Almost 60 percent of people on board a cruise ship bound for Antarctica have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the cruise line Aurora Expeditions confirmed. The Greg Mortimer, a relatively small ship operated by the Australia-based travel company, …
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The U.S. government has explicitly warned Americans not to travel on cruise ships due to coronavirus, a little more than a month before the start of Alaska’s projected 1.4 million visitor summer cruise season. “U.S. citizens, particularly travelers with underlying …
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cruise ships have been moored up around the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic David Reece and his wife Carolyn should be sipping cocktails somewhere in the Indian Ocean at the moment. …
I was finishing a weekend cruise aboard the Carnival Inspiration out of Long Beach, California, when I learned about warnings from the U.S. State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that Americans should avoid travel by cruise ship because of the …
DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: Last October, I purchased a travel insurance policy through Travel Guard for a Regent Seven Seas cruise from Bangkok to Abu Dhabi. The cruise line canceled the trip on Feb. 19. Christopher Elliott, the Travel Troubleshooter I …
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A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Costa Cruises, a Carnival subsidiary, alleging the company neglected to inform Costa Luminosa passengers about potential coronavirus exposure and failed to take necessary precautions to protect those aboard. But such a lawsuit likely …
The coronavirus pandemic left dozens of cruise ships temporarily stranded at sea, not allowed to dock because of onboard outbreaks of the deadly virus. It happened with the Norwegian Jewel in the South Pacific, the Zaandam off the coast of …
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Even as the last passengers disembarked the Coral Princess, the latest cruise ship in the U.S. with reported cases of COVID-19, the U.S. Coast Guard said over 100 cruise ships and 90,000 crew members are still stuck at sea in …
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In its quarterly earnings report published last week, Carnival did not provide 2020 guidance but assured investors that it will be able to remain in compliance with its debt obligations for at least 12 months. It added that the pandemic …
A Miami lawyer filed suit against Costa Cruises on Tuesday afternoon, alleging that the operator was negligent for allowing the Costa Luminosa to sail after a passenger on a previous trip showed symptoms of the novel coronavirus — and for …