Coronavirus Cruise Ships

EU guidance for cruise ship operations 27 July 2020 - EN - PDF-131 MB Read more Publication.

Coronavirus cruise ships. Health and safety protocols guest conduct rules and regional travel restrictions vary. Because traveling in the era of. Waters with paying passengers have experienced outbreaks of the virus on board.

CDC recommends that all people defer travel on cruise ships including river cruises worldwide. Amid the global coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions several cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers are stuck at sea a major association of cruise lines said Monday. To improve understanding of coronavirus disease COVID-19 we assessed the epidemiology of an outbreak on a cruise ship February 524 2020.

Gray-designated ships may have their own COVID-19 health and safety protocols which CDC has not reviewed or confirmed. If an outbreak of COVID-19 were to occur on a cruise ship while you are outside of Canada. Last week in Alaska the small cruise ship the American Constellation also reported a COVID-19 positive test.

Thats because the risk of COVID-19 on cruise ships is high. Even as the coronavirus continues to spread. After all such ships can pack quite a few people together into relatively close quarters.

The Grand Princess vessel owned by Princess Cruises was stuck off the coast of San Francisco for several days in early March when at least 21. Cruise ships like the Diamond Princess the Grand Princess the Ruby Princess the Oasis of the Seas and the. This investigation threshold gives CDC and the cruise industry.

When a cruise ship operating under the CSO notifies CDC of suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 on board CDC determines whether an investigation is needed based on a predetermined investigation threshold. You could be subject to quarantine procedures onboard ship or in a foreign country. Cruise ships being moored offshore unable to dock became an early symbol of the coronaviruss global spread.