Tag: cruise ships

Uruguay informed that 81 people on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship which has been stranded off the coast of Uruguay for almost two weeks and has over 90 Australians on board, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Following the disembarkation of Ruby Princess cruise ship's passengers, it has been reported that eleven people have now died in Australia, with the losses becoming the centre of attention of a criminal investigation by the NSW Police homicide squad.

According to Reuters, Florida authorities recently informed that are prepared to allow the two Holland America COVID-19 positive cruise ships to enter and berth at the Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale after 27 days stranded at sea.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan urged the cruise ship "Artania", which is docked in Fremantle, to leave the port amid fears that more potential coronavirus cases may harm the state's health system.

Coronavirus was identified on a variety of surfaces in cabins of infected passengers, up to 17 days after cabins were vacated on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed.

Passengers on board the MS Zaandam, a Holland America Line cruise ship, have been asked to remain in their cabins because several crew members and guests had begun exhibiting flu-like symptoms. 

Global cruise giant Carnival Corporation expects net loss results of operations for the fiscal year ending 30 November 2020, as a result of the disruptions brought by COVID-19 pandemic. 

UK-based union Nautilus International is working with the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) to support seafarers affected by sudden lay-offs and contract voiding due to cruise cancellations mid voyage, amid the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Carnival Corporation announced that select cruise ships from the company's cruise line brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia, will be made available to communities for use as temporary hospitals.

Two cruise ships were planned to dock at Honolulu Harbor at the end of this week, but passengers will not get permissions to disembark.