4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Thousands of passengers on lockdown onboard cruise ship

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Around 6,000 passengers are stranded on a cruise ship in Italy amid fears that a passenger onboard may have contracted coronavirus. Tests are being carried out on a 54-year-old woman from Macau, and her and her husband have been placed in an isolation unit onboard the Costa Smeralda ship. In a statement to The Independent, Costa Cruises said that as soon as the suspected case was detected, the onboard medical team immediately isolated the passenger.

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5 months ago

More than 500 people fell ill with norovirus on a Canary Islands cruise

The Independent

2 years, 9 months ago

CDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers

Associated Press

Federal health officials are dropping the warning they have attached to cruising since the beginning of the pandemic, leaving it up to vacationers to decide whether they feel safe getting on a ship. The CDC removed the COVID-19 “cruise ship travel health notice” that was first imposed in March 2020, after virus outbreaks on several ships around the world. “While …

2 years, 11 months ago

These countries are still Covid-free

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Other islands elsewhere have also stayed Covid-free according to the World Health Organization: Niue, Tokelau, Saint Helena, the Cook Islands …

2 years, 11 months ago

Sailing through a COVID surge: Cruise passengers share tales

LA Times

When Christina and Paul D’Amore boarded the Royal Clipper in Barbados early this month for their long postponed Caribbean sailing with friends from North Carolina, they had no misgivings — despite a federal health advisory just two days earlier warning against all cruise travel, even for those fully vaccinated for COVID-19. “It was so beautiful just to be out at …

2 years, 11 months ago

Italy marks 10 years since deadly Costa Concordia shipwreck

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Italy on Thursday is marking …

3 years ago

A dozen passengers on cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

LA Times

Two people stand on a rear balcony of the Ruby Princess cruise ship docked in San Francisco on Thursday. A dozen passengers on a 10-day Mexican cruise tested positive for the coronavirus just before the ship docked in San Francisco on Thursday. The passengers aboard the Ruby Princess, whose infections were discovered through random testing, were either asymptomatic or had …

3 years ago

Cruise ship sent back to Mumbai from Goa with all passengers after 66 of 2,000 onboard found Covid positive

India TV News

Highlights Over 2,000 onboard cruise ship were tested for Covid after one crew member was found positive Out of more than 2000 people onboard, 66 were found positive Cruise ship was sent back to Mumbai as some passengers refused to get treated at Goa hospital The Cordelia cruise ship, where 66 of them over 2,000 people on board tested positive …

3 years ago

Cordelia cruise ship: 66 on board ship docked in Goa test COVID positive, vessel sent back to Mumbai

Firstpost

The cruise liner, where the Narcotics Control Bureau busted a high-profile rave party in October last year, was carrying hordes of New Year revellers. Panaji: The Cordelia cruise ship, where 66 of them over 2,000 people on board tested positive for coronavirus, has been sent back to Mumbai from Goa with all the passengers after some of the infected persons …

3 years ago

66 out of 2000 on-board Mumbai-Goa cruise ship Cordelia test Covid positive

India TV News

Highlights The cruise ship left for Goa with over 2,000 people on-board including passengers, crew members 66 out of 2000 have been found positive for coronavirus The cruise ship is currently harboured near the Mormugao Port cruise terminal, Vasco At least 66 of 2,000 passengers on-board Cordelia cruise ship which came from Mumbai have tested Covid positive, PTI quoted state …

3 years ago

Islands Block Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship After 55 Aboard Test Positive For COVID

Huff Post

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship was turned away in Aruba and Curacao this week after 55 passengers and crew members tested positive for COVID-19, the Miami Herald and other media organizations reported. The outbreak on the Odyssey of the Seas mega-ship occurred just over a week after another Royal Caribbean ship, the Symphony of the Seas, docked in Miami with …

3 years, 6 months ago

Two Covid Cases in 100% Vaccinated 'Celebrity Millennium', One of 1st N American Cruises Since 2020

News 18

Two guests on one of the first cruise ships to sail from North America since the Covid-19 pandemic hit tested positive Thursday, the cruise company said, adding all passengers and crew had been vaccinated. The Celebrity Millennium, carrying about 600 passengers and 650 crew, set sail from the Caribbean island of St. Maarten on Saturday for a seven-day tour including …

3 years, 6 months ago

Two passengers on post-Covid cruise test positive for coronavirus during voyage in the Caribbean

Daily Mail

Two passengers on the first 'fully-vaccinated' cruise from the US have tested positive for coronavirus during the Caribbean voyage. Cruise operator Royal Caribbean said on Thursday that two guests on its Celebrity Millennium ship had tested positive but are asymptomatic and currently in isolation. Cruise operator Royal Caribbean said on Thursday that two guests on its Celebrity Millennium ship had …

3 years, 7 months ago

Cruise passengers test positive for Covid-19 in Italy

CNN

CNN — Two passengers on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean have tested positive for Covid-19. All passengers traveling with MSC must have a Covid-19 test 96 hours before departure, another when they embark, and a third during the cruise. Luca Biondolillo, chief communications officer of MSC Cruise, said that three of the company’s vessels are currently at sea, a …

3 years, 10 months ago

Hundreds of workers stuck on cruise after six people test positive for Covid

The Independent

4 years, 1 month ago

Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19

The Independent

4 years, 1 month ago

Singapore's 'Cruise-to-nowhere' Forced to Turn Back After Passenger Tests Covid Positive

News 18

A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ from Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing around 2,000 guests to be quarantined in their cabins and the Quantum of the Seas ship to return to dock on Wednesday. “We kindly ask all guests with urgent medical or health situations like diabetes, heart disease etc to contact guest services,” he said, adding …

4 years, 1 month ago

Passenger on 'cruise to nowhere' off Singapore tests positive for coronavirus

ABC

About 2,000 passengers on a Royal Caribbean "cruise-to-nowhere" from Singapore are in quarantine in their cabins in the wake of a guest on the Quantum of the Seas ship testing positive to coronavirus. Key points: The "cruises to nowhere" from Singapore resumed last week These are Royal Caribbean's first voyages since March The positive case is a setback for Singapore's …

4 years, 1 month ago

First Caribbean cruise since pandemic began ends trip early as 5 passengers test positive for COVID-19

Firstpost

The SeaDream I, carrying 66 crew and over 50 passengers, turned back to Barbados but is yet to dock as local authorities test those on board San Juan: One of the first cruise ships to ply through Caribbean waters since the pandemic began ended its trip early after at least five passengers tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Thursday. The …

4 years, 1 month ago

Passengers can sail for free on ‘mock cruises’

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The CDC, which previously banned all cruises in response to the pandemic, advised companies to have “volunteers play the role …

4 years, 4 months ago

First major post-coronavirus cruise departs from Italy with new strict safety restrictions

Daily Mail

Cruise ships are coming back online after coronavirus outbreaks erupted on numerous vessels back in the spring, bringing the multi-billion dollar industry to a grinding halt. Switzerland-based MSC became the first major cruise company to welcome customers in several months when the Grandiosa set sail from the port of Genoa in northern Italy for a seven-day trip around the Mediterranean …

4 years, 4 months ago

Family stopped from boarding cruise ship after breaking new coronavirus protocols

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A spokesperson for the cruise line told The Independent: “In line with our health and safety protocol, developed to ensure …

4 years, 4 months ago

‘Serious mistakes’ made by Australian authorities in cruise ship coronavirus outbreak, inquiry finds

The Independent

4 years, 4 months ago

Cruise ships stalled by coronavirus have become tourist attractions in Poole

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Security warning: keep 50 metres away.” Arcadia, P&O’s adults-only ship, is moored within sight of the beach at Bournemouth, with …

4 years, 5 months ago

Hurtigruten shipping line suspends all cruises after coronavirus outbreak on board

The Independent

4 years, 5 months ago

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak

NPR

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak Enlarge this image toggle caption Ruen Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Ruen Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images At least 36 crew members from a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Hurtigruten, the company that owns the ship. Several passengers have also tested positive in …

4 years, 5 months ago

36 crew on Norwegian cruise ship positive for coronavirus

CNN

CNN — Thirty-six crew and four guests on a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for Covid-19, the cruise company says. “None of the 154 crew members still on board the ship – including the 32 new confirmed positive tests Saturday – has shown any signs of disease or symptoms of Covid-19,” it said. The ship is currently docked in …

4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Fishermen test positive despite spending 35 days at sea and testing negative before they left

The Independent

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4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Sidelined US aircraft carrier to return to sea after entire crew quarantined and captain fired

The Independent

More coronavirus cases in WA linked to cruise ships as state records five COVID-19 infections

4 years, 8 months ago

Australian liner facing growing coronavirus crisis off...

Daily Mail

A cruise ship carrying British passengers remained stranded off the coast of Uruguay last night after 81 people tested positive for coronavirus. A sick 75-year-old Australian passenger is moved into an ambulance on a stretcher after she was taken off the Greg Mortimer cruise ship The cruise ship Greg Mortimer lies off the coast of Montevideo yesterday, with more than …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Police launch investigation as 600 cruise passengers test positive after disembarking

The Independent

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus patient from Artania cruise ship dies in Perth hospital, taking national COVID-19 toll to 28

ABC

A European passenger from the Artania cruise ship who was infected with coronavirus has died in a West Australian hospital. "Crew members taken off the ship as a result of being COVID positive, will not necessarily go to a WA hospital," he said. Mr Cook said a "deep clean" of the ship was underway as the staff remained isolated in …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cruise ship Artania could swamp WA hospitals with COVID-19 cases, WA Premier fears

ABC

WA Premier Mark McGowan has again urged a cruise ship docked in Fremantle to leave, saying he fears more potential COVID-19 cases among the 464 foreign nationals left on board the vessel may overwhelm the state's health system. Key points: The Artania wants to stay at Fremantle Port for another two weeks There are reports nine more crew members are …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cruise ship Artania refuses to leave WA amid fears of more COVID-19 cases on board

ABC

There are fears a cruise ship docked in the port of Fremantle that is already responsible for more than 40 coronavirus cases in WA hospitals could be harbouring dozens more, with authorities evacuating the remaining 12 passengers on board. Key points: The Artania still has 450 crew and about a dozen passengers on board It is understood crew have asked …

4 years, 9 months ago

In the coronavirus pandemic, cruise ships present a perfect storm of problems for governments

ABC

It's a dilemma faced by countries around the world: how to prevent foreign coronavirus patients stuck on cruise ships from overwhelming your health system while also finding a way of keeping your people safe from a virus which appears to thrive in the confined conditions of an ocean liner. WA COVID-19 snapshot Confirmed cases so far: 950 Recovered: 923 Deaths: …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cruise ship passengers bound for Perth hospitals after Artania COVID-19 outbreak

ABC

Another 46 foreigners from a coronavirus-infected cruise ship docked in Fremantle have shown signs of the disease, with those who have COVID-19 set to be treated at two private hospitals in Perth. Key points: Infected passengers will be treated in Bethesda and Hollywood hospitals Another 23 cases of coronavirus have taken WA's total to 278 Some Australians on another cruise …

4 years, 9 months ago

Florida’s number of coronavirus cases jumps sharply

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Miami-area hospitals were treating about a dozen crew members from two cruise ships and Florida’s second-largest county ordered residents to stay home as the state’s number of coronavirus cases jumped sharply on Thursday. The state health department said more than 2,350 people had tested positive for the new coronavirus, a 35% increase from Wednesday’s total. “While …

4 years, 9 months ago

Passengers test positive for COVID-19 on Artania cruise ship off WA coast, Premier asks Navy to get ship to leave

ABC

Seven passengers on the Artania cruise ship, currently moored off the coast of Fremantle in Western Australia, have tested positive for COVID-19. Key points: The WA Government will not let the ship's passengers disembark But it may allow the sick to be isolated in a Commonwealth facility Several ships are floating off WA and not being allowed to dock WA …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus RNA survived in Diamond Princess cruise cabins for 17 days, CDC says

The Independent

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus sees cruise ship passengers quarantined on WA's Rottnest Island to control COVID-19

ABC

WA Premier Mark McGowan is "exercising the Rottnest option now" to quarantine Australian cruise ship passengers set to disembark in Perth, as two other vessels have been prevented from docking. Key points: Rottnest will be used to quarantine 800 Australian passengers for 14 days Two cruise ships are being kept offshore with one reporting illness WA has recorded 30 new …

4 years, 9 months ago

Costa Victoria cruise ship to dock in coronavirus epicentre Italy with hundreds of Australians on board

ABC

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. Key points: The Costa Victoria cruise ship will dock at Civitavecchia, west of Rome There are also 70 Australians onboard the Azamara Pursuit cruise ship …

4 years, 9 months ago

‘People love cruising’: Carnival boss insists cruises will be more popular than ever after coronavirus

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The owner of the Diamond Princess, the giant vessel on …

4 years, 9 months ago

Thousands of cruise ship passengers told to self-isolate due to coronavirus days after disembarking

ABC

Passengers from a recently arrived cruise ship in Sydney spent four days in the community before they received NSW government advice to self-isolate due to a positive coronavirus detection. Key points: Four cruise ships docked in Sydney last week, each with passengers who later tested positive for coronavirus The Federal Government and NSW Government are blaming each other for the …

4 years, 9 months ago

Food service workers helped spread coronavirus to crew onboard Diamond Princess cruise ship

The Independent

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus’ local spread beginning to take off in Africa

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — The coronavirus is now spreading locally within a dozen African nations, continental health authorities said Tuesday, while a cruise ship was quarantined off Cape Town after several passengers shared a flight with a cargo ship worker who shows virus symptoms. Off Cape Town, a major international tourist destination, the cruise ship was quarantined after six passengers shared a …

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: US officials release thousands from cruise ship without screening after passenger tests positive

The Independent

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4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus-hit cruise ship in diplomatic scramble to find somewhere to dock

CNN

CNN — A transatlantic cruise ship carrying more than 600 passengers with at least five confirmed coronavirus cases on board has spent days searching for somewhere to dock after it was refused entry at multiple Caribbean ports. The Cuban government has now said it is willing to receive the ship and “comprehends the difficult situation these passengers find themselves in,” …

4 years, 9 months ago

Cruise industry in choppy seas as coronavirus fears swell

Al Jazeera

After several passengers on cruise liners died of infection and as profits decline, industry rethinks operations. Berlin, Germany – 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. “There …

4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Third Princess cruise ship being kept at sea

The Independent

4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Thousands prepare to get off ship hit by virus in California

India Today

Federal and state officials in California were preparing Monday to receive thousands of people from a cruise ship that has been idling off the coast of San Francisco with at least 21 people aboard infected with the coronavirus. "We're making every effort to get them off the ship as safely and quickly as possible," said Dr. John Redd of the …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

A photo captures rescue of a baby born on dangerous sea crossing to Spain’s Canary Islands

Associated Press

MADRID — A photo of a baby born at sea during a perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa was made public Wednesday by Spain’s maritime rescue service. While most Spaniards were celebrating Epiphany on Monday, the crew of the Guardamar Talía rescue craft reached people adrift in a small rubber boat heading to Spain’s Canary Islands. …

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4 days, 2 hours ago

Coronavirus: Thousands of passengers on lockdown onboard cruise ship

History of this topic

More than 500 people fell ill with norovirus on a Canary Islands cruise

CDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers

These countries are still Covid-free

Sailing through a COVID surge: Cruise passengers share tales

Italy marks 10 years since deadly Costa Concordia shipwreck

A dozen passengers on cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

Cruise ship sent back to Mumbai from Goa with all passengers after 66 of 2,000 onboard found Covid positive

Cordelia cruise ship: 66 on board ship docked in Goa test COVID positive, vessel sent back to Mumbai

66 out of 2000 on-board Mumbai-Goa cruise ship Cordelia test Covid positive

Islands Block Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship After 55 Aboard Test Positive For COVID

Two Covid Cases in 100% Vaccinated 'Celebrity Millennium', One of 1st N American Cruises Since 2020

Two passengers on post-Covid cruise test positive for coronavirus during voyage in the Caribbean

Cruise passengers test positive for Covid-19 in Italy

Hundreds of workers stuck on cruise after six people test positive for Covid

Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19

Singapore's 'Cruise-to-nowhere' Forced to Turn Back After Passenger Tests Covid Positive

Passenger on 'cruise to nowhere' off Singapore tests positive for coronavirus

First Caribbean cruise since pandemic began ends trip early as 5 passengers test positive for COVID-19

Passengers can sail for free on ‘mock cruises’

First major post-coronavirus cruise departs from Italy with new strict safety restrictions

Family stopped from boarding cruise ship after breaking new coronavirus protocols

‘Serious mistakes’ made by Australian authorities in cruise ship coronavirus outbreak, inquiry finds

Cruise ships stalled by coronavirus have become tourist attractions in Poole

Hurtigruten shipping line suspends all cruises after coronavirus outbreak on board

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak

36 crew on Norwegian cruise ship positive for coronavirus

Coronavirus: Fishermen test positive despite spending 35 days at sea and testing negative before they left

Coronavirus: Sidelined US aircraft carrier to return to sea after entire crew quarantined and captain fired

More coronavirus cases in WA linked to cruise ships as state records five COVID-19 infections

Australian liner facing growing coronavirus crisis off...

Coronavirus: Police launch investigation as 600 cruise passengers test positive after disembarking

Coronavirus patient from Artania cruise ship dies in Perth hospital, taking national COVID-19 toll to 28

Coronavirus cruise ship Artania could swamp WA hospitals with COVID-19 cases, WA Premier fears

Coronavirus cruise ship Artania refuses to leave WA amid fears of more COVID-19 cases on board

In the coronavirus pandemic, cruise ships present a perfect storm of problems for governments

Coronavirus cruise ship passengers bound for Perth hospitals after Artania COVID-19 outbreak

Florida’s number of coronavirus cases jumps sharply

Passengers test positive for COVID-19 on Artania cruise ship off WA coast, Premier asks Navy to get ship to leave

Coronavirus RNA survived in Diamond Princess cruise cabins for 17 days, CDC says

Coronavirus sees cruise ship passengers quarantined on WA's Rottnest Island to control COVID-19

Costa Victoria cruise ship to dock in coronavirus epicentre Italy with hundreds of Australians on board

‘People love cruising’: Carnival boss insists cruises will be more popular than ever after coronavirus

Thousands of cruise ship passengers told to self-isolate due to coronavirus days after disembarking

Food service workers helped spread coronavirus to crew onboard Diamond Princess cruise ship

Coronavirus’ local spread beginning to take off in Africa

Coronavirus: US officials release thousands from cruise ship without screening after passenger tests positive

Coronavirus-hit cruise ship in diplomatic scramble to find somewhere to dock

Cruise industry in choppy seas as coronavirus fears swell

Coronavirus: Third Princess cruise ship being kept at sea

Coronavirus: Thousands prepare to get off ship hit by virus in California

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