HANOI: Vietnam has denied permission to dock for two cruise ships amid fears of coronavirus infections on board, according to state media, ship tracking websites and messages posted to social media by passengers. Because of the virus, many cruises in South-East Asia are being cancelled while others currently sailing are being re-routed.
Young women wearing face masks for protection as they wait to cross the road in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on Friday . Vietnam has denied permission to dock for two cruise ships amid fears of Covid-19 infections on board, according to state media, ship tracking websites and messages posted to social media by passengers. - Reuters
Authorities in Vietnam's Quang Ninh province, home to the UNESCO world heritage site Ha Long Bay, decided on Tuesday not to allow passengers of the German-owned AIDAvita cruise ship to disembark on Thursday, the state Vietnam News Agency said. Germany's AIDA Cruises, the owner of the AIDAvita, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. AIDA Cruises is a subsidiary of Miami-based Carnival Corp.
As of Friday evening, the AIDAvita was 176 km south of the Thai capital Bangkok, according to Marine Traffic.Stoking fears in countries that usually allow cruise ships to dock is the quarantine in Japan of the Diamond Princess, also managed by a unit of Carnival Corp. Of the 3,700 passengers and crew on that vessel, 218 have tested positive for the virus.
"We have very strict protocols in place, there is no illness onboard the ship and no guests or crew members on the ship who hold Chinese, Macau or Hong Kong passports or have visited or transited through any of these areas," captain Frank Juliussen said in a letter sent to passengers aboard the Norwegian Jade.
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