiance. Those plans have been changed by the situation unfolding around the world. In a letter to the crew members, Carnival president Christine Duffy acknowledged that “your time on Carnival Victory has not been easy and

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certainly nothing like what we all expected.” Although it was originally expected that crew members would remain on board during the renovation, that plan has been changed. As Duffy explained, “We have no choice but to postpone our planned work on Carnival Victory‘s refurbishment. I know you are disappointed, as are we.” Read more… https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-cruise-line-extends-pay-for-displaced-crew-members/

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

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

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

25 March, 2020: UPDATE: ZAANDAM Travel Weekly reports: the Zaandam, currently sailing off the west coast of South America, will rendezvous with the Rotterdam ship in two days to get extra supplies, additional staff and Covid-19 test kits. The Zaandam needs the provisions because people onboard have flu-like symptoms and no ports in South America will allow the ship to disembark. Holland America said no ports are open to the ship between Chile and Fort Lauderdale. The Florida city’s Port Everglades is now tentatively the Zaandam’s final destination. A March 30 arrival is anticipated, but plans are still being finalized and “alternative options” are being explored. Holland America is trying to get permission to transit the Panama Canal. No passengers have disembarked the Zaandam since March 14 in Punta Arenas, Chile. The ship had been sailing a South America voyage that departed Buenos Aires on March 7 and was originally scheduled to end in San Antonio, Chile, on March 21. Holland America said that 13 passengers and 29 crew on the Zaandam have reported to the ship’s medical center with influenza-like symptoms. There are 1,243 passengers and 586 crew onboard, and all passengers have been instructed to stay in their cabins. Read more… https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Holland-America-ship-has-long-trip-ahead- coronavirus?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&oly_enc_id=8019B 3534089J5M

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

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

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

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

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

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24 March, 2020: 10 DEAD, OVER 800 TEST POSITIVE IN CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS ON PRINCESS CRUISES, CDC SAYS More than 800 people who traveled on the two ill-fated cruise ships that were quarantined tested positive for the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its weekly report. Ten of the people who had been on the ships, the Diamond Princess and the 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." Read more… https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1167716

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

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