May 13, 2020 4 cruise ship workers die of non-coronavirus causes within 2 weeks aboard liners stranded at sea As cruise ships remain stranded at sea for now going on two months, there has been multiple non-coronavirus-related crew member deaths.
May 11, 2020 14 Royal Caribbean crew members staged hunger strike until cruise line confirmed they were being sent home “We do not have any more hope.”
May 7, 2020 Princess Cruises, Holland America Line cancel sailings through summer, into fall “As the world is still preparing to resume travel, it is with much disappointment that we announce an extension of our pause of global ship operations and the cancellation of cruise vacations for our loyal guests,” Princess Cruises wrote in a statement.
May 5, 2020 Royal Caribbean reveals plans to get stranded crew members home amid pandemic: report 25,000 crew members across 26 cruise ships have completed two weeks of in-room quarantine.
May 1, 2020 100,000 crew members never made it off cruise ships amid coronavirus crisis More than 100,000 cruise ship crew members are currently stranded at sea around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.
April 30, 2020 Cruise ship worker says she's stuck on boat, spends '21 hours a day' in '200-square-foot' room Due to the coronavirus pandemic, some cruise ship workers are having a difficult time getting home.
April 30, 2020 MSC Cruises is latest to suspend operations through summer MSC Cruises has extended the suspension of its worldwide operations through July 10, after previously announcing a tentative end date of May 29.
April 28, 2020 Nearly 150 on Costa Atlantica cruise ship test positive for coronavirus: report The ship, which is operated by Costa Cruises, has been docked for maintenance in Japan since February.
April 26, 2020 Royal Caribbean files patent application for 'Seaface' mask for 'virus isolation purposes' Face masks may become a normal part of cruises.