Accidents
India Bans Foreign Cruise Ships
India banned all foreign cruise ships from its ports due to the Coronavirus, with one European ship turned away from the port of Mangalore in the...
March 9, 2020
Regal Princess Docks in Port Everglades After Being Held Off Florida’s Coast
Regal Princess pulled into Florida port late Sunday night, March 8, after being held off the coast for hours while awaiting results for 2 crew...
March 9, 2020
Carnival Panorama Passengers Finally Allowed to Disembark in Long Beach
After being blocked for hours due to concerns about an ill patient, passengers on Carnival Panorama were allowed to disembark in homeport Long Beach...
March 8, 2020
Viking Sun Allowed to Dock in Bali
Bali controversially allowed hundreds of Viking Ocean Cruises passengers to disembark on the island, despite them being turned away from other ports...
March 8, 2020
Malaysia and Thailand Bar Costa Fortuna
Malaysia and Thailand didn't allow a Costa Cruises ship (carrying ~2000 people) from docking because of Coronavirus concerns, a company official...
March 8, 2020
12 Test Positive for Coronavirus on Nile River Ship
A cruise ship on Nile River in Egypt with 150+ tourists and crew was quarantined on Saturday, March 7, in Luxor City, after 12 people tested positive...
March 7, 2020
The United States Considering Ways to Discourage Travelers from Taking Cruises
The USA is currently considering ways to discourage US travellers from taking ship cruises as part of the broader effort to limit the spread of...
March 7, 2020Thousands Stranded on Grand Princess After 21 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed
Nearly half of the 46 people who were tested for Coronavirus onboard Grand Princess moored off San Francisco CA have returned a positive result, vice...
March 7, 2020
MSC Cruises Ship Welcomed in Corfu Amid Coronavirus Fears
MSC Opera visited Corfu Island (Greece) on Thursday, March 5, after a former passenger from the ship had been diagnosed with Coronavirus in his home...
March 6, 2020More Than 2,000 Stranded on Costa Fortuna in Phuket
More than 2,000 crew and passengers on the cruise liner Costa Fortuna (that arrived in Patong Bay Friday morning / March 6) were denied debarkation...
March 6, 2020Viking Sun Denied Permission to Dock in Semarang
The Norway-flagged cruise ship Viking Sun was denied docking in Semarang (Java Indonesia) on Thursday, March 5, amid coronavirus fears, as some...
March 5, 2020Grand Princess Remains Offshore Awaiting Coronavirus Tests
A 71-year-old cruise passenger has died from Coronavirus almost 2 weeks after he returned home, marking the first death from the illness in...
March 5, 2020
Caribbean Princess Returns to Port Early Due to Norovirus Outbreak
Princess Cruises’ ship Caribbean Princess returned to homeport early after 245 people fell ill from a norovirus outbreak. The same situation...
March 4, 2020
Norway Clears AIDA Cruises Passengers After Two Tested Negative for COVID-19
Passengers on an AIDA Cruises liner berthed in southern Norway were cleared out of a 24-hour quarantine after two of them tested negative for...
March 4, 2020
MS Westerdam Arrives Early in Juneau
A Holland America cruise ship that was turned away from several ports in Asia amid coronavirus fears will arrive in Juneau Alaska later this month...
March 4, 2020