Vietnam is the latest country to turn away cruise ships not long after the MS Westerdam, which was rejected by ports across Asia, was finally allowed to dock in Cambodia.
The AIDAvita, part of the German AIDA cruise line, can no longer dock in Vietnam as was originally: Vietnam has barred two cruises from docking in its ports as a “temporary” measure to prevent the Covid-19 spread despite no cases being reported onboard the vessels, in the latest sign that the $45 billion cruise industry is reeling from fears about the pneumonia-like illness.
A spokesman for AIDA said in an email: “There are no suspected cases or confirmed corona viral diseases on board AIDAvita. No guest or crew on board has been in China in the last 14 days.” Holland American Line said it would expense all passengers’ flights home and refund the cost of the cruise aboard the Westerdam, which was finally allowed to dock in Cambodia Thursday; the expense is expected to cost Holland America Line around $4 million, according to theThe Norwegian Jade cruise ship has also been blocked from docking in Vietnam over growing concerns about the coronavirus.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
2,000 People Are Stranded on a U.S. Cruise Ship After 4 Countries Reject Entry Over Coronavirus FearsThe Westerdam is the latest cruise to be caught in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak
Read more »
Vietnam turns away cruise ship over coronavirus fears: state mediaVietnam has turned away a German-owned cruise ship with more than 1,000 passenge...
Read more »
Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in CambodiaA cruise ship which spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five count...
Read more »
Coronavirus live updates: Princess Cruises guests allowed to leave ship, cases soar above 60,300The total number of cases climbed above 60,000 after China changed the way it counts confirmed infections while deaths soared to at least 1,369.
Read more »
44 New Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed on Quarantined Cruise ShipA total of 219 people have now been affected by the illness on board the ship, which is docked in the port of Yokohama, Japan
Read more »
Coronavirus cases in China epicenter fall, cruise ship disembarks in CambodiaThe death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China's Hubei province rose b...
Read more »