Cruise Ship

It seems that every cruise ship currently sailing the world’s seas may come under scrutiny when looking for a port. Over the past several weeks we have been blogging about the many ships that have had their itineraries modified and due to countries’ refusing to allow them entry on fears that they may be carrying sick…

Cruise passengers aboard the MS Zaandam are facing possible quarantine after multiple passengers have shown flu-like symptoms. BusinessInsider.com reports that 13 passengers and 29 crew members are sick aboard the ship with influenza-like symptoms. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have now asked all guests to remain in their staterooms until we have more…

Earlier this month cruise passengers aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship became virtually quarantined aboard the ship off the coast of Northern California. The Grand Princess was carrying approximately 3.500 passengers, all of whom authorities eventually evacuated from the vessel. Though the passengers are aware that some of their fellow travelers previously tested positive for…

Cruise passengers from two cruise ships are set to arrive at port in Hawaii in the next few days, but Hawaiian authorities will not allow the passengers to disembark. HawaiiNewsNow.com reports that the Norwegian Jewel and the Holland American Maasdam will call on Hawaiian ports to refuel and load up on supplies. But despite neither…

It took nearly 10 days for authorities to sort out what to do with the passengers and crew of the Grand Princess cruise ship. On March 9 the ship docked at a Northern California port while carrying passengers and crew members sick with coronavirus. The previous Princess ship that found itself in a similar situation, the Diamond…

Despite the heightened concern among cruise passengers during the ongoing international coronavirus pandemic, it appears that cruise officials have still not learned how to handle the long-reaching ramifications of sailing with COVID-19-positive passengers.  MiamiHerald.com reports that in early March a passenger aboard the MSC Meraviglia cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19. Despite the positive test, those…

Days after major cruise companies announced that they would stop sailing for 30 days in order to help combat the spread of coronavirus, passengers and crew aboard a Bahamas-flagged ship have tested positive for the virus. The Fred Olsen ship Braemar was on its way to the Bahamas Friday night when the ship’s officials expressed…

Today President Donald Trump announced that all major cruise lines have agreed to suspend cruising for 30 days.  At my request, effective midnight tonight, Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and MSC have all agreed to suspend outbound cruises for thirty days. It is a great and important industry – it will be kept that way! —…

As the world continues to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, the cruise industry has been one of the hardest industries hit. Health authorities have been warning for years that cruise ships, under the wrong circumstances, can act as a virtual petri dish for the spread of disease. Coronavirus is proving this to be true.  In…

Cruise ship passengers who have been affected by various coronavirus outbreaks have seen their lives significantly affected. Thousands of travelers have been confined to the vessels under quarantine, not only unable to leave the ships but unable to leave their staterooms for days and weeks on end. Now, a Florida couple is suing a major…

The fate of the Grand Princess’s current voyage was altered dramatically days ago when one of the ship’s previous passengers died of coronavirus. As some of the ship’s current passengers were aboard the ship with the victim, authorities have deemed that they must be tested for coronavirus. Now authorities have announced that six other passengers…

Coronavirus fears are causing yet another Princess cruise voyage disruption, as authorities screen passengers aboard a large ship following a significant coronavirus scare.  Authorities are detaining the 3,500 passenger Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of Northern California, after a passenger who had recently sailed on the ship recently died from coronavirus. Officials say…

Princess Cruises has undoubtedly been the cruise line most affected by the coronavirus outbreak. In February, the Diamond Princess cruise ship was the site of hundreds of cases of coronavirus and led to several passengers losing their lives. Now, a passenger from the Grand Princess cruise ship has died from the virus, prompting Princess to…

Amid heightened fears of the worldwide coronavirus contagion, dozens of passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship have tested positive for the flu. FoxBaltimore.com reports that 82 passengers and crew members tested positive for influenza A or B , prompting authorities to place the affected individuals in isolation. The CDC said that it did not test the affected…

A cruise ship has returned to port in South Florida after it was denied entry by two Caribbean countries due to coronavirus fears. The MSC Meraviglia returned to Port of Miami today after both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands denied the ship entry. The countries were on high alert after they received reports that a…

Over the past several days passengers and crew aboard the Caribbean Princess cruise ship have been falling ill, prompting the ship to return to port early. Local10.com reports that the ship returned to port on Saturday morning after 228 passengers and 17 crew members fell ill with a stomach bug during the ship’s 14-day voyage. The…

The epic quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan will doubtlessly be studied by scientists for years to come. What started off as a single coronavirus infection ballooned to over 700 people in just under six weeks. The ship was quarantined from February 3 to February 19, resulting in the…

A Caribbean country has rejected yet another cruise ship on Thursday, in an attempt to prevent coronavirus from becoming established in its country. Yesterday we blogged that Jamaica and the Cayman Islands denied entry to the MSC Meraviglia due to concerns that the ship was carrying someone sick with coronavirus. Now, TheHill.com reports that the Dominican…

FoxNews.com reports that two ports in the Caribbean denied entry to the MSC Meraviglia cruise ship on concerns that the ship may be carrying passengers sick with coronavirus. Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Cayman Islands denied the ship permission to dock after hearing reports that a Filipino cruise ship member was ill.  In a statement,…

Though the majority of cruise-ship-related coronavirus has occurred in Asia, Caribbean nations have been vigilant in their screening of cruise passengers for the virus. MiamiHerald.com reports that Jamaica and the Cayman Islands have refused to allow the MSC Meraviglia to dock on fears that it may e carrying passengers ill with coronavirus.  The warnings from…

In the wake of the disastrous Diamond Princess cruise ship coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. government is warning citizens against traveling to Asia to cruise. Cnn.com reports that the State Department is advising Americans to reconsider travel to the Asian mainland or waters. “This is a dynamic situation and US citizens traveling by ship may be impacted by…

For the past several weeks we have been blogging about the coronavirus contagion aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. What started off as a reported 10 passengers aboard the ship ill with coronavirus early in February has ballooned to at least 621 passengers ill with coronavirus at most recent report. And there have been fatalities.…

Two passengers from the fated Diamond Princess cruise voyage that was riddled with coronavirus have died. ABCNews.go.com reports that the victims were an elderly man and woman who were both residents of Japan. They had been brought ashore for treatment of the virus last week, and both died Thursday, reports Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor…

Infectious disease experts are speaking out about the Diamond Princess coronavirus quarantine, which authorities ordered as of February 3. Passengers were held aboard the ship until February 19 on fears that the ship was a hotbed for coronavirus. Those suspicions turned out to be a self-fulling prophecy, as the cooped-up passengers seemingly passed the virus to…