Published 2 years ago

Cruise ships return to Australia after two-year COVID-19 ban

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P&O's Pacific Explorer docked in Sydney for the first time in more than two years. The ban was imposed in March 2020 after a Covid-19 outbreak. The outbreak was linked to hundreds of cases of the virus and 28 deaths. P&O says bookings for its Australian cruises are now close to pre-pandemic levels.

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Hindustan Times

Australia’s ban on cruise ships during two years of Covid-19 comes to an end

Australia’s states will determine when foreign cruise ships can enter now the federal ban has run out. Safety steps include vaccination requirements for crew and passengers over 12 years old, as well as mask and Covid-testing protocols.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Sydney Morning Herald

Cruise ships back in Sydney Harbour after two-year COVID ban lifted

The federal government ban on cruise ships lifts on Sunday, marking a major step in the country’s tourism reopening and pleasing the more than a million Australians who take to the seas each year.

2 years ago·Sydney, Australia

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South China Morning Post

Australia’s pandemic-era ban on cruise ships ends after two years

Ban on foreign cruise ships was imposed in March 2020 after a Covid outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess spilled into Sydney once the vessel docked.

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

Cruise ships return to Australia after two-year COVID-19 ban

SYDNEY: A cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbour on Monday (Apr 18) for the first time in more than two years, after a 2020 ban sparked by a mass COVID-19 outbreak was lifted. On a bright morning, the Pacific Explorer made a dramatic entrance flanked by tugboats spraying plumes of water and with a large bann

2 years ago·Singapore

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ABC Australia

Cruise ships return to Sydney Harbour for the first time in two years

Cruise ships are returning to Sydney for the first time in two years, after the ban was lifted. Transport Forum CEO Margy Osmond expects a surge in domestic cruising.

2 years ago·Australia

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News24

Australia’s pandemic-era ban on cruise ships comes to an end

Australia’s two-year-long ban on cruise ships expires on Sunday, another step toward the rehabilitation of tourism from the damage wrought by the pandemic.

2 years ago·South Africa

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