Cruise ships refused permission to visit ports outside Asia

[MMDown Under]

MSC Meraviclia was not allowed to enter Jamaica.  A crew member fell ill.  Filipino worker is said to have been in Manila within the last few days. 

Mirror.Co.UK

 

Didn't PNG recently refuse permission for a ship to disembark passengers?

 

Corona virus is starting to effect more cruises outside Asia. 

 

How are cruise lines managing crew members who return to ships from Asia?  Are they self isolating for a period, such as 14 days?

Edited February 25, 2020 by MMDown Under

[lyndarra]

I'm thinking that MSC ships, being Italian, will now be under greater scrutiny as the virus is spreading in Italy.

[Pushka]

It’s just a mess. Any suspicion and port refusal follows. And let’s face it, I’ve never been on a cruise where someone doesn’t have a cold!

[MMDown Under]

9 hours ago, MMDown Under said:

MSC Meraviclia was not allowed to enter Jamaica.  A crew member fell ill.  Filipino worker is said to have been in Manila within the last few days. 

Mirror.Co.UK

 

Didn't PNG recently refuse permission for a ship to disembark passengers?

 

Corona virus is starting to effect more cruises outside Asia. 

 

How are cruise lines managing crew members who return to ships from Asia?  Are they self isolating for a period, such as 14 days?

Cayman Islands also refused entry to this ship for the same reasons.

Cayman Island News

[MMDown Under]

QE passengers couldn't disembark at Rabaul, PNG on Sunday. 

Cunard Latest Travel and Ports Thread Post 106

Edited February 26, 2020 by MMDown Under

[MicCanberra]

There will be more and more countries refusing entry of cruise ships as this spreads. 

[MMDown Under]

20 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

There will be more and more countries refusing entry of cruise ships as this spreads. 

Yes, I just read on CC of another MSC ship which was refused permission to disembark in St Lucia.  I doubt many Americans would have thought the Caribbean would be affected by this virus.

[Pushka]

11 hours ago, MMDown Under said:

Yes, I just read on CC of another MSC ship which was refused permission to disembark in St Lucia.  I doubt many Americans would have thought the Caribbean would be affected by this virus.

Wot! You mean the good ole USofA will also see this issue? Not according to those citizens. 

[Carole2313]

St Lucia notified a Costa ship their passengers with Italian passports would not be allowed to disembark but the other passengers were welcome.  Of course the ship left instead.

[MicCanberra]

11 minutes ago, Carole2313 said:

St Lucia notified a Costa ship their passengers with Italian passports would not be allowed to disembark but the other passengers were welcome.  Of course the ship left instead.

I wonder how many Italians were on board.

[NSWP]

15 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

I wonder how many Italians were on board.

No doubt quite a few Mic, being an Italian cruise line.  Plenty Spaget.

Edited February 29, 2020 by NSWP

[NSWP]

On 2/26/2020 at 6:52 PM, MMDown Under said:

QE passengers couldn't disembark at Rabaul, PNG on Sunday. 

Cunard Latest Travel and Ports Thread Post 106

QE is down our way at Eden on 10 March, I have no doubt they will be allowed to dock.    The world cruising Brits on board will not be happy re PNG.   A lot of Aussies would be on board too as a lot of the Brits only do half world cruises then they fly back to Mother England from places like Sydney etc.

[LittleFish1976]

16 hours ago, Carole2313 said:

St Lucia notified a Costa ship their passengers with Italian passports would not be allowed to disembark but the other passengers were welcome.  Of course the ship left instead.

 

That doesn't even make sense given how contagious it seems to be. Should be all or nothing.

[MicCanberra]

1 hour ago, NSWP said:

No doubt quite a few Mic, being an Italian cruise line.  Plenty Spaget.

Sure but I was wondering if the ship has made a stand on principle or was it more to do with the limited number of non-Italians on board.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Samoa now requires compulsorily screening for visitors from all ports of entry .

[MMDown Under]

Amsterdam passengers on World Cruise were allowed to disembark this visit, whilst a number of other cruise ships were refused permission.

Edited March 2, 2020 by MMDown Under

[MicCanberra]

In Auckland? I didn't think there was an issue there.

[MMDown Under]

2 hours ago, MMDown Under said:

Amsterdam passengers on World Cruise were allowed to disembark this visit, whilst a number of other cruise ships were refused permission.

Disembark in Tonga. 

[MicCanberra]

5 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

Disembark in Tonga. 

Okay, I was wondering as she is in Auckland today.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Golden Princess is in Lautoka , Fiji , today.

[By The Bay]

"A cruise ship full of Australians and New Zealanders has been refused entry to two countries and met by violent protests at a third over fears the coronavirus could be on-board the ship.

New Zealander Rod Pascoe, 67, is travelling on the Sun Princess with his wife on the seven-week Indian Ocean Odyssey." Source: News.com.au



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[MicCanberra]

Yes, some disturbing reports.

[NSWP]

4 hours ago, By The Bay said:

"A cruise ship full of Australians and New Zealanders has been refused entry to two countries and met by violent protests at a third over fears the coronavirus could be on-board the ship.

New Zealander Rod Pascoe, 67, is travelling on the Sun Princess with his wife on the seven-week Indian Ocean Odyssey." Source: News.com.au



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Those island nations have every right to deny entry to cruise ships, corona virus could decimate their population, given they would struggle with medical aid.

[MMDown Under]

4 hours ago, By The Bay said:

"A cruise ship full of Australians and New Zealanders has been refused entry to two countries and met by violent protests at a third over fears the coronavirus could be on-board the ship.

New Zealander Rod Pascoe, 67, is travelling on the Sun Princess with his wife on the seven-week Indian Ocean Odyssey." Source: News.com.au



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Which countries?

Edited March 3, 2020 by MMDown Under

[NSWP]

3 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

Which countries?

Mauritius and Madagascar refused entry to Sun Princess in addition to the issues at Reunion Island, demonstrations etc.   Sun Princess now has 8 days at sea back to Fremantle.   Some very unhappy little Vegemites on board.

Edited March 3, 2020 by NSWP