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Cruise ship passengers disembark from Ruby Princess at Circular Quay, Sydney, last Thursday.

Cruise passengers don't deserve to be vilified by us

Where's our duty of care, let alone moral obligation, for innocent, hapless cruise passengers?

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With cruises banned from operating, Carnival has offered its ships to be used as temporary hospitals.

Cruise line offers its empty ships for use as floating hospitals

The world's largest cruise operator pitched its ships as temporary floating hospitals to authorities around the world.

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Passengers on board the Roald Amundsen, including many Australians, have not been allowed to dock in Chile.

Trapped on board a cruise ship, I'm trying to stay positive

I'm oscillating between frustration, exhaustion, and just plain sadness, but it's mixed with plenty of laughter too.

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Carnival Liberty leaves Port Canaveral in Florida. Most major cruise lines have already suspended operations, but many ...

Passengers trapped as cruise ships around the world turned away

New measures to seal off borders to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus have left cruise ships stranded in the Caribbean, South America and Europe, with local governments denying permission to disembark as more cases of infected passengers have come to light.

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Silversea's new ship designed for sailing the Galapagos

Silversea's Silver Origin is the luxury line's first ship custom-built and designed for sailing in the Galapagos islands.

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The Grand Princess, which had about 3500 crew and passengers on board, was temporarily stranded along California's coast ...

Cruise lines suspend sailings as coronavirus spreads

Viking and Princess cruise lines announced Thursday that they would temporarily stop sailings and give refunds and future cruise credits because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Viking Sun in Bora-Bora in French Polynesia.

Viking suspends all cruises until the end of April due to virus

Cruise company Viking has suspended all cruises until the end of April in response to the coronavirus.

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Tents stand on a wharf near the Grand Princess at the Port of Oakland, California. The cruise ship, which had maintained ...

'Reconsider': Australian government issues warning for cruise ship travel

The Australian government's travel advice website, Smart Traveller, has issued a warning about travelling on cruise ships as the coronavirus continues to spread.