April 2, 2020 Holland America cruise ships with over 200 sick passengers and crew reach deal to disembark in Florida Two Holland America Line cruise ships are currently anchored off the Florida coast, awaiting final clearance to disembark after reaching a conditional arrangement with local authorities.
April 1, 2020 Florida officials have not yet determined plan for cruise ships dealing with coronavirus cases, governor says The governor had said earlier this week that allowing the ship to dock would be a “mistake."
March 31, 2020 Mommy blogger gets backlash for loading family in RV, taking them across country during coronavirus pandemic “We are all living in such uncertain times and I’m just as scared as anyone else. I don’t know if this explanation helps, but I am trying to do my best to take care of my kids and my family," she said.
March 31, 2020 President of Holland America cruise line pleads for compassion while Florida debates allowing ships to dock “We are dealing with a ‘not my problem’ syndrome,” said Orlando Ashford.
March 30, 2020 Holland America cruise ship heading toward US waters with nearly 200 sick onboard Holland America said 189 guests and crew (73 and 116, respectively) were feeling ill as of Sunday night. Three days prior, the cruise line confirmed the death of four "older" guests.
March 27, 2020 4 Holland America cruise passengers die on ship; 138 sick with 'influenza-like' symptoms "Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and we are doing everything we can to support them during this difficult time."
March 27, 2020 Crew members evacuated from cruise ships in Florida after experiencing 'influenza-like symptoms' The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed on Thursday that it had helped evacuate 13 crew members from two Costa Cruises ships following reports that dozens onboard were feeling ill.
March 26, 2020 2 Costa cruise ships heading toward Florida with dozens of sick crew members on board The Costa Favolosa and the Costa Magica had each disembarked passengers that later tested positive for coronavirus
March 24, 2020 Holland America cruise ship heading to Florida with growing number of passengers reporting flu-like symptoms At the time of the initial announcement, Holland America said there were no COVID-19 testing kits available to “determine the cause of these elevated cases at this time.”
March 23, 2020 More TSA agents test positive for coronavirus; new cases identified at New York, New Jersey, Orlando airports As of Monday, the TSA had listed 23 confirmed cases recorded since late February.