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If you read cruise ship industry forums, many passengers believe the cruise industry has been treated unfairly in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Recent forum posts on the Royal Caribbean Blog (as shown below) have been an outlet for passengers for complain about the Center for Disease Control and...
The Hurtigruten expedition cruise ship, MS Roald Amundsen, has experienced a large-scale Covid-19 outbreak. The vessel, which had recently returned to cruising, is now responsible for the quarantining of roughly 400 passengers from two July cruises. Per the Financial Times and other news outlets, Hurtigruten reported 36 crew from the...
Per an article in The Points Guy, "one of the world’s most storied cruise lines is significantly shrinking in size as it manages the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic." Holland America announced that 4 of its 14 ships in its fleet will be sold in the coming months. The Holland...
As reported on Law360.com, "a California federal judge on Tuesday tossed two suits alleging Princess Cruise Lines put passengers in danger of contracting COVID-19, finding the passengers can't recover damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress just because they were afraid of contracting the virus. U.S. District Judge R. Gary...
Imagine being stuck on a cruise ship while it's docked in a port thousands of miles from your home. Imagine that you're quarantined because of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and have little to no contact with family and friends. And imagine the prospect of that isolation and solitude continuing for...
USA Today and other outlets report that "Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is extending its sailing suspension through July 31, with ships now scheduled to resume embarkations in August." The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken it's toll on the company and the cruise ship industry as whole. Per the...
As the Jamaica Observer reports in a recent article, For Cruise Crew Members Stuck at Sea, Mental Strain is Huge, many advocates of the cruise are not aware of what's going on as the Coronavirus pandemic continues. Thousands of crew members are essentially stuck on the cruise ships they were...
The online newspaper, IrishCentral.com, reports that the owner of an Irish travel agency died from Coronavirus. The article, Limerick man dies after coronavirus strikes cruise ship in Florida, reported that "Peter Dolan, a businessman from Co Limerick, has died in Florida from COVID-19 after contracting it on the Zaandam cruise...
A Forbes article asks the question – Is Carnival Cruising Into Bankruptcy? The article states, "executives at Carnival Cruise Lines, helmed by CEO Arnold Donald are under fire for knowingly letting ships set sail, with the potential danger that the coronavirus posed to passengers and crew. Bloomberg reported before the...
Post Update, Feb. 12, 2020: the Diamond Princess now has at least 175 confirmed cases of Coronavirus according to ARStechnica.com. The virus now has a new, official name: 2019-nCoV or COVID-19. The ship remains quarantined in Japan. ______________________ The New York Times and other media sources report that the Diamond...
