The special inquiry into Ruby Princess will have to report without being able to question two key federal officers who helped clear the cruise ship.

The ABF has quashed claims that one of its officers misread Ruby Princess’ COVID-19 results, leading to the ship’s infamous outbreak.

The class action alleges the cruise line knew the risks its passengers faced before the ship left, placing them in breach of consumer law.

The passenger told an inquiry into the cruise that she contracted the virus from a sneeze, even though sneezing is not a symptom of COVID-19.

A NSW Health physician has told a special inquiry the department decided not to wait for COVID-19 swab results before allowing Ruby Princess passengers to disembark.

We’re not sure what Princess Cruises did to anger the gods of the seas to this extent, but we hope the cruise line breaks the curse soon.

Are you sick of reading about the Ruby Princess saga? Well, it’s probably best you put on a blindfold for this story.

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The news comes as Carnival confirms all passengers on board the cruise will get a full refund, so we’re working on forging our tickets.

With many of the country’s favourite international haunts indefinitely off limits to Australians into the near future, this analyst says domestic tourism could see a surge in demand.

The cruise line’s president says what happened on Ruby Princess was a reflection of what was happening around the world at the time.

Meanwhile, the number of passengers who have died after contracting the virus on board the ship has risen to 18.