The New Zealand government announced it will ban all cruise ships from its ports until at least June 30, due to the global spread of Coronavirus.
The new rule went into effect after a cabinet meeting of the New Zealand government on Saturday. The decision will be reviewed in 16 days.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday said the COVID-19 pandemic now represented “unprecedented times’’.
“I make no apologies,’’ she said.
“New Zealand will have the widest-ranging and toughest border restrictions of anyone in the world.”
New Zealand joins a number of other countries that have closed their borders and ports to cruise ships due to COVID-19, such as Spain.
Matt Hochberg
Matt loves to cruise, and started Cruise.Blog as a place to share different cruise experiences, advice, and what to know before going on a cruise.
He lives in Florida with his wife and two daughters, where he can be found on any given day trying to convince his wife they "need" to book another cruise.
