While many major cruise operators are idling their fleets in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some ships are still at sea.
While many major cruise operators are idling their fleets in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some ships are still at sea or trying to find a port as they deal with fears that passengers or crew may have become infected with COVID-19.
Meal service is being provided by room service and all public areas are closed as the ship undergoes rigorous cleaning and disinfecting, the statement said. Zaandam anchored at Valparaiso, Chile, on March 20-21 to take on provisions and fuel. The ship is currently sailing north with a goal of arriving in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 30, provided it receives permission to transit the Panama Canal.On Saturday, the Costa Luminosa cruise ship, which had at least three confirmed cases of coronavirus aboard, continued its disembarkation process in Savona, Italy.
On Friday, 721 people had left the ship during a stop in Marseilles, France, including French, German, Austrian, American and Canadian passengers.Atlanta’s international airportThree people on the flight have tested positive for COVID-19 but had no symptoms, while 13 others are sick but haven’t been tested, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
The company, which is owned by Carnival Corp., said that three Costa Luminosa passengers who were removed from the ship in the Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico have tested positive for COVID-19, including a 68-year-old man who died last weekend. On Monday, two passengers who had problems breathing and one who had a fever were transported from the ship to the hospital when it stopped for provisions in the Canary Islands, a autonomous Spanish territory off the coast of Morocco.
All four people reported flu-like symptoms during the cruise and were in isolation on board with their travel companions.
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