Princess Cruises has announced another batch of sailings that are canceled in Asia due to port closures and travel restrictions.
Additional Canceled Sailings
With countries restricting travel and many port closures for passenger vessels in Asia, Princess Cruises has decided to cancel an additional 21 sailing in the region. The canceled cruises are for the Sapphire Princess cruise ship
Here are the canceled sailings which the cruise line announced:
| Voyage | Departure Date | Departure Port |
| H023/A/B | July 10, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H024/A/B | July 14, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H025/A/B | July 18, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H026/A/B | July 22, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H027/A/B | July 27, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H028/A/B | July 31, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H029/A/B | August 4, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H031/A/B | August 15, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H032/A/B | August 19, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H033/A/B | August 24, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H034/A/B | August 28, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H035/A/B | September 1, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H036/A/B | September 5, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H037/A/B | September 9, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H038/A/B | September 14, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H039/A/B | September 18, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H030/A/B | August 8, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H040/A/B | September 22, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H041/A/B | September 30, 2020 | Roundtrip from Shanghai |
| H042 | October 7, 2020 | From Shanghai to Melbourne |
| H042A | October 7, 2020 | From Shanghai to Fremantle (Perth) |
| H042B | October 7, 2020 | From Shanghai to Adelaide |
| H042C | October 22, 2020 | From Fremantle (Perth) to Melbourne |
This also means the vessel will reposition to Australia six months earlier than the first scheduled. She will offer 44 new cruises from five major cities down under which can be booked from February 27, 2020.
Also Read: 456 Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed From Quarantined Cruise Ship
These cancellations are in addition to the cancellations we posted right here which includes for the Diamond Princess currently under quarantine in Yokohama, Japan, Majestic Princess, and earlier Sapphire Princess cruises.
Sapphire Princess is 115,875 gross tons and has a guest capacity of over 2,600 at double occupancy. The Coronavirus has already infected more than 73,000 people around the world and the death toll is at 1,873 mainly in mainland China. The Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan now has 544 confirmed cases of the virus which is also known as COVID-19.
