At least two cruise ships have been quarantined after coronavirus cases were suspected or confirmed onboard since February
informed travelers they would be offered up to $200 in onboard credit in an effort to persuade vacationers to proceed with their planned trips.
“We continue to implement increased monitoring, screening and sanitation protocols to protect the health of our guests, crew and the residents of the destinations we serve,” wrote Colleen Oliverio, vice president of guest services at Carnival. “A representative for Carnival that would deny boarding to any passenger who has traveled to — or been within 6 feet of someone who has traveled to — areas with major ongoing outbreaks of the illness known as COVID-19, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Iran, South Korea, and the Italian regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto within the past 15 days, according to their website.
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