More Australian dancers stuck on a cruise ship have been told to take matters into their own hands and plea for chartered flights back to Australia as the coronavirus lockdown continues. Royal Caribbean sent an update to travel partners that it will add mandatory temperature screenings to the cruise check-in process in order to better protect guests and crew against the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Royal Caribbean will extend its sailing suspension through Sept. 15. Coronavirus dominated searches by Australians on Google in 2020 ranking third behind Weather and News. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises implement temperature checks as coronavirus cases mount The 2670-guest Sapphire Princess will comes to Australia six months earlier than planned due to the coronavirus outbreak. SINGAPORE - An elderly passenger found to have Covid-19 on board a Royal Caribbean cruise has since tested negative in two further tests, hours after the ship returned to Singapore. Beginning on March 6, 2020, all Royal Caribbean International ships will conduct mandatory temperature screenings for all guests and crewmembers on embarkation day. Elderly man who fell ill goes for fourth COVID-19 test after further results came back negative. Royal Caribbean will look for volunteers to test out its safety protocols on simulated sailings before it resumes passenger cruises, a company spokesman confirmed to Travel + Leisure. ABC Sunshine Coast / By Kylie Bartholomew. Royal Caribbean International is cutting short one of its first cruises since the pandemic hit after a passenger on board tested positive for COVID-19. Coronavirus Australia live news: Pharmacy students want to help deliver the COVID-19 vaccine By Michael Doyle Posted 12 m minutes ago Thu Thursday 24 Dec December 2020 at 9:22pm The Royal Caribbean Group has launched the ‘Healthy Sail Panel’ with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings to find ways to keep ship passengers safe from coronavirus. Australian cruise ship performers stranded off US coast amid COVID-19 crisis . Royal Caribbean announced it will cancel all of its cruises scheduled in March and April 2021, following similar announcements by Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line to forgo sailings in March due to a combination of the global health crisis and attaining government approval to sail again. Royal Caribbean Cruises bans Chinese passport holders as coronavirus infections increase. Royal Caribbean International's Michael Bayley, left, with Royal Caribbean Group's Richard Fain at a 2018 ship event. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas cruise ship returned to port in Singapore a day early after one passenger tested positive for coronavirus. news; Coronavirus Australia: Five cruises from Sydney infected with COVID-19. Carnival Cruise Line will extend its pause in North America through Sept. 30. Chinese citizens, regardless of when they were last in the country, are being banned from Royal Caribbean cruises in an effort to prevent the coronavirus spreading any further. On Wednesday, nearly 1,700 passengers on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas ship were held in their cabins for more than 16 hours after an 83-year-old passenger tested positive for COVID-19. Royal Caribbean announced two weeks ago it would reposition Spectrum of the Seas to Australia as a gesture to thank the humanitarian efforts put forth to combat the wildfires. COVID-19 impacts:Cruise lines are shedding ships from their fleets.Here's what it means for cruisers. Royal Caribbean's hopes to restart cruises will have to wait until at least May. Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas was supposed to … Royal Caribbean ends cruise as passenger tests positive for COVID-19 December 10, 2020, 1:19 AM More than 1,600 passengers were taken off the ship Quantum of … Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas arrived in Sydney, Australia this week after the impact of Coronavirus in Asia forced Royal Caribbean to redeploy her away from the region. The travel industry has been hit particularly hard by the Coronavirus outbreak, and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Chairman and CEO Richard Fain appealed directly to the travel agent community to remain vigilant. Royal Caribbean Cruises says it has "clarified its policies" on banning Chinese passport holders over coronavirus fears — even those who had not been back to their homeland recently. Royal Caribbean has updated its coronavirus protocols effective Monday, March 16, boarding will be denied to any person age 70 or older, unless the guest provides written verification from a qualified treating physician that certifies the person has no severe, chronic medical condition and is fit to travel. A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise-to-nowhere' from Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing around 2,000 guests to be quarantined in … Royal Caribbean Group reported a billion-dollar net loss for a third straight quarter on Thursday, as the cruise operator suffered from a COVID-19-driven halt to voyages. Royal Caribbean stock has fared worse than the broader markets through the current crisis but it is possible that it could bounce back strongly and potentially outperform as the crisis winds down. Conway G. Conway G. 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