Tourism

Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
COVID-19 infected “Greg Mortimer” Australians expected to leave for Melbourne on Saturday

The sanitary charter aircraft contracted to repatriate Australians on board the coronavirus infected “Greg Mortimer” cruise, stranded off the Uruguayan coast is expected this Thursday in Montevideo, and will be flying to Melbourne on Saturday according to foreign ministry sources.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 12:30 UTC
Sanitary aircraft on Thursday will fly “Greg Mortimer” cruise Australians to Melbourne

A charter flight is expected in Montevideo on Thursday, April 9 to pick up and fly home to Australia most of passengers and crew on the “Greg Mortimer”, the cruise vessel stranded off the coast of Uruguay for the last two weeks because 128 people on board have tested positive for Covid 19.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 11:22 UTC
“Greg Mortimer” off the coast of Uruguay has 81 passengers tested positive

Eighty-one people on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, which has been stranded off the coast of Uruguay for almost two weeks and has over 90 Australians on board, have tested positive for coronavirus.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 10:17 UTC
Argentine authorities allow cruise M/V Ushuaia crew members ashore Argentine authorities allow cruise M/V Ushuaia crew members ashore

An Argentine federal judge lifted precautionary measures impeding the access and docking at Mar del Plata port of a cruise vessel with 37 crewmembers which were originally believed to include some positive cases of COVID-19.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:01 UTC
Carnival's “Ruby Princess” with its crew docks in Australia and is subject of criminal investigation

Carnival Corp's troubled Ruby Princess cruise liner, the biggest single source of coronavirus infections in Australia, docked south of Sydney on Monday to get help for sick crew members requiring urgent medical treatment.
Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:56 UTC
Cruise vessels Zaandam and Rotterdam with hundreds of sick on board dock at Fort Lauderdale

Florida officials have officially permitted the MS Zaandam and the MS Rotterdam, Holland America cruise ships with hundreds of sick on board, to dock at Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades and begin disembarking guests.
Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 09:43 UTC
Trump orders sanitary evacuation of Zaandam and Rotterdam passengers

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that US authorities will evacuate passengers from a stranded cruise ship due to dock in Florida after being barred from several South American countries because of a coronavirus outbreak aboard.
Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 07:16 UTC
Australia to check some 9.000 crew in cruise ships stranded near Sydney

Australian police and military will soon begin flying doctors to several cruise ships stranded near Sydney to assess nearly 9,000 crew for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 11:48 UTC
The ordeal of the Zaandam: Florida state is rejecting to receive any passengers

United States Senator Rick Scott is calling for protective measures for Floridians ahead of the Holland America’s Zaandam and Rotterdam expected arrival at Port Everglades.
Monday, March 30th 2020 - 12:49 UTC
LATAM will continue USA and Chile Service only

LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates announced today that they will temporarily suspend additional international services until April 30, 2020, due to travel restrictions put in place by national authorities and lower demand resulting from the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.