The port has lost five calls as a result of the cancellation.

Non-resident foreigners are now banned from entering the country.Ĭook Islands: All cruise ships and yachts are banned from entering Cook Islands waters until June 30, subject to weekly review.Ĭolombia: All sea and river borders are closed until May 30.Ĭosta Rica: Only Costa Rican citizens and legal residents are permitted to enter the country (originally until April 12 possible extension)Ĭork, Ireland: The Port of Cork is closed to cruise ships at least through April 20, 2020. This affects ships scheduled to call on Grand Cayman.Ĭhile: Chile cruise ports have blocked cruise ships from calling, but there is no word yet on when the ban will be lifted. In addition, Canada has extended restrictions on any Canadian cruise ship from mooring, navigating, or transiting in Canadian Arctic waters (including Nunatsiavut, Nunavik and the Labrador Coast) until November 1, 2020.Ĭayman Islands: The Cayman Islands is closed to tourists until at least September 1, 2020. Foreign nationals from all countries are barred from entering Canada. Arctic ports are closed for the entire season. The port is currently still closed.īritish Virgin Islands: On March 14, citing the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, the Government of the Virgin Islands announced the immediate closure of the Tortola cruise port, allowing no cruise ships to call on the territory for a 30 day period in an effort to protect the Territory from potential contamination.Ĭambodia: All cruise vessels and Mekong riverboats from Vietnam will be denied entry.Ĭanada: All Canadian ports are closed to cruise ships with more than 500 passengers through July 1, 2020. Visiting vessels will not be allowed to enter the seaport. The airport will also close to all commercial air service effective 11:59 pm Friday, March 20. These ports' restrictions apply indefinitely.Īngola: Angola has suspended all flights in and out, closed land border crossings and banned the arrival of passenger ships.Īnguilla: Marigot Port suspended all passenger movements to and from the Blowing Point Ferry Port (Anguilla) on March 17 and until further notice cruise operations suspended.Īrgentina: Argentina has closed its borders to foreign nationals.Īruba: Passengers currently are not allowed to enter Aruba, residents included.Īustralia: All cruise ships which can carry more than 100 passengers are banned until mid-September.īarbados: All ports are currently closed.īelize: Seaports in Belize are closed to non-essential traffic.īermuda Starting Thursday, March 19, Bermuda's borders will be closed for two weeks to non-residents. At Amsterdam, no cruise vessels are allowed to enter the port, and mooring is restricted to lay by, without passengers, until further notice.The ports of Hoorn and Huizen are also blocking cruise vessels, while Alkmaar, Den Helder, Enkhuizen, Haarlem, Lelystad, Medemblik and Zaanstad are turning away those with 100 or more persons onboard.

Restrictions were placed on ocean and river cruise vessels in the Amsterdam region, in effect from the week of March 20, 2020. Ports Currently Closed to Cruise ShipsĪlbania: Albania closed all sea borders on March 22.Īmsterdam: Amsterdam, along with many other ports in The Netherlands, are barring or restricting cruise passengers by river and by ocean. Please note that due to the changing nature of the situation, restrictions might have increased or evolved based on each individual region. The following is a status report of which cruise ports are denying entry to cruise ships at the moment, and which ports have increased restrictions, and which ports have re-opened. Port closures are affecting cruises less and less, as most cruise lines have temporarily shut down in an effort to help reduce the spread of the virus. Read our updated Which Ports Are Closed in 2022 articleĪs COVID-19 causes countries to impose travel restrictions and close their borders to outside visitors, the cruise ships left sailing have been increasingly turned away from various ports, The virus, which originated in Wuhan, China and since spread to every continent but Antartica, has spurred countries to be more aggressive about letting ships into port, even if the vessels only have healthy people onboard. The information is not current, as of May 2021. Editors' note: This article is no longer being updated.

Aruba cruise port map