Who in their right mind would sign up for a cruise these days? I wouldn’t go even if the cabins were free.
It's a marketing challenge to be sure. "Thrill cruise on the S.S. Petri Dish!" could be a hard sell unless it's around Halloween. If I had any stock in cruise lines I'd be short-selling like a fiend.
40 out of 400 IIRC, about a 10% infection rate but not all of them are symptomatic. If there's any good to be gleaned from this mess it's that at least we'll be getting hard numbers unfiltered by Chinese political bosses. That's mighty cold comfort for the patients and their families despite the fact that they'll be getting the best of care.
Just saw a Facebook friend selfie of a couple on board their cruise ship. Bon Voyage !