Diamond Princess

• Coronavirus: Ontario native talks ‘great amount of fear’ during lockdown on cruise ship near Japan

  Port Dover's Rose Yerex said she and husband Greg had no idea what they were in store for when close to 700 passengers on their cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2020
  
• Coronavirus concerns prompt Princess Cruises to suspend operations for 2 months

  Princess Cruises, the operator of two coronavirus-stricken ships, said on Thursday it would suspend global operations of its 18 cruise ships for two months

  Consumer

  Mar 12, 2020
  
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• Officials urge Canadians to ‘avoid all cruise ship travel’ over COVID-19 risk

  COVID-19 has now spread to more than 100 countries and infected more than 110,000 people.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Booked a cruise and want to cancel? Here’s what you need to know

  New cancellation policies are now being offered by major players in the cruise industry, including Carnival, Disney, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian cruise lines.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2020
• Coronavirus: Cruise ships ‘not designed as quarantine facilities,’ expert says

  A ship with more than 3,500 people aboard was sailing in circles off the coast of California on Saturday after 19 crew members and two passengers tested positive for the new virus. Originally bound for San Francisco, the Grand Princess might be sent instead to a non-commercial port, officials said.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2020
• U.S. tracking ship that may have shared crew with coronavirus-hit cruise liner: Pence

  Pence did not identify the ship being tracked.

  World

  Mar 7, 2020
• Fredericton couple home after COVID-19 quarantine on cruise ship

  The Fredericton couple was quarantined in their cruise ship cabin for weeks. Now that they tested negative for the coronavirus, they are back home in New Brunswick.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2020
• 2-week quarantine ends Friday for Canadian cruise ship passengers

  A statement from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit said that as of Thursday, none of the quarantined individuals had tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2020
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• Edmonton couple ready to get out of 2nd quarantine over coronavirus

  Mark and Jenny Rodrigue have been in quarantine since Feb. 4.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2020
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• B.C. man finally home after month-long Diamond Princess, U.S. quarantine ordeal

  "It finally feels like I can relax. It feels like a really large weight has been lifted off my shoulders," said Spencer Fehrenbacher.

  Mar 4, 2020