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As of 8 April, the ship's crew of about 1,000 remained on board, with 200 exhibiting flu-like symptoms; 18 had tested positive for COVID-19. On 11 April, NSW Health announced that from 88 crew who were tested, 44 of them or 50 per cent, tested positive to COVID-19. [268] 542 crew members were taken of the ship for repatriation between 21 and 23 ...
Princess Cruises' Jan Swartz says the cruise line is "ready and well-equipped" to deal with COVID-19 after resuming cruises. Princess Cruises ships had early COVID-19 outbreaks. The cruise line is ...
Infectious disease on cruise ships is a hazard associated with cruises. Outbreaks of contagious diseases can spread quickly due to the confined cruise ship environment, reliance on shared spaces, the lack of healthcare facilities, [ 1 ] and the large number of passengers and crew members from disparate points of origin.
The Last Cruise documents the experiences of people on board the now-infamous Diamond Princess cruise ship, where an uncontained COVID-19 outbreak at the start of the pandemic became a global spectacle and a faraway symbol of the new virus and its potential to upend any sense of normalcy. The ship set sail from Yokohama, Japan on January 20, 2020.
Last week, it was announced that 21 people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship — 19 crew members and 2 passengers — tested positive for the virus
The ill-fated Diamond Princess cruise ship, on which more than 700 passengers and crew members tested positive for coronavirus, left Japan over the weekend after more than three months in quarantine.
A passenger on board contracted COVID-19 on the cruise and died, resulting in the ship being quarantined off the coast of San Francisco because of further infections. [98] On 20 March 2020, it was announced that three passengers and a crew member of Ruby Princess had tested positive for COVID-19. [99]
Within 30 days of sailing, the cruise line has options under its "COVID-19 Protection Program" for passengers who may be affected by COVID-19. Norwegian Cruise Line cancellation policy