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Fresh push for plan to restart cruising in Australia

A cruise company is fighting Canberra to have the industry kickstarted in Australia.

President of Carnival Australia and P&O Sture Myrmell joined groups affected by the ban after it was extended last week to September 17.

Produce growers, travel agents, tour operators, marine engineering services and entertainers have said they are suffering without the income created by the multi-billion dollar industry.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/co...3-01a6e6f9056f

but meanwhile...

Royal Caribbean postpones inaugural ship sailing after 8 crew members test positive for Covid-19

Royal Caribbean postponed the inaugural sailing of its cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas after eight vaccinated crew members tested positive for Covid-19, the company's CEO said.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/artic...vid/index.html

and

2 passengers on Celebrity Millennium cruise test positive for coronavirus

Two guests aboard the first major sea cruise hosting Americans since the pandemic halted the industry have tested positive for coronavirus in required end-of-cruise testing, the cruise line said Thursday.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/artic...sts/index.html

Cruise line pulls pin on Australia

Major cruise line Cunard has cancelled its campaign of summer voyages around Australia as ongoing international border closures deal another blow to the struggling tourism industry.

The 180-year-old British operator, part of the Carnival Corp *stable, announced on Wednesday night it was pulling the pin on all voyages in Australia and New Zealand for 2021-22. Ongoing Covid complexities also mean it has cancelled two world voyages scheduled to call here next year.

There are fears Cunard is merely one in a series of cruise-*industry dominoes set to fall as uncertainty continues about when foreign-flagged ships will be allowed into Australian waters.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/tra...16df8f674ac64c

Yeah, nup.



THE CRUISER’S ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE

But if all else fails and you do find yourself sharing the bay Marie with the undead at breakfast then...

https://www.goport.com/blog/the-crui...urvival-guide/