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Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine
Read full article: Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantineThis July 2019 photo provided by Miguel Gonzalez, shows Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez with their granddaughter, Caylie Gonzalez, in Alaska. Lucio Gonzalez died of coronavirus.They put him on a ventilator for three weeks and two days, and after that he died, his widow said. (Miguel Gonzalez via AP)SAN FRANCISCO – The last vacation Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez took together began with an ominous delay: a medical emergency on the cruise ship they were set to board. One was Lucio Gonzalez, an athletic 73-year-old who had worked maintaining trails in the California Parks system for 25 years. But a few days after the trip ended, Lucio Gonzalez started feeling ill.
Princess Cruises halts operations over coronavirus
Read full article: Princess Cruises halts operations over coronavirusCarnival’s Princess Cruises announced Thursday that it is suspending all operations for two months due to concerns over the coronavirus. The announcement impacts 18 ships and will affect cruises through May 10. [CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING: Daily ClickOrlando.com newsletter delivered to your inbox]CNBC reported that Princess Cruises President Jan Swartz said the company is taking the “bold action” to reassure stakeholders of its commitment to the well-being of its passengers.
Wine country tours taken to new level with wine cruises on California coast
Read full article: Wine country tours taken to new level with wine cruises on California coastAfter Netflix's new movie "Wine Country" confirmed that touring wine country in Northern California with your best friends is a grand old time, it would only make sense that Princess Cruises would offer cruises up the Pacific Coast to learn (and taste) everything there is to know about wine. There are multiple dates for this one-of-a-kind cruise, which starts in Vancouver and Los Angeles. You'll get to stop in famous California wine towns such as Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma and Monterey, where you can live out your wildest "Big Little Lies" fantasy. Oh, and we can guarantee there will be even more wine that needs to be tasted. Read also: Floatable wine glasses exist and we can all die happyIt doesn't matter if you love a crisp chardonnay or a mellow merlot, if you love wine, then this sounds like the cruise for you.