Category: Princess Cruises

Ruby Princess Cruise Ship Carrying 4,000 People Crashes Into San Francisco Pier

July 7, 2023
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A Princess Cruises ship carrying nearly some 4,000 people smashed into a pier in San Francisco this week while the vessel was trying to dock, officials said. In a statement, the company said that the ship “made unexpected contact” with the Pier 27 dock at the Port of San Francisco on Thursday. The U.S. Coast…

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CDC Investigating After More Than 300 People Get ‘Unknown’ Illness on Cruise Ship

March 8, 2023
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it is investigating a not-yet-determined outbreak on a Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess ship that sickened more than 300 people in recent days. The agency said that 284 passengers and 34 crew members, out of about 4,000 total people, were sickened onboard the cruise between Feb. 26…

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Carnival’s Costa Cruises Cancels Asia Routes Amid No Foreseeable End to China’s Zero-COVID Policy

November 2, 2022
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Costa Cruises, a unit of U.S. cruising giant Carnival, is canceling all future Asia departures amid diminishing hopes for Beijing to ease its zero-COVID approach and stringent border restrictions in the foreseeable future. The company released a statement on Oct. 25 that it has decided to cancel its Asian home ports cruise programs and reorganize…

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COVID-Hit Cruise Ship Docks in Sydney, Infected Not Allowed to Disembark

July 12, 2022
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A cruise ship carrying over 100 COVID-19 cases has docked in Sydney, with passengers who tested positive not allowed to disembark. The Coral Princess, carrying more than 2,300 people and 118 COVID cases, docked in Circular Quay at about 6:30 a.m. on July 13. NSW Health asked passengers to take a rapid antigen test (RAT)…

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Port of Los Angeles Prepares for Grand Comeback of Cruise Sailing in 2022

November 3, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Now that cruise operations at the Port of Los Angeles have resumed following a year-and-a-half pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the port expects more than 200 cruises to depart from its waterfront in 2022, the most since 2008. Cruise operations at the Port of Los Angeles resumed on Sept. 25, with the Grand Princess cruise ship setting…

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