Last major cruise ship at sea during COVID-19 pandemic arrives at port–and trip was good

The last ship owned and operated by a major cruise line still at sea during the coronavirus pandemic arrived back at port in Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday—107 days later.

Carnival’s Costa Deliziosa began a “round-the-world” voyage on January 5, from Venice, Italy, and returned to anchor offshore in Genoa on Tuesday evening, April 21, reports said.

Things aren’t as bad as they might have been on the ship. The Los Angeles Times reported no cases of COVID-19 on the Deliziosa, according to its owner, Italian company Costa Crociere.

That meant passengers were free to use the vessel’s facilities and entertainments, the L.A. Times said. One passenger called being stuck “a stroke of luck.”

Bloomberg reported 295 passengers disembarked in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. The remaining 1,224 passengers and 898 crew members were set to disembark on Wednesday.

Future voyages on the Deliziosa have been canceled until June 5, according to the Costa Crociere website.

The Deliziosa’s trip wasn’t nearly as disastrous as what passengers endured on another cruise ship, the Grand Princess, where dozens of people suffered sickness and at least three people died. Other cruise ships had been locked down in quarantine to protect port cities since the COVID-19 outbreak started.

Storyful contributed to this article.

This story was originally published April 22, 2020 at 9:24 AM.