cruise ships

A cruise ship docks in Mahé island, the largest island in the Seychelles, on Nov. 18, 2019.

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Seychelles Bans Cruise Ships Until 2022 Out Of Coronavirus Fears

5:55pm May 14, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Banning cruise ships is not the first step Seychelles has taken to mitigate the spread of the virus. Its international airport shut down in March is not scheduled to reopen until June 1.

The coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess cruise ship docked in San Francisco, Calif., on April 7, 2020.

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Even With COVID-19 Cases, Suing Cruise Lines Is 'Extraordinarily Difficult'

11:46am April 22, 2020

by Greg Allen

Cruise ships have stopped carrying passengers after a wave of coronavirus cases. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the cruise lines. But whether they'll be successful is another question.

The Carnival cruise ship Zaandam sailing near Juneau, Alaska (file photo).

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Cruise Ships With Sick People Dock In Florida

5:10pm April 02, 2020

by Greg Allen

Florida relents and will allow a Carnival cruise ship with sick passengers and crew to dock in Fort Lauderdale. The Zaandam has been at sea for weeks after leaving Argentina.

The cruise ship Costa Favolasa next to a sightseeing boat in Venice, Italy, in this undated file photo.

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Sick Cruise Ship Crew Taken to Miami Hospitals

4:24pm March 26, 2020

by Greg Allen

Crew members from two cruise ships off the Miami coast have been taken to several hospitals. About a dozen people have symptoms like pneumonia and bronchitis.

Ohio State University suspended in-person classes through March 30.

The Coronavirus Outbreak And The Challenges Of Online-Only Classes

5:00am March 13, 2020

by Paige Pfleger

To slow the coronavirus, colleges are canceling in-person classes and shifting to online only. How do students and faculty adapt, and what gets lost in the shift away from gathering in classes?

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Linda Nalbandian and her children on a previous cruise. The family has struggled to decide whether to cancel an upcoming vacation in April.

Ditching A Dream Cruise Vacation Is Painful Call

1:51pm March 11, 2020

by Chris Arnold

Thousands of people who booked vacation cruises are considering canceling. The federal government has taken the unusual step of advising people not to take a cruise given the coronavirus outbreak.

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The Grand Princess cruise ship heads under the Golden Gate Bridge to a port in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. The ship's more than 2,400 passengers are headed to either medical care or a quarantine due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Grand Princess Cruise Ship Docks Off California Coast

8:09pm March 09, 2020

by Bill Chappell

As people began to disembark from the ship, officials said American passengers will be tested and held in quarantine in California, Texas and Georgia. International travelers will be sent home.

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A passenger (right) is hugged by Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen after she disembarked from the MS Westerdam at the port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Friday.

Cruise Ship Passengers Disembark After Being Stranded At Sea Over Virus Fears

5:14pm February 14, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The MS Westerdam, with nearly 1,500 passengers aboard, was rebuffed by Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Guam before ultimately being allowed to dock at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville.

A man wearing a face mask has his temperature checked before entering a community hospital in Shanghai on Thursday. China's official death toll and infection numbers from the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus spiked dramatically on Thursday after authorities ch

A Change In How 1 Chinese Province Reports Coronavirus Adds Thousands Of Cases

10:03am February 13, 2020

Hubei province has added "clinical cases" to the count — patients who exhibit all the symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, but have either not been tested or tested negative.

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Emergency workers in protective clothing exit the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship where it was being resupplied Monday off Yokohama, Japan.

Coronavirus Casts A Pall Over Cruise Industry At Height Of Booking Season

3:18pm February 12, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Tales of life on a ship quarantined in Japan amid a coronavirus outbreak are hurting bookings for the growing cruise line industry. But the industry has shaken off worse crises, an analyst says.

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