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The Corona Boats thread- 21 cruise ships around the world have been affected by the coronavirus

[h=1]Cruise ship barred from Tobago amid virus concerns[/h]
Fri Mar 06 2020
Loyse Vin?cent

The cruise ship Cos?ta Mag?i?ca, which was due to dock at the Scar?bor?ough Port to?mor?row, has changed its itin?er?ary and will not be com?ing to To?ba?go. Coun?ty Med?ical Of?fi?cer of Health (CMOH), To?ba?go, Dr Tiffany Hoyte said the ves?sel will not be al?lowed to dock in this coun?try be?cause of a re?cent?ly im?ple?ment?ed trav?el pol?i?cy.

At a news con?fer?ence with Chief Sec?re?tary Kelvin Charles and oth?er of?fi?cials yes?ter?day, she said: “They are aware of the gov?ern?ment’s pol?i?cy that per?sons from these six coun?tries, if you have any?one on board, then such cruise ships will be de?nied en?try.”

The six coun?tries are Chi?na, South Ko?rea, Italy, Iran, Japan, and Sin?ga?pore.

On its cur?rent voy?age, the Cos?ta Mag?i?ca docked at St Vin?cent, St Mar?tin, Mar?tinique, and the British Vir?gin Is?lands. While the ves?sel was al?lowed to dock in St Kitts on Wednes?day morn?ing, pas?sen?gers were not al?lowed to dis?em?bark be?cause of sus?pect?ed cas?es of flu-like symp?toms on?board.

The ves?sel is on a 14-day trip through the Caribbean....:tiphat:https://guardian.co.tt/news/cruise-...go-amid-virus-concerns-6.2.1073379.54cc8a8419
 
[h=1]Coronavirus leaves passenger-filled ships without ports[/h]
By JAY REEVES12 minutes ago

.....In Asia, the Malaysian port of Penang turned away the cruise ship Costa Fortuna with 2,000 people aboard because there were 64 passengers from Italy, the center of Europe’s epidemic. It was the second port after Phuket in Thailand to reject the ship, which is now headed to Singapore.....:tiphat:https://apnews.com/a46bd7c219edb0c77336b6038795c403
 
[h=1]Carnival Cruise Medical Matter Caused Authorities to Suspend Debarkation in Long Beach[/h] March 7, 2020 LBLN
Carnival Panorama had a medical matter Saturday morning with a passenger that caused authorities to suspend debarkation in Long Beach. Witnesses reported the passenger was taken from the ship in respiratory suit and put in an ambulance. Passengers reported to LBLN that they have been at the dock and not allowed to leave for over 3 hours...:tiphat:https://longbeachlocalnews.com/2020...ies-to-suspend-debarkationship-in-long-beach/
 
[h=1]Report: Malaysia issues blanket ban on all cruise ships due to rising Covid-19 cases[/h] Sunday, 08 Mar 2020 08:46 AM MYT

BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Malaysia has issued a prohibition on all cruise ships from disembarking at local ports due to rising coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, according to a report.
The Star reported that the ban was ordered by the Health and Transport ministries, and effective immediately. The English news daily cited a Penang Port Commission circular that was issued to ship owners, agents, vessel owners, port authorities and terminal operators informing them that all cruise ships are indefinitely barred from docking at Malaysian ports.

The Port Klang Authority also issued a similar statement....:tiphat:https://www.malaymail.com/news/mala...-all-cruise-ships-due-to-rising-covid/1844368
 
The Grand Princess cruise carying about 3,500 passengers and crew members kept off the San Francisco shores will now be allowed to dock Oakland, according to the cruise line.

Princess Cruises said the ship will dock at the Port of Oakland some time on Monday, citing the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The time on Monday is yet to determined. The company had first tweeted the ship would dock on Sunday, but then changed its plans late Saturday night.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/coronavir...-kept-offshore-now-allowed-to-dock-in-oakland
 
[h=1]An Italian cruise ship will finally dock in Singapore after Thailand and Malaysia rejected it amid the global coronavirus epidemic[/h] Rhea Mahbubani

3 hours ago Singapore will allow a cruise ship with dozens of Italians on board to dock on Tuesday.
  • The Costa Fortuna was turned away by ports in Thailand and Malaysia despite even though one on board tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
  • The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Tourism Board said that passengers will undergo health checks before being permitted to disembark.
Singapore will allow an Italian cruise ship to dock on Tuesday after the vessel was denied entry by ports in Thailand and Malaysia amid the escalating coronavirus epidemic.

The Costa Fortuna features 1,358 cabins, according to the Straits Times. The ship, which is expected to have around 2,000 passengers, departed from the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore on March 3 and will return to the same place at 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Yahoo! News reported. Of those on board, 64 people are Italians, according to Channel News Asia....:tiphat:https://www.businessinsider.com/ita...rejected-malaysia-thailand-coronavirus-2020-3
 
SINGAPORE - All passengers on board the Costa Fortuna cruise ship who have travelled to northern Italy in the last 14 days will be subjected to enhanced one-on-one checks for coronavirus infection when the cruise ship docks in Singapore on Tuesday morning (March 9).

The ship was previously rejected entry in Malaysia and Thailand.

Those on the ship who recently travelled to northern Italy and exhibit fever and/or other symptoms of respiratory illness will be taken directly to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

Those without symptoms will be taken directly to the airport for their flights, the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a joint statement on Monday night....:tiphat:https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...sengers-with-travel-history-to-northern-italy
 
MARCH 9, 2020 / 1:01 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO [h=1]Canada says avoid all cruise ship travel as number of infected people climbs[/h]
David Ljunggren
  • OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians should avoid all cruise ship travel amid a coronavirus outbreak, the country’s chief medical officer said on Monday, as the number of people in Canada who have contracted the disease surpassed 70.
“Cruise ships have passengers from around the world who may be arriving from areas of known or unknown spread of the novel coronavirus,” Theresa Tam told a news conference after announcing the travel advisory.

“The virus can spread quickly on board cruise ships, due to the close contact between passengers,” she added.

Last Friday, she had merely said Canadians should think twice before taking a cruise....:tiphat:https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-h...infected-people-climbs-idUKKBN20W2H0?rpc=401&
 
[h=1]Coronavirus concerns: Don’t travel on cruise ships, US State Department warns[/h] Updated Mar 08, 2020; Posted Mar 08, 2020By Leada Gore | [email]lgore@al.com[/email] The U.S. State Department is warning Americans against traveling on cruise ships due to concerns over coronavirus.

In a tweet, the State Department said: “U.S. citizens, especially with underlying conditions, should not travel by cruise ship. CDC notes increased risk of #COVID19 on cruises. Many countries have implemented screening procedures, denied port entry rights to ships and prevented disembarking.
“In some cases, local authorities have permitted disembarkation but subjected passengers to local quarantine procedures. While the U.S. government has evacuated some cruise ship passengers in recent weeks, repatriation flights should not be relied upon as an option for U.S. citizens under the potential risk of quarantine by local authorities.”
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Travel - State Dept✔@TravelGov
U.S. citizens, especially with underlying conditions, should not travel by cruise ship. #CDC notes increased risk of #COVID19 on cruises. Many countries have implemented screening procedures, denied port entry rights to ships and prevented disembarking. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/cruise-ship-passengers.html?fbclid=IwAR23mRlu4-382HLuSM8i0KWQBSaZ4heDniggmxR3kBR6e2EgWiKr6B0EseM … :tiphat:https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/coronavirus-concerns-dont-travel-on-cruise-ships-us-state-department-warns.html​
 
[h=1]Third Princess cruise ship kept at sea pending coronavirus testing[/h]
11 MIN AGO • SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thousands of passengers on a third Princess Cruises ship are being kept on board while crew members get tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus.
The Caribbean Princess, on a 10-day trip to the Panama Canal, was scheduled to dock in Grand Cayman today.

But the California-based cruise line said it will keep passengers and crew from disembarking, and instead will pick up test kits after notifying the CDC that two crew members had transferred from a Princess ship in California where a guest had tested positive for Covid-19.

These crew members being tested are currently "asymptomatic" and are remaining alone in their rooms "out of an abundance of caution" as the ship returns to Fort Lauderdale, the company statement said.

The ship is under a "no sail order" from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which will require it to remain at anchor off the coast of Florida until further notice, the statement said.

It was originally scheduled to return to Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.

The Regal Princess underwent a similar process, spending most of a day sailing up and down the Florida coast, before finally pulling into Port Everglades yesterday.

Its passengers finally disembarked after two crew members tested negative for the coronavirus.

Those crew members also lacked symptoms, but had come from the Grand Princess in California, where at least 21 people tested positive.

Also yesterday, the US State Department advised against travel on cruise ships, particularly for travelers with underlying health conditions. ....:tiphat:https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/wor...ise-ship-kept-sea-pending-coronavirus-testing
 
[h=1]Dr. Fauci: Vulnerable People Should Not Travel as Outbreak Worsens[/h] By Sandy Fitzgerald | Monday, 09 March 2020 01:21 PM

The elderly and people with underlying medical issues should suspend all their travel plans immediately and should definitely not get on a cruise ship as the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday.
"People with the underlying conditions need to distance themselves from crowds, not travel, not get on long air flights and certainly not get on a cruise ship," Fauci said on Fox News' "Fox and Friends." "If you look at the people who wind up getting into serious difficulty and even dying, that's very heavily weighted toward individuals with underlying conditions, particularly the elderly."
Further, he said the most important thing for Amercians to do is continue to pay attention to the evolving situation.

"There are things that we know and there are things that we don't know," Fauci said. "We know that the most vulnerable people in our society right now are those people with the underlying conditions ... if you are within that category now you should start distancing yourself from social functions where there are a lot of people."...:tiphat:https://www.newsmax.com/us/fauci-virus-outbreak-epidemic/2020/03/09/id/957515/
 
Source: https://proceso.hn/aldia/15-al-día/...-estados-unidos-por-casos-de-coronavirus.html

Cayman Islands cruise returns to the United States for cases of coronavirus
Monday, 09 March 2020 19:52

San Juan - The Caribbean Princess cruise ship decided on Monday not to let its passengers disembark on Grand Cayman Island, two of which, in serious condition, were evacuated and taken by air to Florida (USA), for fear of Covid 19.

Regarding the two "seriously ill" people it has not been detailed if they suffer from the disease, but the authorities indicated that they have been transferred to the United States via air ambulance.

In a statement, the director of the local Port Authority, Joseph Woods, warned that at the moment no one on board has symptoms of said coronavirus, but that the measure of not letting passengers down has been taken as a precaution.

The ship is now sailing back to Miami (Florida), according to local media.

"How there was uncertainty that someone on board could have been exposed to someone who had Covid 19, for the sake of caution, have decided not to remain in Grand Caiman," Woods added.

This decision "says a lot about the integrity of the cruise lines and the value they give to the relationship with the Cayman Islands. The close relationship makes sense at times like these circumstances in which instead of taking risks they decide to suspend the stay That is appreciated. We all promise that we will do our best to keep the islands free of Covid 19, "said Woods.

For his part, the Minister of Health, Dwayne Seymour, said that the best decision has been taken: not to remain in port and not to disembark passengers. "

Another similar case occurred in Jamaica just over a week ago when passengers were not allowed to get off the "Costa Luminosa" that yesterday docked in San Juan with an Italian woman, 68, suspected of suffering from Covid 19, on board.

She and her husband are isolated in a medical center in San Juan waiting for the tests, which are to be carried out in the USA. since in Puerto Rico they are not available.

This boat had left Fort Lauderdale (Florida) on February 24 and yesterday sailed from the Puerto Rican capital.
 
[h=1]Coronavirus: 600 passengers disembarked from Costa Fortuna cruise ship as of noon, all found to be well[/h] PUBLISHED
7 HOURS AGO
UPDATED
1 HOUR AGO



SINGAPORE - More than 600 passengers disembarked from the Costa Fortuna cruise ship in three hours, as of noon on Tuesday (March 10), and all have been found to be well.

In addition, passengers who have been to areas hard hit by the coronavirus in the past 14 days have also been individually screened by doctors, and are certified fit to travel, the Ministry of Health (MOH), Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Tuesday.

These passengers with recent travel history to affected areas are still staying on board the ship, and will later be taken directly to the airport for their flights.

The MOH, STB and MPA also said that Costa Fortuna had submitted its maritime declaration of health at 6am last Thursday, during which it declared that none of its passengers and crew were feverish or had symptoms of respiratory illness.

The penalty for a false declaration includes up to six months' jail.

The authorities added that all passengers and crew had been checked by the ship doctor, and were subjected to further thermal and visual screenings by MOH-licensed healthcare providers.

“Passengers have been bussed directly to the airport for their onward flights or to their hotels. Almost all foreign passengers will depart Singapore within the next two days,” said the MOH, STB and MPA. [h=4]On the passengers who had recent travel history to heavily affected areas such as northern Italy, the three agencies said: “These passengers had entered Singapore and boarded Costa Fortuna prior to the implementation of the travel ban and/or advisory on March 4, 2359 hrs.[/h]
“These passengers will stay on board the ship and will be facilitated directly to the airport for their onward flights.”....:tiphat:https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...way-at-other-ports-docks-at-marina-bay-cruise
 
[h=1]A third Princess cruise ship kept at sea pending virus tests[/h] By: Associated Press |
Published: March 10, 2020 9:24:48 AM [h=2]Coronavirus Outbreak: The Regal Princess had been scheduled to return to sea on a seven-day Caribbean trip on Sunday, but that voyage was cancelled.[/h] The U.S. State Department advised Sunday against any travel on cruise ships, particularly for those with underlying health conditions.Thousands of passengers on an additional Princess Cruises ship are being kept on board while crew members get tested for COVID-19.
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The Caribbean Princess, on a 10-day trip to the Panama Canal, was scheduled to dock in Grand Cayman on Monday. But the California-based cruise line said it will keep passengers and crew from disembarking, and instead will pick up test kits after notifying the CDC that two crew members had transferred from a Princess ship in California where a guest had tested positive for COVID-19....:tiphat:https://www.financialexpress.com/li...ship-kept-at-sea-pending-virus-tests/1893905/
 
[h=1]6 Filipinos infected with coronavirus on cruise ship in U.S.[/h]
A Department of Health official confirms 6 Filipinos aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus [h=6]Sofia Tomacruz[/h]
Published 3:54 PM, March 10, 2020
Updated 3:54 PM, March 10,

MANILA, Philippines – At least 6 Filipinos onboard a luxury cruise ship now docked in Oakland, California, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a Department of Health (DOH) official said on Tuesday, March 10.

Joel Buenaventura, chief health program officer of the DOH's Migrant Health Unit, confirmed this development in a House of Representatives committee hearing.

Buenaventura said the confirmation was based on a report from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It is not yet clear if the 6 infected Filipinos are all crew members, or if some are passengers.

The Department of Foreign Affairs earlier said there are 518 Filipino crew members aboard the Grand Princess, while there was no confirmation yet if there are Filipino passengers....:tiphat:https://www.rappler.com/nation/2537...s-cruise-ship-docked-california-march-10-2020
 
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Coronavirus: suspected cases on a cruise ship in the harbor of Marseille

By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 2 hours ago

A cruise ship was immobilized Tuesday in the harbor of Marseille because of two suspected cases of new coronavirus on board the ship, we learned from the authorities.

"Two people were landed Tuesday morning as a precaution to perform tests" at the hospital, said the prefecture, confirming information from France Bleu Provence. "The tests are underway, we are waiting for the green light from the Regional Health Agency (ARS) to authorize the landing," said the port of Marseille. The cruise ship, the Adidasidas, coming from Valencia in Spain, can transport more than 2,000 people according to the website of the company Aida, the German subsidiary of the Italian Costa Cruises, owned by the American market leader, Carnival .

...
https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/...au-de-croisiere-en-rade-de-marseille-20200310
 
[h=1]Caribbean Princess cruise ship returns to Port Everglades after crew members test negative for COVID-19[/h] Caribbean Princess cruise ship returns to Port Everglades after crew members test negative for COVID-19
Gina Benitez


PORT EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) -- A cruise ship that was thrown off its course by the novel coronavirus has been cleared to dock after two crew members tested negative for the virus.

The Caribbean Princess returned to Port Everglades, Wednesday morning.

The ship was on a 10-day cruise to the Panama Canal when a no sail order was issued...:tiphat:https://wsvn.com/news/local/caribbe...fter-crew-members-test-negative-for-covid-19/
 
[h=1]Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas returns to Dubai after passengers develop respiratory symptoms[/h] BYSHAUN EBELTHITEON MARCH 11, 2020 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) Abu Dhabi closed its cruise terminal at Port Zayed to cruise ships overnight, turning away Jewel of the Seas, which had departed Dubai yesterday.

Royal Caribbean appeared to have been granted an exemption from the UAE’s new restrictions on cruise ships docking in Dubai and Abu Dhabi when it departed Dubai on its penultimate week-long roundtrip Dubai cruise of the season.

Royal Caribbean had dropped Muscat in Oman as a port of call on the cruise, suggesting that the UAE’s Federal Transport Authority was allowing cruise shipping as long as it the vessels didn’t leave UAE waters...That exception was apparently revoked overnight when Jewel of the Seas turned back for Dubai at 10pm. During breakfast at 8am, the captain informed passengers that Abu Dhabi had denied entry and they would be returinbg to Dubai.

At the time of writing, Jewel of the Seas was moored once more at the Dubai Cruise Terminal, it’s not clear if the cruise has been cancelled, or if the cruise line is currently negotiating a new operating procedure with UAE authorities.

:magnify:There have been reports that two passengers on board have respiratory illnesses, however both have been diagnosed with non-Covid-19 symptoms, it’s not clear if this was the reason for Abu Dhabi’s refusal to allow the ship to dock...
:tiphat:https://cruisearabiaonline.com/2020...fter-passengers-develop-respiratory-symptoms/
 
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