U.S. Evacuates Hundreds of People From the Diamond Princess – 14 Test Positive for Coronavirus

As the number of cruise ship passengers ill with coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess grew to 454 on Monday, health officials are speculating that something must have gone horribly wrong with the ship’s quarantine of ill passengers.  USAToday quotes Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National…

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Cruise Ship Finally Docks at Cambodia After Other Countries Reject It on Coronavirus Concerns

Chinese health officials are understandably concerned about the spread of coronavirus.  as authorities declared 116 more people dead from the virus on Friday. Outside of mainland China, the largest contagion of coronavirus is occurring aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has reported over 200 cases. With this situation as the backdrop, a Holland America cruise ship…

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Florida Boy Develops Sepsis While Sailing on Cruise Ship

After suffering what seemed to be a normal cut on his eyelid shortly before going on a cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line, Roman Mejias’ mother treated the cut with Neosporin. But instead of beginning to heal like a normal cut, over several days Roman’s cut developed sepsis and his eye eventually grew to the size…

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Number of Cruise Ship Coronavirus Cases Nearly Doubles to 135

The plight of cruise ship passengers aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship has just gotten considerably worse after the number of cases of passengers ill with coronavirus nearly doubled.  NPR.org reports that 45 Japanese and 11 Americans were diagnosed with coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 135.  According to the…

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Crew Member Found Dead on Ship That Was Screened for Coronavirus

Authorities have announced that earlier this week they found a cruise ship crew member dead. His death occurred aboard a ship that had previously been screened for a coronavirus outbreak. Yahoo News reports that the man worked aboard the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas. He reportedly failed to report for his shift prompting a search.…

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More Diamond Princess Passengers Test Positive for Cornoavirus

The news for cruise ship passengers, quarantined aboard a ship suffering from a serious coronavirus contagion, just keeps getting worse. Amid news that the number of passengers who authorities have confirmed to have contracted the virus has jumped from 10 to 61, passengers aboard the Diamond Princess were undoubtedly hoping for some good news. But…

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Number of Diamond Princess Passengers with Coronavirus Skyrockets

Photos of the containment area surrounding the Diamond Princess cruise ship show people dressed head-to-toe in white protective garments. They enter the ship, taking the greatest precautions, to serve the approximately 3,700 people who authorities have quarantined aboard the ship. Yesterday we blogged that 20 people aboard the ship had tested positive for coronavirus, which was a…

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Yet Another Cruise Ship Detained Due to Coronavirus Scare

A day after we blogged that authorities have quarantined a cruise ship after 10 people from the ship tested positive for coronavirus, major news outlets are reporting that authorities have detained yet another ship.   The first ship reported quarantined, the Diamond Princess, is just days into a two-week detention which will see passengers and…

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Coronavirus Continues to Cause Chaos for Cruise Line Passengers

Cruise ships have a long history of illness outbreaks. In fact, some experts have called them veritable floating Petri dishes. The largest known cruise ship outbreak infected nearly 700 people with gastrointestinal illness. So, it seems that it was only a matter of time before coronavirus would appear aboard a cruise ship and potentially spread…

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Princess Cruises Passenger Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The international scare surrounding coronavirus and its spread has significantly affected the cruise industry’s Asia operations. In particular, many cruise companies have cancelled and postponed voyages which were set to call on mainland China, while authorities detained other passengers and tested them for the virus. Though thousands of cruise passengers have been screened for coronavirus,…

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St. Lucia Denies Cruise Ship Entry Due to Passenger Health Concerns

Amid the global scare relating to the coronavirus, many cruise companies have postponed and canceled cruises while the Cruise Line Industry Association has publicly backed the companies’ decisions not to call on mainland China. As the health scare spreads some countries are even beginning to deny cruise ships entry. CruiseIndustryNews.com reports that the island nation St.…

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Fears of Coronavirus Causes Cruise Ship Lockdown

Passengers aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Italy have been placed on lockdown as a result of a coronavirus scare aboard the ship. The passengers are traveling aboard the Costa Smeralda and were prevented from disembarking from the ship after it arrived at the Italian port city of Civitavecchia. Authorities identified a woman…

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Cruise Industry Sees First Possible Case of Coronavirus Aboard Cruise Ship

As coronavirus continues to spread across China, authorities are increasingly worried that it may spread from the country and establish itself across the world. Cruise companies such as Royal Caribbean, MSC, and Costa have canceled cruises sailing out of Shanghai, while Holland America has altered the itinerary of an upcoming cruise. Though the precautions may…

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Costa Venezia Passengers Screened for Coronavirus

A day after several cruise lines announced that they would cancel cruises out of China due to fears of the spread of coronavirus, authorities are increasingly worried that the ships’ travels could aide the virus’ transmission.  in an effort to head off the virus officials with Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises, and Costa Cruises have all…

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Cruise Companies Cancel Sailings from China Due to Corona Virus

Major cruise companies are announcing cancellations of sailings out of China due to the growing threat of coronavirus.  USAToday.com reports that Royal Caribbean, MSC, and Costa Cruises are all canceling departures from China, with Royal Caribbean announcing that it is suspending Monday’s scheduled sailing of the Spectrum of the Seas. The Spectrum was set of…

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Body Recovered After Man Goes Overboard from Cruise Ship

Authorities announced that they have recovered the body of a man who went overboard from a cruise ship on Wednesday night. UPDATE: @USCG says surveillance video shows “a clean jump” by a 46yo man from Naples, FL., who dropped 177 feet, from the 10 story deck of @RoyalCarribean‘s ‘Oasis of the Seas’, last night, while…

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Carnival Pride Passenger Medically Evacuated from Ship Operation that Stretched the Range of Coast Guard Copter

A Carnival Cruises passenger was evacuated from the Carnival Pride over the weekend due to a medical emergency, in an operation that “stretched the range” of the rescue aircraft, the U.S. Coast Guard said. .@USCG medevaced a 34-year-old man from the cruise ship, Carnival Pride, Thursday approximately 75 miles north of San Juan. More here: https://t.co/LORVl8o40I…

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