A number of newspapers are reporting today that the Carnival Spirit cruise ship experienced a COVID-19 outbreak. As usual, Carnival Cruise Line refused to respond to requests regarding the number of infected passengers and crew members. Cruise guests on the Carnival cruise ship estimated the outbreak to involve “more than 100 people” and as many
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NCL Crew Member Dies on Norwegian Escape Following COVID-19 Quarantine
A head bartender from India recently died on the Norwegian Escape after he spent ten days of quarantine for COVID-19 on the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) cruise ship. The death was first reported by the Crew Center site which is operated by former crew members. The popular site reported that the crew member had been…
A Letter From A Concerned NCL Crew Member on the Norwegian Sky in Dry Dock in Brest, France
From time to time, I receive letters and emails from crew members on cruise ships around the world. I typically don’t publish them. But after communicating back and forth with this ship employee, I promised to bring awareness to her situation and that of other employees on the ship. The crew member sent me photos…
Majority of Royal Caribbean Crew Stuck on “Plague Ships” are Symptomatic
With recent news accounts revealing that Royal Caribbean is housing at sea thousands of COVID-19 infected crew members on four cruise ships, the cruise line is claiming that infected ship employees are largely asymptomatic.
Royal Caribbean International recently told the Washington Post that it is “transferring workers to crew-only ships to wait out their isolation…
Who Pays for Medical Expenses and Flights Back Home When Guests Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships Test Positive for COVID-19?
As everyone knows by now, yesterday two guests tested positive for COVID-19 during the recent cruise of the Royal Caribbean owned Celebrity Millennium from St. Maarten, notwithstanding the fact that the cruse line require 100% of the adults (but not children) to be vaccinated and also required negative test results before boarding.
The infected guests…
The Latest on the SeaDream 1 COVID-19 Debacle – What Went Wrong?
The Latest Number of Infected
The highly publicized debacle of the SeaDream 1 COVID-19 outbreak continues to unfold. The last count of people infected during the cruise increased to nine (7 guests and 2 crew members) so far. There may be more people infected who are scattered around the world. Incredibly, last weekend…
Coronavirus: Disney and Other Lines Join Viking in Suspending Cruises As Many Countries Close Their Ports
Several cruise lines announced yesterday that they are suspending cruising due to the emerging coronavirus outbreak. Following Viking Cruises and Princess Cruises’ suspension of cruising, Disney Cruises, AMA River Cruises, Avalon Waterways, Celestyal Cruises, Saga Cruises, and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises are all suspending their cruise operations.
European lines such as Saga made the…
St. Lucia Quarantines Cruise Ship Over Measles Case: Scientology Connection?
Yesterday, St. Lucia quarantined a cruise ship after a case of measles was confirmed on board, according to NBC News and the Washington Post. The government of this Caribbean island stated that the ship was quarantined at the port with around 300 passengers and crew members not permitted to disembark. Measles of course is…