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SIR RICHARD BRANSON HAS LAUNCHED HIS FIRST CRUISE SHIP AND BRUSHED OFF CONCERNS THAT THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK WILL DISSUADE YOUNGER HOLIDAYMAKERS FROM EMBRACING HIS LATEST VENTURE.
A REPATRIATION FLIGHT CARRYING 32 BRITONS AND EUROPEANS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS-INFECTED CRUISE SHIP DIAMOND PRINCESS LANDED IN THE UK ON SATURDAY – AMID GROWING FEARS FOR THE WELFARE OF SOME UK PASSENGERS LEFT BEHIND IN JAPAN.
JAPAN WON’T TEST MEDICAL WORKERS WHO CAME IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH PASSENGERS ON THE QUARANTINED DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP DOCKED NEAR TOKYO, THE NHK BROADCASTER REPORTED ON SUNDAY.
CARNIVAL SERVES NEARLY 11.5 MILLION TRAVELERS A YEAR, OR ROUGHLY 50 PERCENT OF THE GLOBAL CRUISE MARKET. IT RUNS SOME OF THE BEST-KNOWN CRUISE BRANDS IN THE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING ITS FLAGSHIP CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE, THE PRINCESS CRUISES BRAND AND THE HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, WHOSE FLEET INCLUDES THE WESTERDAM.
FOUR PATIENTS TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS IN ENGLAND AFTER CRUISE SHIP EVACUATION
STEWART CHIRON, A LEADING INDUSTRY EXPERT, SAYS THAT CRUISE SHIPS ARE NOTHING LIKE THE HOTBED OF VIRUSES THAT THEY ARE PAINTED OUT TO BE AND CRUISE LINES TAKE "EXTENSIVE PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP SHIPS CLEAN".
TWO PASSENGERS FROM THE DIAMOND PRINCESS, BOTH JAPANESE NATIONALS, HAVE DIED IN HOSPITALS IN JAPAN. WITH THE QUARANTINE PERIOD ON THE SHIP ENDING, HEALTHY PASSENGERS ARE NOW BEING CLEARED BY JAPANESE HEALTH OFFICIALS TO LEAVE THE SHIP AND RETURN HOME. ACCORDING TO THE PRINCESS CRUISE LINE, WHICH IS OWNED BY CARNIVAL CORP., 600 OF THE SHIP"S PASSENGERS WERE CLEARED ON FEB. 20, WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE EXPECTED TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE COMING DAYS.
SIMILAR ORDEALS HAVE PLAYED OUT ACROSS THE WORLD, WITH HEADLINES REFERRING TO THE 「CORONAVIRUS CRUISE SHIP NIGHTMARE,」 THE 「PARIAH CRUISE SHIP」 AND 「FLOATING PETRI DISHES.」 THE ATTENTION COMES AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME, DURING THE BUSY 「WAVE SEASON,」 WHEN MANY TRAVELERS BOOK CRUISES.
MORE THAN 100 AMERICANS CANNOT RETURN HOME FOR AT LEAST TWO MORE WEEKS, AFTER HAVING BEEN ON A CRUISE SHIP IN JAPAN THAT IS A HOT SPOT FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.
CHINA IS BRINGING IN SEVEN CRUISE SHIPS TO HOUSE MEDICAL WORKERS IN WUHAN, STATE MEDIA SAID ON SATURDAY, AT A TIME WHEN SUCH SHIPS ARE UNDER SCRUTINY AFTER HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS LINER IN JAPAN CONTRACTED THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CRUISE SHIP DIAMOND PRINCESS IS DOCKED AT THE PORT OF YOKOHAMA, SOUTH OF TOKYO, IN THIS PHOTO TAKEN BY KYODO FEBRUARY 7, 2020. MANDATORY CREDIT KYODO/VIA REUTERS
THE ANTHEM OF THE SEAS, A ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE SHIP, LEFT PORT AT 3 P.M. MONDAY, AND HEADED FOR BERMUDA, ACCORDING TO A REVISED ITINERARY FROM THE CRUISE LINE.
THE SHIP, 268 METERS LONG WITH A CAPACITY FOR 1,996 PASSENGERS, IS 14 STORIES TALL, AND HAS ROOM FOR 1,000 CREW – WHICH WOULD MAKE IT THE LARGEST CRUISE SHIP TO EVER DOCK IN ISRAEL. THE MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE IS SET FOR THE SPRING, AFTER THE SHIP RETURNS FROM ITS CURRENT DEPLOYMENT ON A CRUISE FROM SOUTH AFRICA BACK TO GREECE.
PASSENGER ON CRUISE SHIP DENIED PORT OF ENTRY: WE ARE NOT A PLAGUE SHIP
THE WATERTIGHT HULL OF CRUISE SHIPS IS BUILT FIRST TO CREATE THE BASE ON WHICH EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE LAID; AS THE SPINE, IT』S AS MUCH PART OF THE STRUCTURE AS THE FACADE (UNLIKE A BUILDING, WHOSE STRUCTURE IS FORMED FROM SUPPORT COLUMNS WITHIN). MUCH OF THE SHIP IS PUT TOGETHER OUTSIDE OF THE WATER IN DRY DOCK. LATER, SHIPYARDS CONDUCT WATER TESTS BY FILLING AND DRAINING THE BASIN USING DAM SYSTEMS AROUND THE SHIP. WHEN OFFICIALLY READY TO FLOAT, THE BASIN IS FILLED AGAIN SO THE SHIP CAN BE TOWED TO THE WATER, WHERE INTERIOR DESIGN ELEMENTS ARE COMPLETED.

 

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