Updated on August 21, 2020, 10:55 a.m.
Because they are said to have violated the corona rules of the cruise operator MSC Cruises, an Italian family had to cancel a Mediterranean cruise.
Contrary to the express guidelines, the family separated from their group during a day trip to the island of Capri, the shipping company announced on Thursday. She was therefore no longer allowed on board the “MSC Grandiosa”.
MSC Cruises was the first major shipping company to resume cruises on the Mediterranean after the corona-related break. The “MSC Grandiosa” was on Sunday with 70 percent of the passenger capacity in the port of Genoa to a seven-day cruise started. With the lower capacity utilization and other corona measures, the shipping company wants to reduce the risk of infection on board.
3,047 infections on board cruise ships
Health authorities had repeatedly criticized the cruise industry for reacting too slowly to the spread of the virus. According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the US, 3,047 infections were found on board 48 cruise lines belonging to the International Cruise Association (Clia) during the course of the pandemic. The infections resulted in death in 73 cases.
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