February 18, 2020 Princess Cruises cancels dozens of voyages due to coronavirus concerns, closed ports Princess Cruises — which operates the Diamond Princess cruise liner — began announcing modifications and cancellations to its itineraries as early as last week.
February 18, 2020 Quarantine on cruise ship in Japan comes under question A growing number of scientists, say the ship served as an incubator for a worrying new virus from China instead of a quarantine facility meant to prevent the worsening of an outbreak that has sickened tens of thousands.
February 17, 2020 Woman let off Westerdam cruise ship tests positive for coronavirus Authorities are attempting to locate passengers of the MS Westerdam cruise ship after an American passenger was stopped in Malaysia Saturday and later tested positive for the coronavirus.
February 15, 2020 Quarantined cruise ship passenger speaks out against US coronavirus evacuation plan Matthew Smith tells Fox News' Neil Cavuto that he and wife prefer to stay on Diamond Princess ship.
February 15, 2020 US coronavirus plan would evacuate some Americans from quarantined cruise ship in Japan: report Hundreds of Americans quarantined on a cruise ship docked off the coast of Yokohama, Japan, for more than a week due to a coronavirus – now called COVID-19 -- outbreak onboard will have the chance to evacuate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, according to a report.
February 14, 2020 Royal Caribbean cancels 18 cruises in Asia amid coronavirus outbreak Bon voyage, Royal Caribbean.
February 13, 2020 Princess Cruises offers crew on coronavirus-quarantined ship 2 months of paid vacation as cases continue to rise They’re definitely going to need a vacation after this vacation.
February 13, 2020 Japan confirms 44 new coronavirus cases on Diamond Princess, shares plans for guest disembarkation The number of infected passengers totalled 2018 as of Wednesday.
February 11, 2020 Japan confirms 39 new coronavirus cases on cruise ship Japan confirmed 39 new cases of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, on a cruise ship quarantined at one of its ports, bringing the total number infected on the vessel to 174, health officials said Tuesday.
February 11, 2020 Dozens of passengers on Saga cruise ship hit with norovirus outbreak, denied port entry A cruise ship is scheduled to dock after being turned away from its planned Saturday port because of a norovirus outbreak.