Cruise news (virus-tagged)

US Democrats ask CDC to resume its no-sail order on ship cruises
Two US Democrats asked the CDC agency's Director (Robert Redfield) to resume the "no-sail" order for cruise shipping on Friday, November 13, after a...
November 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
7 cruise passengers "assumptive positive" for Coronavirus on superyacht SeaDream I
The top-luxury superyacht SeaDream 1 canceled its current Caribbean cruise and returned to homeport Bridgetown Barbados after passengers’ tests...
November 13, 2020
Accidents
Passenger tests positive for COVID-19 aboard SeaDream's first Caribbean cruise
On Wednesday, November 11, a passenger onboard SeaDream Yacht Club's SeaDream I received a preliminary COVID-positive test result. SeaDream I is the...
November 12, 2020
Accidents
10 crew test COVID-positive on Thurgau Chopin riverboat
A river cruise ship has once again become a spot for a COVID outbreak - Thurgau Chopin (MS Frederic Chopin). As specified in a note from...
November 6, 2020
Accidents
Carnival Corporation's brands cancelled cruises through December 31
Carnival Corporation (the world's largest cruise shipowner) announced on Monday, November 2, that its North American cruise line brands are due...
November 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
13 test COVID-19 positive on Ponant’s Le Jacques Cartier
13 people (3 passengers and 10 crew) on Ponant’s cruise ship Le Jacques Cartier (2020-newbuild) tested COVID-positive and the vessel...
November 3, 2020
Accidents
60 passengers on MS Swiss Crystal test positive for COVID-19
MS Swiss Crystal (riverboat owned by Scylla AG) completed a 7-night cruise from Passau to Frankfurt am Main along the rivers Danube and Main on...
October 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
MSC Grandiosa passengers not allowed to disembark in Malta over suspected Coronavirus case
Passengers from the MSC Cruises' liner MSC Grandiosa have not been allowed to disembark in Malta over a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19...
October 18, 2020
Cruise Industry
7 passengers test COVID-19 positive on Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema
Seven passengers on Costa Diadema tested COVID-positive after disembarking in Palermo, Sicily Italy. The passengers had already left the ship and...
October 16, 2020
Accidents
VIDEO: Shutdown impact on Australasian cruise travel businesses
Australian and New Zealand cruise-related businesses that have been devastated by the suspension of voyages will voice their support for a planned...
October 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Singapore plans roundtrip "cruises to nowhere"
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) began to explore new health and safety protocols that are expected to allow for the so-called "cruises to nowhere...
October 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Repeat test for 12 crew on TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 6 now negative for COVID-19
With 922 passengers and 666 crew onboard, TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 6 docked at the port of Piraeus (Athens), Greece early Tuesday...
September 29, 2020
Accidents
Aranui 5 cruise aborted after several crew test positive for COVID-19
A voyage from Tahiti to the Marquesas Islands was canceled after several crew had tested COVID-positive. The 2015-built cargo cruise ship Aranui 5...
September 28, 2020
Accidents
12 crew on the first cruise ship to dock in Greece test Coronavirus-positive
12 crew from the first cruise ship to dock in Greece following the lockdown have tested COVID-positive, the Greek coastguard announced on Monday...
September 28, 2020
Accidents
Costa Diadema crew tests positive for Coronavirus
A crew who boarded the cruise liner Costa Diadema a few days ago has tested COVID-positive. The man (of Indian nationality) had no symptoms at the...
September 27, 2020
Accidents