Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents
~30 crew test COVID-positive on Costa Firenze ship
The latest cruise liner to report a COVID outbreak is Costa Firenze that recently started sailing from homeport Dubai UAE. ~30 positive crew...
December 31, 2021 - Accidents
MSC Seashore cruise ship refused entry to Ocean Cay (Bahamas private island)
MSC Cruises' flagship MSC Seashore was refused entry to Ocean Cay (MSC's private Bahamian island) on December 30 due to COVID cases onboard...
December 31, 2021 - Accidents
Hapag-Lloyd's Europa and Europa 2 cancel cruises due to COVID
The flagships MS Europa and MS Europa 2 of the Hamburg-based cruise shipping company Hapag-Lloyd were affected by COVID outbreaks onboard...
December 30, 2021 - Accidents
Cunard Line disrupts the Christmas cruise of RMS Queen Mary 2 due to COVID
The COVID crisis forced Cunard Line to disrupt the Christmas voyage of RMS Queen Mary 2 and fly all Americans to NYC New York from Bridgetown...
December 30, 2021 - Accidents
Holland America's ship Zuiderdam docks in Mexico despite COVID outbreak
Mexican authorities allowed HAL-Holland America Line's ship ms Zuiderdam to dock on Tuesday, December 28, and disembark passengers, despite the COVID...
December 29, 2021 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas denied entry to San Juan (Puerto Rico)
On December 27, Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Symphony of the Seas was not allowed to dock in San Juan (Puerto Rico) due to COVID cases onboard...
December 29, 2021 - Accidents
Costa Diadema and MSC Splendida hit by COVID in Brazil
Two large cruise liners reported COVID outbreaks during their latest sailings in Brazil (South America). Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema (scheduled to...
December 29, 2021 - Accidents
Allure of the Seas and Norwegian Epic denied entry to the USVI due to COVID cases onboard
The US Virgin Islands (USVI) turned away 2 cruise liners with COVID outbreaks onboard, the country's Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion revealed...
December 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
The CDC investigating 68 cruise ships following COVID outbreaks onboard
The USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) on Monday, December 27, said it was actively investigating or observing 68 cruise...
December 28, 2021 - Accidents
COVID-hit Carnival Freedom docks in PortMiami after being blocked from 2 Caribbean cruise ports
A cruise ship that was denied entry at Bonaire and Aruba because of COVID cases on board docked on Sunday, December 26, at the Port of Miami (Florida...
December 27, 2021 - Accidents
Carnival Freedom ship denied entry to 2 Caribbean cruise ports due to COVID cases
A CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship that departed PortMiami Florida has "a small number" of people onboard who have tested positive for COVID, and has...
December 26, 2021 - Accidents
1000+ Americans stuck on Holland America's ship ms Koningsdam due to COVID outbreak
1000+ Americans were stuck on a HAL-Holland America cruise ship with a COVID outbreak after Mexico banned the tourists from disembarking. HAL's...
December 25, 2021 - Accidents
28 vaccinated crew and passengers test COVID-positive on cruise ship MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises' flagship MSC Seashore arrived on Thursday, December 23, in PortMiami Florida with dozens of COVID-positive crew and passengers. In a...
December 24, 2021 - Accidents
55 vaccinated crew and passengers test COVID-positive on Royal Caribbean's ship Odyssey of the Seas
At least 55 fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard Royal Caribbean’s ship Odyssey of the Seas have contracted COVID, the cruise line...
December 23, 2021 - Accidents
10 vaccinated passengers test positive for COVID on Cunard's Queen Mary 2
Cunard's liner RMS Queen Mary 2 docked in Brooklyn (NYC-New York City) on Monday, December 19, carrying 10 passengers who tested COVID-positive, the...
December 22, 2021