As the calendar turned over to January 1, 2020, out on the world's oceans, it looked set to be another glorious year for cruising.
One of those cases had been aboard the Diamond Princess -- a 16-year-old British-registered cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, a division of the Carnival Corporation. "We had hesitations," said passenger Jay Martinez, who boarded the Norwegian Jewel along with his newlywed wife Carmen on February 28."With us having so much money invested into our honeymoon, we had no other choice but to board the ship."But that's not how it turned out.As March rolled in, it was increasingly clear that the Diamond Princess disaster was no isolated incident.
On March 13, influential industry body Cruise Lines International Association, which represents 95% of the global cruise fleet, made the decision to suspend operations from US ports of call for 30-day period.So began a global scramble for safe harbor, ships dotted across the world's oceans had to make quick decisions on how best to get passengers and crew safely to land.With the No Sail Order in place, some on board wanted to disembark right away.
He was proud, he told CNN, of the"mini community" they had created on board the Jewel. He felt it showed how nations could come together in the face of the pandemic.Passenger Jay Martinez took this photo on board the Norwegian Jewel in March.Christine Beehler, 72, from New Hampshire, was on board the Coral Princess, a 2,000-passenger ship that was denied a port of call in Brazil, even for guests who had onward flight tickets home.
It was still at sea six days later, with four passengers dead and fears growing for the safety of the others, unable to find a safe port. While passengers were able to disembark Rotterdam and Zaandam in Florida, crew were forbidden to leave the ships. Instead, Holland America sailed workers across the Atlantic to disembark in the Netherlands.
And finally, on April 22, the Costa Deliziosa -- which left Venice for a round world cruise all the way back on January 5 --Amid the slew of bad cruise news, the fact there were no reported cases of Covid-19 on the Deliziosa, Magnifica or the Pacific Princess was hailed as remarkable.
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Cruise ships : tax evasions, money laundering
CarnivalCruise corporation and PrincessCruises are DESPICABLE companies.
Don’t worry, cruise lines must have tons of savings because they all register in tax havens.
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