Until this, World Dream had sailed COVID-free since starting Singapore cruises to nowhere last November
Passengers began disembarking Dream Cruises World Dream in Singapore Wednesday night after one COVID-19 case was detected on board and contact tracing was carried out.
COVID-free since starting last November
After being identified on Tuesday as a close contact of a case ashore, a passenger, 40, was immediately isolated and tested positive on the ship, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. When World Dream returned several hours early to Singapore Wednesday morning, the passenger was retested in hospital ashore and confirmed positive.
Negative antigen test pre-cruise, positive PCR on the ship and at local hospital
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Cruise industry restart: How Singapore residents are vacationing overseas ANI | Updated: Jul 19, 2021 10:31 IST
By Lee Kah Whye
Singapore, July 19 (ANI): Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore with its strategic location, excellent air connectivity and world-class air and sea ports, was seeing explosive growth in its cruise industry propelled by rising number of cruise passengers particularly from China and India.
Today, although foreign tourists have all but vanished, the cruise industry is getting a second wind from enthusiastic locals eager to take a vacation away from the tiny island they call home.
Singapore is located strategically in Southeast Asia, within easy reach of 25,000 beautiful islands including Bali, Langkawi, and Phuket, and 37 UNESCO World Heritage sites. If it s Southeast Asian hinterland is the Caribbean of the East , Singapore is the Miami.
How Singapore Residentsare Vacationing Overseas
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19 Jul 2021, 15:27 GMT+10
By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, July 19 (ANI): Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore with its strategic location, excellent air connectivity and world-class air and sea ports, was seeing explosive growth in its cruise industry propelled by rising number of cruise passengers particularly from China and India.
Today, although foreign tourists have all but vanished, the cruise industry is getting a second wind from enthusiastic locals eager to take a vacation away from the tiny island they call home.
Singapore is located strategically in Southeast Asia, within easy reach of 25,000 beautiful islands including Bali, Langkawi, and Phuket, and 37 UNESCO World Heritage sites. If it s Southeast Asian hinterland is the Caribbean of the East , Singapore is the Miami.
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