When the new coronavirus began to spread in Canada in early March, the Public Health Agency of Canada recommended against “all cruise ship travel” due to the risk of contracting COVID-19. “The virus can spread quickly on cruise ships due …

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Twenty-seven-year-old Matthew Gordon is a performer on Holland America’s Volendam, whose passengers have disembarked, but where he remains stuck. Gordon is one of a “fairly significant number of U.S. citizen crew members” still stranded on cruise ships around the world, …

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San Francisco newlyweds John and Michelle Senyard are in the midst of an unforgettable honeymoon, just not the one they had been dreaming about. Limited flight options amid the coronavirus pandemic have left them stranded in Sri Lanka, unaware of when …

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The coronavirus travel deal was too good to pass up. For just $500, Danielle Tedrowe could enjoy a week at the five-star Live Aqua Beach Resort in Cancún, Mexico, this fall. “It was a phenomenal rate,” says Tedrowe, a property …

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Royal Caribbean Cruises and Celebrity Cruises have extended their shutdowns through June 11.  In statements Thursday, both cruise companies cited the public health circumstances around the coronavirus pandemic for the increased suspension of sailing. “We are facing truly unprecedented times as the …

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While the coronavirus pandemic has put the cruise industry on hold, many cruisers aren’t feeling deterred, even after watching multiple ships sail into chaos because of the virus.  An April 8 Morgan Stanley industry note obtained by USA TODAY revealed customers are still booking cruises, primarily for 2021, though …

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