Passengers on Grand Princess Told to Stay Inside Rooms for Rest of Trip Over Coronavirus Fears

One of the biggest world cruise liners in the world, the Grand Princess, is pictured in a file photograph. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

Passengers on the Grand Princess were told to stay inside their rooms for the rest of the voyage, according to operator Princess Cruises in a statement on Thursday evening.

The cruise line was banned from docking in San Francisco and any other California port until 21 passengers on board the ship are tested for COVID-19 coronavirus. They are currently suffering from flu-like symptoms, and Gov. Gavin Newsom made the move to prevent the vessel from disembarking, meaning that the ship is now floating off the California coast as of Thursday.