At 2 a.m. on Tuesday, MSC Fantasia passenger Julie Cruickshanks, 63, received a letter. It was pushed under the door in her stateroom on the Panamanian-flagged cruise ship, which was resting in port in Lisbon, Portugal. After more than a week of confusion …

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A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report indicates the strength of the novel coronavirus to live on surfaces for more than two weeks. The CDC found traces of COVID-19 on surfaces in the cabins of both symptomatic and asymptomatic …

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Which industries deserve a lifeline? Getty Americans loved the romance of cruising and its convenience: Pack and unpack only once. No need to arrange accommodations, restaurants or local transportation. Visit other countries and continents while floating from place to place.  …

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After encountering huge obstacles to her dream wedding venue, honeymoon and hen do, a bride has revealed her “devastation” after her big day has now been cancelled by coronavirus. Steph Carr, 31, was over the moon when her partner of …

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TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. After their August engagement, Greensburg couple Gregory Mertz and Janelle Stayt planned a dream wedding. They were going to marry March 21 …

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PÍLLARO, ECUADOR – 22 MARCH: Police speak with a swimmer who violated a coronavirus, COVID-19, curfew in San Juan, Puerto Rico as the country’s toll from the virus reached 31. (Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images) News Americas, NEW …

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Sandals and Beaches resorts are closing their doors to guests amid the coronavirus pandemic.  The Caribbean’s popular all-inclusive resort chain announced recent travel restrictions, flight cancellations and the current global health crisis has forced management to shut down operations from March 30 …

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Nearly 2,000 anxious passengers aboard a crippled Norwegian Cruise Line ship that has been turned away from multiple emergency ports of call due to the coronavirus pandemic gingerly disembarked in Honolulu on Monday amid a stay-at-home order for local residents. …

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