Celebrity Cruises has become the latest cruise line to cancel a sailing and alter itineraries after several countries in southeast Asia imposed travel restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Celebrity Millennium was scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong on February 15 and depart on the same day for its next sailing.
But Celebrity announced on Tuesday it would not be docking in Hong Kong and was pulling its next departure from the port.
The line would not confirm where the ship would be docking instead.
The ship is still scheduled to sail a 14-night itinerary from Singapore on February 29, calling at Hanoi, Vietnam; Taipei, Taiwan; and Kyoto, Japan.
The line has also changed Celebrity Constellation’s current itinerary and the next sailing departing on February 16 to avoid Singapore and Thailand, where authorities are denying entry to any ships carrying Chinese passport holders.
Passengers will now disembark in Dubai instead of Singapore. Those on the next sailing will embark at the same port.
Constellation will spend more time in Cochin, Goa and Mumbai, instead of calling into Phuket, Thailand.
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Agents were informed of Constellation’s itinerary changes and the cancellation of Millennium’s February 15 departure on Tuesday.
Guests will receive extra onboard credit and will be booked on new flights arriving into Dubai.
A Celebrity spokesperson said: “In light of the current situation with the coronavirus, Celebrity Cruises has decided to cancel the Millennium sailing of February 15 and modify the itinerary for the Constellation sailings of February 1 and 16.
“Constellation will now debark the current voyage of February 1 in Dubai, UAE on February 16 and embark the next voyage of February 16 in Dubai as well.
“We have communicated these changes with our guests and we are sorry for the disruption to their holidays.
“We continue to monitor the situation closely and will advise our guests should any other changes become necessary.”