Japan Turns Away Carnival-Owned Cruise Ship Over Fear of Coronavirus

Japan Turns Away Carnival-Owned Cruise Ship Over Fear of Coronavirus
The Holland America Westerdam in Juneau, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2011. Becky Bohrer/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Japanese authorities have refused to allow a Holland America-operated cruise ship to call at its ports, according to the company, but it stressed there are no known cases of coronavirus on board.

The Westerdam cruise ship is “currently in a holding pattern off the coast of Japan, southeast of Okinawa, while we are working to finalize a new port of disembarkation,” said Holland America, a subsidiary of Carnival Corp., in a statement on Thursday.
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