Storms and floods are causing almost 200 sunken wooden war vessels to move. The underwater skeletons of 185 wooden ships, referred to as ghost vessels, were deliberately sunk or have been left to decompose for hundreds of years. Over time, the wrecks, which include ships from the Revolutionary War and Civil War, have transformed an … Read more
Fury among passengers as Virgin’s first ever cruise ship Scarlet Lady skips New York and heads for Miami amid coronavirus fears Scarlet Lady was due to dock in New York for promotional event this weekend Virgin Voyages said today it was diverting to Miami over ‘global health concerns’ Virgin said its decision not to dock … Read more
Fury among passengers as Virgin’s first ever cruise ship Scarlet Lady skips New York and heads for Miami over coronavirus fears Scarlet Lady was due to dock in New York for promotional event this weekend Virgin Voyages said today it was diverting to Miami over ‘global health concerns’ It is unclear whether they made this … Read more
An evacuation flight carrying passengers who were on the coronavirus-riddled Diamond Princess has taken off with 32 British and Europeans onboard, after they spent almost 20 days trapped on the doomed vessel. The amount of people flying back to Britain is less than half of the 78 UK nationals who were trapped on the ship as … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his first-ever Virgin Voyages cruise ship today in Dover. The luxury 17-deck ship – Scarlet Lady – is the first of four Virgin Voyages ships that will come into service each year for the next four years. Newly-released photographs reveal some of the vessel’s standout features, including marble-clad bathrooms, spacious suites, … Read more
The evacuation of dozens of UK nationals trapped onboard a cruise quarantined off the coast of Japan due to a coronavirus outbreak has been delayed by several hours because the British Government cannot cobble together a concrete plan. Ministers yesterday announced a flight would finally leave Tokyo on Friday evening local time and fly 74 Brits who’ve been … Read more
Multi-coloured beams of light pulsate to the pounding beat as a mob of dancers pump and twist to whoops from the watching crowd. The high-octane vibe has all the heat of a throbbing Ibiza nightspot — and then a giant dancing swan flutters on to the stage to prance with an oversized plastic egg. It’s … Read more
Cruise ship crew pepper spray brawling passengers over feared mutiny onboard holiday vessel marooned in the Caribbean for three days in fresh coronavirus panic The MSC Meraviglia was denied permission to dock at three Caribbean ports Authorities feared the vessel was carrying patients with coronovirus symptoms Some passengers started brawling in a dining room forcing … Read more
A British man who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has died after being infected with coronavirus, Japanese authorities said today, making him the first Briton to die of the illness. The man was among 78 Britons quarantined on the cruise liner which became one of the world’s largest clusters of virus cases … Read more