The cruise industry has been shaken to its core by the impact of Covid-19. At the beginning of the outbreak, ships such as Diamond Princess were forced into quarantine when passengers tested positive for Covid-19.
Three months into the pandemic, more than 40,000 crew workers remained stranded at sea waiting to find out if they would be repatriated.
Current Foreign Office and Department for Transport advice, pre-dating the UK s current stay at home restrictions , is that British nationals should avoid all travel on ocean-going cruise ships.
There is s a âConditional Sailing Orderâ in place in the US, while Canada, the Cayman Islands, Australia, New Zealand, the Seychelles and Spain have all banned cruise ships for the foreseeable future.