[OrangeHoof]

But now, with Coronavirus, it could easily mean the end of the cruise ship business, at least as we know it.

Wait until the passengers (or their next of kin) sue the cruise line. That will sink (pardon the pun) their business quickly, particularly if there is any proof that they ignored safety or health warnings.

As for the newlyweds, stay in bed, crack open a window, order in for room service, wash the food thoroughly if necessary (i.e. fruits and veggies, etc.) and say NO to any sushi. Use the restroom sparingly but wash up after each use. Pray.

[BobL]

“Wait until the passengers (or their next of kin) sue the cruise line. That will sink (pardon the pun) their business quickly, particularly if there is any proof that they ignored safety or health warnings.”

That’s the thing - the cruise lines are just now starting to go beyond the ‘official’ warnings/advisories...but it’s too late, as the ship off of Japan shows. They are likely to be covered legally...but that’s only 20% of the game. The other 80% is future bookings, and THEY ARE HOSED in that area.

[Capt. Tom]

Wait until the passengers (or their next of kin) sue the cruise line. That will sink (pardon the pun) their business quickly, particularly if there is any proof that they ignored safety or health warnings.

The cruise ships have a few things in their favor.

1.-They are not registered in this country.
2.- A lot of the quarantine problems did not happen in our litigious country.

The incident at Bayonne New Jersey involving the cruise ship 'Anthem of the Seas' did not greatly inconvenience the passengers and was business as usual the next day. - Tom

[ConservativeMind]

Aren’t most ships flagged out of Nigeria or Somalia? They will have to file there, if there’s a corresponding law.

[hanamizu]

Wait until the passengers (or their next of kin) sue the cruise line.

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I am not a lawyer, but I believe when you book passage on a ship, you fall under some very old laws that aren’t what you likely expect. My mother was on a cruise that got hit by an outbreak of illness. Passengers were ordered to stay in their rooms. Once couple refused. They felt fine, they’d paid for a cruise and they were going to enjoy themselves. They were put off the ship at the next port and told to make their own way back home.