Port of Philadelphia marks new era as PhilaPort Cruise Terminal opens
The PhilaPort Cruise Terminal was four years in the making. On Thursday, the Port of Philadelphia marked the start of a new era.
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The PhilaPort Cruise Terminal was four years in the making. On Thursday, the Port of Philadelphia marked the start of a new era.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Three people who were aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, the ship at the center of a suspected hantavirus outbreak, were evacuated to the Netherlands. In Switzerland, health officials confirmed a man who traveled on the ship has tested positive for hantavirus. Josh Sanders has the latest from the Pulse Desk.
A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, according to health officials and the cruise operator.
The Norwegian Jewel is now the first cruise ship to set sail from the Port of Philadelphia after 15 years.
City and state leaders were among those on board to celebrate the return of cruising on Thursday, projecting it will provide a big boost to the local economy.
The PhilaPort Cruise Terminal will be a home port for Norwegian cruise ships with seasonal trips to Bermuda and other destinations.
Norwegian Cruise Line will begin offering trips out of the Port of Philadelphia starting in 2026, the cruise line announced Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses said that a lightning strike may have sparked the fire on the Carnival Freedom, a claim that Carnival said "is being investigated."
Lee made landfall in Canada while also bringing tropical-storm conditions and coastal flooding to parts of New England.
Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas is preparing for its maiden voyage after recently completing its first round of sea trials.
