Australia to Welcome Back International Cruise Ships from April

A woman paddle boards with her dog as P&O's Pacific Dawn is moored in Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia on November 25, 2015 . Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

International cruise ships will soon enter Australian waters again when a two-year ban on the industry due to COVID-19 is lifted in April.

In a media release on Tuesday, Health Minister Greg Hunt said that based on medical advice, the government would not renew the ban on international cruise ships arriving at and departing from Australian ports when the current direction expires on April 17.