NSTworld Passengers on the Golden Princess cruise liner were barred from disembarking at a New Zealand port. Covid19
There are 2,600 passengers and 1,100 crew on the boat docked at Akaroa near the South Island city of Christchurch, according to the port’s cruise ship schedule.
The company is allowing cruises within the last five days of their journey to complete the trip, but said cruises ongoing as of March 17 will end early at the most convenient location. The Golden Princess was already in New Zealand waters before Wellington on Saturday banned all future cruise ship arrivals until June 30 under strict new coronavirus related regulations.
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