Cruise news (Princess Cruises-tagged)

Enchanted Princess ship's delivery delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic
The delivery of the Princess Cruises' newbuild Enchanted Princess has been delayed due to Fincantieri's shipyards closures as a result of the global...
April 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ruby Princess ship's crew responsible for the Coronavirus outbreak
A crew who was serving food to the cruisers may have been responsible for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Ruby Princess. The Princess Cruises...
April 14, 2020
Accidents
Grand Princess docks in LA after Coronavirus outbreak
Grand Princess docked in Oakland CA on March 9 after confirmation of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The cruise ship then headed to Los Angeles CA...
April 12, 2020
Accidents
Black box seized from Ruby Princess amid police investigation over Coronavirus outbreak
Australian police are currently investigating why Ruby Princess allowed ill passengers to disembark in Port Sydney NSW amid mounting Coronavirus...
April 9, 2020
Accidents
Australia launched criminal investigation into Ruby Princess Coronavirus outbreak
On April 5, 2020, the NSW Police launched a criminal investigation into how the cruise company Carnival Australia (subsidiary of Carnival Corporation...
April 5, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus cruise ship Coral Princess docks in PortMiami Florida
Coral Princess docked on Saturday, April 4, at PortMiami Florida with two passengers dead and a number of others ill from Coronavirus (COVID-19...
April 5, 2020
Accidents
Coronavirus-infected crew members hurried off Ruby Princess
Three crew from Ruby Princess have been taken to Sydney NSW's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with serious Coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. The medevac...
March 30, 2020
Accidents
Ovation of the Seas linked to 31 Coronavirus cases
Nearly 3,000 cruise passengers have been allegedly told that they could 'walk off and go home' without medical checks before at least 31 of them had...
March 26, 2020
Accidents
Ruby Princess ship Coronavirus cases reach 48
Questions remain over how cruise passengers aboard Ruby Princess were allowed to disembark at Sydney Harbour despite some of them showing signs of...
March 23, 2020
Accidents
Crew Member Medevaced from Grand Princess
The US Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a male crew from Grand Princess on Saturday, March 21, so he could get medical attention. The USCG said the crew...
March 22, 2020
Accidents
Carnival cruise ships to be used as floating non-Coronavirus hospitals
In a White House press conference, President Trump told reporters that Carnival Corporation's chairman Micky Arison had called him to offer the use...
March 20, 2020
Accidents
Golden Princess Passengers Disembark in Melbourne
Thousands of cruise passengers were finally allowed to disembark from Golden Princess (Pacific Adventure) in Melbourne Australia after sick tourists...
March 19, 2020
Accidents
Grand Princess Disembarks All Passengers
All cruise passengers and over half the crew members from Grand Princess have gotten off the liner, Princess Cruises announced on Tuesday, March 17...
March 17, 2020
Accidents
Cruise Passenger Quarantined in San Antonio Tests Coronavirus-Positive
A Grand Princess cruise passenger at JBSA-Lackland (US military facility in San Antonio TX) tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
March 16, 2020
Accidents
Golden Princess Passengers Barred from Disembarking at Akaroa
Passengers on Golden Princess (P&O Pacific Adventure) were denied disembarkation at a New Zealand cruise port on Sunday, March 15 due to a...
March 15, 2020
Accidents