Dear Viking Guests,

Today Viking announced that we will temporarily suspend river and ocean cruise operations until 1 May 2020 in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 situation. The announcement was made today by Chairman Torstein Hagen in a video message and letter sent to currently booked guests with impacted sailings. We believe Viking will be in a better place to provide the experiences our guests expect and deserve after this time and plan to resume operations on 1 May 2020, continuing all further sailings as originally planned.

To view Mr. Hagen’s video please click here: https://www.vikingcruises.com/notice/update-video.html

We will stand by our guests, colleagues and partners in these challenging times and hope that you in turn will stand with us too.

Sincerely,
The Viking Family

Ports Currently Closed to Cruise Ships
Cook Islands The Cook Islands government has banned all cruise ship visits to the outer islands.
Doha: Qatar's capital, Doha, has closed its port to cruise ships until further notice.
Estonia: Cruise ships will not be permitted to dock in Estonia until at least May 1.
Hong Kong: Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong has shut both its cruise terminals until further notice as cruise lines cancel sailings and adjust itineraries to avoid calls on several Asia ports due to the coronavirus outbreak.
India: The Government of India will no longer allow entry to cruise ships to its ports.
Israel: Israel is closing itself to tourism, asking tourists to leave the country and automatically quarantining any foreign visitors for 14 days upon arrival.
Italy: The entire country of Italy is in a government mandated lockdown. No cruises are permitted to visit.
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: The Malyasian port of Kota Kinabalu has closed itself to all cruise ship traffic.
Malaysia: The country has closed its cruise ports to cruise ships following a decision taken by the Health Ministry and Transport Ministry.
Maldives: The Government of Maldives announced new precautionary measures on February 26 that include a temporary ban on all cruise ships from entering and docking in the Maldives.
Marshall Islands: Borders closed to all international travelers arriving by cruise ship until March 22.
New Caledonia: Three New Caledonian ports -- Lifou, Mare and Isle of Pines -- remain closed after tribal chiefs made an unprecedented decision to bar cruise traffic. Cruise lines are in communication with the local chiefs to attempt to find a solution to the disruptions.
Norway: All visitors coming into Norway will have to quarantine for 14 days, making it impossible for those coming by cruise ship to visit the country.
Samoa: All cruise ships will not be granted entry into Samoa until further notice.
South Korea: South Korea has implemented a temporary ban on all cruise ships docking at its ports. For February, the only ship scheduled to call in was Holland America Line's Westerdam, which was barred from entering multiple ports.
Spain: All cruise ships have been banned from stopping at any of Spain's ports from March 13 until March 26. An exception will be made for passengers disembarking before March 15.
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka has closed to all cruise passengers, however it is allowing ships to dock to take on supplies and refuel.
Tahiti: French Polynesia has closed its cruise ports to cruise ships as of March 12. Tahiti remains closed until April 11, 2020.
Taiwan: Keelung and other cruise ports in Taiwan closed their doors to cruise traffic on February 6, (making one exception on February 7 for a ship called Super Star Aquarius, which had a large number of Taiwanese passengers onboard).
United Arab Emirates: It was confirmed on March 8 by Celebrity Cruises that the UAE, which includes the ports of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, has closed its ports to cruise ships.
USA: In California, Monterey has closed itself to cruise ships through the end April, forcing the cancelation of visits from Princess Cruises and Holland America Line. Santa Barbara has also closed itself to cruises, forcing the cancelation of 11 cruise ship visits through the end of June 2020. Baltimore is closed, only allowing returning vessels to disembark; all disembarking passengers will be screened.
Vietnam: Two ports common on Mekong River cruises are closed. Halong Bay closed March 12 and will remain closed for at least two weeks (no day or overnight cruises permitted). Lan Ha Bay is closed until further notice.

Ports Denying Select Visitors
Australia: Foreign nationals (excluding permanent residents of Australia) who have been in the following countries will not be allowed to enter Australia for 14 days from the time they have left or transited through: mainland China, Iran, Republic of Korea. Australian citizens and permanent residents will still be able to enter, as will their immediate family members (spouses, legal guardians or dependants only). They will be required to self-isolate at home for 14 days from the day they left China, Iran or the Republic of Korea.
The Bahamas: No entry for anyone with prior 20-day mainland China travel, regardless of nationality.
Cayman Islands: As of February 28, the Cabinet of the Cayman Islands Government issued regulations to control the entry of persons to the Cayman Islands who have a travel history to mainland China under the Public Health Law (2002 Revision). Visitors who have been in China in the preceding 14 days will be denied entry; At this time, the Ministry of Health recommends only essential travel between Cayman and the following countries because the World Health Organization reports that they have had five or more cases where exposure to COVID-19 has occurred within country: France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, Macau, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
Cook Islands: Anyone traveling from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Italy and Iran in the last 14 days will be denied entry. Travelers from China are also banned.
Fiji: All cruise ships entering Fijian waters are required to make first berth at ports in Suva or Lautoka, where all passengers onboard must undergo medical and travel history checks. Travelers who have been in China, Italy, Iran or South Korea in the 14 days prior to arrival are not be permitted entry into Fiji.
Guam: No entry permitted if you have been in China within 14 days of arrival.
Indonesia: No entry permitted to China passport holders.
Jamaica: All persons who have visited Italy, South Korea, Iran and Singapore in the last 14 days and who do not have permanent residency or marriage exemption in Jamaica will not be granted landing privileges at any of the country’s ports of entry; additionally, all persons entering the island from China are subject to immediate quarantine for a minimum of 14 days.
Japan: Foreign nationals who have visited Hubei and/or Zhejiang Provinces in China within 14 days of arrival in Japan, hold a Chinese passport issued by these provinces, or have visited Daegu City or Cheongdo County in North Gyeongsang Province in Republic of Korea within 14 days of arrival in Japan or have visited Gyeongsan/Andong/Yeongcheon City, Chilgok/Uiseong/Seongju/Gunwei County in North Gyeongsang Province in Republic of Korea; or have visited Kom/Tehran/Gilan provinces in Iran within 14 days of arrival in Japan will not be able to land in Japan except under special circumstances for the time being.
Maldives: Restricted entry of travelers originating from or transiting via China, South Korea, Iran, Italy and Bangladesh.
Micronesia: Micronesia has imposed a ban on anyone from entering the country if they have traveled to a country with confirmed cases of coronavirus within the past 14 days. If you have visited, or transited mainland China since 6 January 2020 you will be denied entry.
New Caledonia: Passengers are not permitted to leave the ship if the have visited certain countries in the past two weeks. If there is a risk of COVID-19 on a cruise ship, nobody will be allowed to disembark.
New Zealand: Restrictions are in place on foreign travelers who have been present in, or transited through, Iran or mainland China or any other notified country, 14 days prior to them departing for New Zealand. Mainland China includes all of China, but not Hong Kong and Macau and not Taiwan. Passengers or crew on board any quarantined cruise ship are also banned from entering New Zealand within 14 days of disembarking from the cruise ship.
Palau: Entry denied if you have traveled to or transited through China, Hong Kong or Macau in the previous 14 days.
Papua New Guinea: If you have traveled to mainland China within 14 days of your arrival in PNG you will be denied entry.
Philippines: According to Norwegian's website, the Philippines is not currently allowing Chinese nationals to disembark.
Sri Lanka: No arrival visas for China passport holders.
Singapore: No entry permitted for China and Iranian passport holders or visitors with recent travel history to China, Iran, Northern Italy and Korea within the last 14 days.
Solomon Islands: If you've been in China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Italy, Hong Kong, Thailand, Iran, Taiwan or Macau during the past 14 days, you will be refused entry into Solomon Islands.
St. Kitts & Nevis: Any and all incoming passengers who have traveled to or from any of the following countries within the last 14 days will be asked to provide travel history, history of exposure to the virus and contact information: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Italy, Japan and Iran.
St. Lucia: Anyone who has been to, or transited through mainland China, Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea or Italy in the last 14 days before their scheduled arrival in St. Lucia will not be permitted into the country.
Tonga: If you're traveling from or through China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Italy, Iran, or Daegu and Cheongdo County in South Korea, you will need to do 14 days of self-quarantine in another country and medical clearance before traveling to Tonga.
Turkey: No entry permitted for anyone who has visited the following countries in the last 14 days: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Thailand, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Iran and Iraq.
Vanuatu: No entry for any travelers who originated from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, South Korea, Japan and Singapore in the previous 14 days. Any foreign national who has originated from or transited through any ports in China, Hong Kong, Macao, South Korea, Japan and Singapore since December 31, 2019, who have spent the previous 14 days outside the places mentioned above, must obtain a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioners certifying that they are free from any respiratory illness suspected of coronavirus.
Vietnam: No entry permitted for China passport holders; ship denied entry.
Ports Turning Some Cruise Ships Away
In addition to Shanghai and Hong Kong, ports across Asia have experienced a shift in cruise passenger traffic, with no determination on when calls will return to normal.
British Virgin Islands: Tortola denied entry to Costa Favolosa on February 26 after consultation with the medical authorities on the island as some passengers had flown directly from Italy to join the ship. The ship continued its itinerary reaching the next port of call in Philipsburg (St Marteen) as scheduled.
Cayman Islands: On February 26, MSC Meraviglia was barred from entering the Cayman Islands; a scheduled by Carnival Freedom was also denied.
Cook Islands: MSC Magnifica was banned from the Cook Islands’ atoll of Aitutaki on March 3.The Cook Islands government has banned all cruise ship visits to the outer islands in the next two months due to the “fragile health system”.
Dominican Republic: On February 27, the port of La Romana refused entry to Braemar, a cruise ship in the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines fleet, due to "a small number of influenza-like cases on board". The ship docked in St. Maarten on March 1; no guests or crew had coronavirus symptoms, according to the line. On March 4, officials in Samana delayed clearance to Celebrity Equinox, despite no one on board having symptoms, the ship left the port.
Fiji: Wallis and Fortuna banned a visit by a German cruise ship to protect the population against the spread of the Covid-19. The kings on both islands, however, are yet to decide if the cruise ship Soleal will be allowed to dock later this month.
Indonesia: Coral Adventurer has been denied entry to four ports its current 14-night Sulawesi itinerary, which departed Darwin on February 27 and ends March 13. Viking Sun was initially barred from docking in Bali on March 7 after it was turned away from Surabaya, East Java, but the decision was reversed after medical personnel from the Benoa Port Health Office, Bali Health Agency and Bali Mandara Hospital gave the ship the all-clear.
Jamaica: After delaying disembarkation to passengers from MSC Meraviglia on February 26, the island informed Carnival that two ships due to dock the first week of March -- Freedom and Horizon -- would not be allowed to disembark passengers. (Horizon rerouted to Amber Cove; Freedom rerouted to Key West.) MSC Divina voluntarily diverted from Ocho Rios and rerouted to Grand Cayman Islands for March 6.
Malaysia: The port of Penang in Malaysia refused entry to Costa Fortuna because there were 64 people from Italy onboard the ship.
Maldives: On March 1, the port of Male denied entry to Seabourn Sojourn, despite no cases of coronavirus onboard.
Malta: With the local government blaming misinformation circulated by the media, the government of Malta and MSC Cruises agreed to have MSC Opera skip its planned port of call in Malta in order to avoid public unrest.
Myanmar: Myanmar has barred Silver Spirit from docking in Yangon, despite no cases of coronavirus onboard.
Puerto Rico: The government of Puerto Rico has ordered that any cruise ship entering Puerto Rico must certify that no person on board meets the criteria for the coronavirus. Ships that do not or cannot do so will be turned away.
St. Lucia: St. Lucia has denied at least one cruise ship entry.
St. Kitts: Inspectors from the Environmental Health Department board each vessel that docks to review the passenger travel manifest and all medical reports for any passengers exhibiting flu-like symptoms. Any passenger displaying such symptoms is not permitted to disembark. On March 4, St. Kitts permitted a Costa cruise ship to dock in Port Zante on March 4 but refused permission for passengers to disembark.
Thailand: The Port of Bangkok (Laem Chabang) is among the ports that denied entry to Holland America's Westerdam, despite no cases of coronavirus detected onboard. Phuket denied entry to Costa Fortuna citing the presence of Italians onboard.
Tonga: Entry to Nuku'alofa in Tonga was denied to Crystal Cruises' Crystal Serenity, CMV's Columbus and Transocean Kreuzfahrten's Astor. Last month, Astor, Columbus and Crystal Serenity were refused entry into Tonga due to health warnings following the global coronavirus outbreak.
Turks and Caicos: The port of Grand Turk refused to allow Carnival Magic to disembark its passengers on March 6, citing several passengers with cold and flu-like symptoms.
USA: Seattle has asked Princess Cruises and Celebrity Cruises to cancel their planned stops in the city scheduled for April 1 (Grand Princess) and April 5 (Celebrity Eclipse), respectively. The port of Astoria, in Washington state, will not permit Grand Princess to dock on March 31.
Vanuatu: The port denied entry to Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas after three crew members tested positive for influenza, forcing the line to abandon an 11-day cruise through the South Pacific islands and head to New Zealand instead.
For more information on cruise cancellations and itinerary changes, see our coronavirus cruise line coverage.

@mykerin - ciesz się, że na tydzień przed i nie poleciałeś bo mógłbyś mieć problem z powrotem - i bez znaczenia byłoby, czy to ty czy Costa płaci za bilet powrotny. Wiele osób o anulowaniu rejsu dowiedziała się w portach w różnych miejscach na świecie. Takich sytuacji, gdzie statki wracają do Europy puste jest sporo już od jakiegoś tygodnia - dotyczy to praktycznie wszystkich operatorów. Na mój rejs (teoretycznie zaczynającego się dzisiaj) na stronie też nadal były dostępne wycieczki ale to przecież bez znaczenia bo rezerwując u Costy nic nie płacisz - robisz to dopiero na statku a skoro nie wsiądziesz to i nic nie zapłacisz. Nie nadążają po prostu z dostosowaniem się do sytuacji. Widzę dokładnie to samo - zresztą nie tylko u Costy ale również u Norwegiana, gdzie mam otwartą rezerwację. I jak znam życie tak jest też u innych. Wątpię, żeby ktokolwiek nadążał za tym co się dzieje.