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Enchanted Princess cruise ship sails into Port Everglades to prepare for November voyages
Read full article: Enchanted Princess cruise ship sails into Port Everglades to prepare for November voyagesPrincess Cruises’ newest cruise ship, Enchanted Princess, sailed into her homeport of Port Everglades Thursday morning as crew members prepare for guest voyages in November.
Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine
Read full article: Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantineThis July 2019 photo provided by Miguel Gonzalez, shows Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez with their granddaughter, Caylie Gonzalez, in Alaska. Lucio Gonzalez died of coronavirus.They put him on a ventilator for three weeks and two days, and after that he died, his widow said. (Miguel Gonzalez via AP)SAN FRANCISCO – The last vacation Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez took together began with an ominous delay: a medical emergency on the cruise ship they were set to board. One was Lucio Gonzalez, an athletic 73-year-old who had worked maintaining trails in the California Parks system for 25 years. But a few days after the trip ended, Lucio Gonzalez started feeling ill.
13 passengers to stay aboard Coral Princess
Read full article: 13 passengers to stay aboard Coral PrincessMIAMI, Fla. – Despite continued efforts through diplomatic channels, 13 international guests will stay aboard the Coral Princess with crew members for a self-imposed 14-day quarantine. The passengers will stay on board and be monitored to reduce the possibility of transmission if either guests or crew become symptomatic. The cruise line said additional members boarded the Coral Princess Thursday to assist in the quarantine. Coral Princess left the Port of Miami Thursday around 7 p.m.Five charter flights were scheduled for departure Thursday for the remaining passengers who were allowed to disembark. Princess Cruises did not offer information as to what countries the passengers were from, or where the ship was headed after leaving Miami’s port.
About 90 international passengers remain aboard Coral Princess
Read full article: About 90 international passengers remain aboard Coral PrincessMIAMI – About 90 international passengers remain aboard the Coral Princess ship at PortMiami, as others left Tuesday on nine additional domestic charter flights, a spokesperson for Princess Cruises said. Princess Cruises confirmed two people on board died while the ship was at sea and there were 12 cases of the new coronavirus. A third passenger, Wilson Maa, of California, died at a Hialeah hospital Saturday night after waiting for hours to be taken off the ship. The cruise line said 545 guests disembarked Coral Princess on Sunday and another 139 left Monday, leaving 274 on board. According to the spokesperson, Coral Princess departed March 5 from San Antonio (Santiago) for a South America voyage, which was scheduled to end in Buenos Aires on March 19.
Florida mayor: 1 more death tied to virus-stricken cruise
Read full article: Florida mayor: 1 more death tied to virus-stricken cruisePeople look out from the Coral Princess cruise ship as it is docked at PortMiami during the new coronavirus outbreak, Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Miami. According to Princess Cruises, disembarkation of guests is expected to take several days due to limited flight availability. The Princess Cruises ship, which docked Saturday in Miami, also began disembarking on Sunday fit passengers who were cleared for charter flights out. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Sunday ordered a local hospital physician and nurses dispatched to PortMiami to assist medical staff aboard the Coral Princess. The Coral Princess had been on a South American cruise that was due to end March 19 in Buenos Aires.
Coral Princess docks in Port Miami after being denied by Port Everglades
Read full article: Coral Princess docks in Port Miami after being denied by Port EvergladesMIAMI – The Coral Princess cruise ship arrived at Port Miami Saturday morning, hours after being denied entry at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. On Saturday night, one of the very first groups of passengers cleared to return, 50 Floridians, departed the Coral Princess ship. Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corp., switched the Coral Princess’ original destination from Fort Lauderdale. The Coral Princess departed March 5 from Chile. The Regal Princess delivered supplies to the Coral Princess.
Coral Princess ship to arrive in Fort Lauderdale April 5
Read full article: Coral Princess ship to arrive in Fort Lauderdale April 5FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Coral Princess cruise ship is currently sailing a South America voyage amid the coronavirus pandemic and is expected to arrive to Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, April 5. According to a news release, the ship was expected to sail to Rio de Janeiro Tuesday in an effort to repatriate guests as quickly as possible. “Although Brazil has been closed to cruise ship traffic, we are working through diplomatic channels to obtain permission and have received positive responses,” the cruise line stated in the news release. “Guests who purchased flights through Princess will be automatically rebooked on flights,” the news release stated. Princess Cruises will continue to provide updates on Coral Princess in the Notices & Advisories section of the online newsroom.
Princess Cruises cancels Caribbean Princess’ voyage out of Port Everglades
Read full article: Princess Cruises cancels Caribbean Princess’ voyage out of Port EvergladesHe was among the 3,140 guests who could have enjoyed a 10-day voyage on the Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess had it not been for COVID-19 cases. Princess Cruises canceled the voyage on Wednesday at the Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. Princess Cruises is also the operator of the Grand Princess and the Diamond Princess, which are linked to hundreds of COVID-19 cases in Japan and California. Princess Cruises employees who had worked in the Grand Princess in California were tested while working aboard the Caribbean Princess and the Regal Princess, which were both scheduled to dock at Port Everglades. Voyages on both the Regal Princess and the Caribbean Princess were canceled.
Cruise ship hit by virus to dock in Oakland, California
Read full article: Cruise ship hit by virus to dock in Oakland, CaliforniaThis photo provided by Michele Smith, shows a deserted lounge area on the Grand Princess cruise ship Friday, March 6, 2020, off the California coast. (Michele Smith via AP)SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers, though they were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day. John Smith, in a recording provided by passenger Laurie Miller of San Jose, told guests the ship will dock in Oakland. The number of infections swelled to more than 400, scattered across the U.S., as passengers aboard the ship holed up in their rooms. Another Princess ship, the Diamond Princess, was quarantined for two weeks in Yokohama, Japan, last month because of the virus.
Cruise ship returns to Port Everglades early after gastrointestinal outbreak
Read full article: Cruise ship returns to Port Everglades early after gastrointestinal outbreakFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A cruise ship returned to Port Everglades on Thursday morning after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness forced it to cut short its voyage. Frank Boguth speaks to Local 10 News from the balcony of his cabin on the Caribbean Princess. “All we saw was the staff cleaning, cleaning, cleaning,” Rosemary Neilson said. A santitization crew is headed toward the @PrincessCruises Caribbean Princess ship. Crew members for the next @PrincessCruises voyage on Caribbean Princess getting ready to get on board.
South Florida-based cruise ship returning early after gastrointestinal outbreak
Read full article: South Florida-based cruise ship returning early after gastrointestinal outbreakFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A South Florida-based cruise ship is cutting its voyage short after a gastrointestinal outbreak. “This is a highly unusual development and we share the disappointment of our guests,” the cruise line said in a statement. Princess Cruises said there are no cases of coronavirus identified among the 4,196 people on the ship. All guests will receive a 50% refund and a future cruise credit valued at 50% of the cost. Upon its return, the Caribbean Princess will be sanitized and is expected to resume its travel schedule with a Feb. 16 departure from Port Everglades.
Wine country tours taken to new level with wine cruises on California coast
Read full article: Wine country tours taken to new level with wine cruises on California coastAfter Netflix's new movie "Wine Country" confirmed that touring wine country in Northern California with your best friends is a grand old time, it would only make sense that Princess Cruises would offer cruises up the Pacific Coast to learn (and taste) everything there is to know about wine. There are multiple dates for this one-of-a-kind cruise, which starts in Vancouver and Los Angeles. You'll get to stop in famous California wine towns such as Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma and Monterey, where you can live out your wildest "Big Little Lies" fantasy. Oh, and we can guarantee there will be even more wine that needs to be tasted. Read also: Floatable wine glasses exist and we can all die happyIt doesn't matter if you love a crisp chardonnay or a mellow merlot, if you love wine, then this sounds like the cruise for you.
Wine country tours taken to new level with wine cruises on California coast
Read full article: Wine country tours taken to new level with wine cruises on California coastAfter Netflix's new movie "Wine Country" confirmed that touring wine country in Northern California with your best friends is a grand old time, it would only make sense that Princess Cruises would offer cruises up the Pacific Coast to learn (and taste) everything there is to know about wine. There are multiple dates for this one-of-a-kind cruise, which starts in Vancouver and Los Angeles. You'll get to stop in famous California wine towns such as Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma and Monterey, where you can live out your wildest "Big Little Lies" fantasy. Oh, and we can guarantee there will be even more wine that needs to be tasted. Read also: Floatable wine glasses exist and we can all die happyIt doesn't matter if you love a crisp chardonnay or a mellow merlot, if you love wine, then this sounds like the cruise for you.