By Nathan Solis From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—A federal bankruptcy judge issued a $250-a-day fine to former operators of the Queen Mary who are accused of stealing $2.4 million from a COVID-19 relief loan meant to pay their employees during the pandemic. The judge’s order Tuesday arrives amid a bankruptcy proceeding over how a…
Ex-Queen Mary Operators Ordered by Judge to Pay Daily $250 Fine in Alleged PPP Loan Fraud
Cruise Ship Returns to Long Beach as Crews Call Off Search for Missing Woman
SAN DIEGO—After more than 31 hours of searching for a woman who went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship near Ensenada, Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Dec. 12 it was standing down pending additional information. The passenger, who was in her 20s, was reported overboard from the balcony of her stateroom aboard the Carnival…
Cruise Ships to Return to San Francisco After 19-Month Hiatus
SAN FRANCISCO—Cruise ships are returning to San Francisco after a 19-month hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor London Breed announced the Majestic Princess will sail into the port of San Francisco on Monday. It’s the first cruise ship to dock in the San Francisco Bay Area since March 2020, when the Grand Princess…
CDC Urges Vaccinated Travelers at High Risk of COVID-19 Complications to Avoid Cruise Ships
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that travelers at high risk of complications from COVID-19 should avoid cruise ships, even if fully vaccinated. According to the CDC’s updated guidance on cruise ship travelers, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the pathogen that causes the disease COVID-19, spreads easily between people in close…
27 Fully-Vaccinated People Aboard Carnival Cruise Test Positive for CCP Virus
More than two dozen fully vaccinated people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for the CCP virus, according to the Belize Tourism Board. The Carnival Vista, which was carrying over 1,400 crew and nearly 2,900 passengers, arrived in Belize City on Wednesday with 26 crew members and one guest infected with COVID-19, the disease that…
All Aboard: First Post-Pandemic Cruise Ship Readies to Sail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board. Celebrity Edge departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6 p.m. Saturday with the number of passengers limited to about 40 percent capacity, and…
First Post-Pandemic Cruise Ship From US Sails Away
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board. Celebrity Edge departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6 p.m. with the number of passengers limited to about 40 percent capacity, and with…
Norwegian Cruise to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination for Guests and Crew
Cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. said on Monday it would require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all guests and crew when it restarts trips from U.S. ports in July. The company’s announcement follows the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest guidance last week to the cruise ship industry, including the need…
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