All passengers safe

ALL Australian passengers once stuck aboard cruise ships during the COVID-19 outbreak have now been repatriated. Reports of Aussies stranded aboard vessels such as Azamara Pursuit, Diamond Princess, Greg Mortimer, Norwegian Jewel, and Zaandam, led to fears of when nationals abroad might make it home, with the vessels banned from docking in multiple countries. However, efforts from the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, as well as the intervention of the private sector in helping fund repatriation charters, has since seen all Australians returned home.