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Coronavirus scare on Singapore cruise ship was false alarm

December 10, 2020475 Views

A suspected COVID-19 case aboard a “cruise-to-nowhere” from Singapore which forced the ship to return to dock and nearly 1,700 guests to isolate was a false alarm, the government said on Thursday. Passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas vessel were held in their cabins for more than 16 hours on Wednesday after an 83-year-old man was tested positive for COVID-19 aboard the ship when he sought medical help for diarrhoea. Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship docks at Marina Bay Cruise Center after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a cruise to nowhere, in Singapore, December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su But Singapore’s health ministry said on Thursday the man did not have the virus after three subsequent tests on land came bac...

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‘Cruise-to-nowhere’ actually takes nowhere

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

December 9, 20201735 Views

Passengers confined to cabins after Royal Caribbean cruise ship detects COVID-19 in Singapore Hundreds of passengers on a Royal Caribbean ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ from Singapore were told to stay in their cabins until contact tracing was complete after a COVID-19 case was detected, forcing the Quantum of the Seas ship back to port, authorities said. Royal Caribbean and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said all guests and crew of the Quantum of the Seas who had close contact with the 83-year old infected male guest have subsequently tested negative for the virus. Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas cruise ship docks at Marina Bay Cruise Center after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a cruise to nowhere, in Singapore, December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Edga...

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Hong Kong, Singapore to allow quarantine free travel to each other

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

November 11, 2020389 Views

A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on Nov. 22, the two cities announced on Wednesday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners. Hong Kong’s Commerce Secretary and Singapore’s Transport Minister said the scheme would begin with one flight a day into each city, with a quota of 200 travellers per flight. This would be increased to two flights a day into each city from Dec. 7. People walk across a street at Mong Kok, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Hong Kong, China November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik If the COVID-19 situation deteriorated in either city the travel bubble would be suspended, they said. Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said he believed t...

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Royal Caribbean to go ahead with Singapore cruise, while suspending most other

UPENDRA SWAMI

November 4, 20201124 Views

Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group has said that it would stop all its cruises, excluding sailings from Singapore, through the end of the year, extending previous suspensions as coronavirus infections continue to increase globally. The company's announcement comes days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a framework for a phased resumption of cruise ship operations, after a no-sail order issued in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic expired on Saturday. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd earlier said about its plans to extend the suspension of its cruises starting December through the end of the year. A Royal Caribbean International cruise ship is seen at Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour, in Sydney, Australia, in a File Photo. REUTERS/Loren E...

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Singapore’s last village proves nostalgic tourism hit in pandemic

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 5, 20201094 Views

Hidden between the skyscrapers of Singapore’s urban jungle sits Kampong Lorong Buangkok - the only surviving traditional village in this modern city-state of 5.7 million people. Made up of 26 single-story wooden houses, which were once ubiquitous across Singapore, the “kampong”, the Malay word for village, has seen a boom in local visitors after borders shut due to the coronavirus pandemic. Local tourists tourism Kampong Lorong Buangkok in Bangkok. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su Most kampongs disappeared during Singapore’s rush to urbanise, but being stuck at home has left locals like 48-year old Jenn Lee, a day trader, craving for a bit of nostalgia to share with her son. “I think it’s good that he does know that (there) is something like that here, it’s not just overseas like Malay...

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लग्जरी ट्रेन में सिंगापुर से बैंकाक

BHASHA SINGH

July 7, 20201914 Views1

ट्रेनों में सफर मात्र किसी दूसरे स्थान पर जाने के लिए नहीं बल्कि सफर का लुत्फ उठाने के लिए भी किया जाता है। ऐसे ही लुत्फ के सफर के सिलसिले में इस बार हम चल रहे हैं दक्षिण-पूर्व एशियाई देशों की ओर। पिछली बार हमने जिक्र किया था ऐतिहासिक ओरिएंट एक्सप्रेस का। इस बार हम बात कर रहे हैं उसी ट्रेन की एशियाई अनुकृति का। दरअसल इस ट्रेन का संचालन भी वेनिस-सिंप्लॉन ओरिएंट एक्सप्रेस का परिचालन करने वाली कंपनी ही कर रही है। थाईलैंड, सिंगापुर और मलेशिया में चलती है ईस्टर्न एंड ओरिएंट एक्सप्रेस। एशिया में भारत की ‘पैलेस आन व्हील्स’ के बाद शाही ट्रेन यात्राओं में ईस्टर्न एंड ओरिएंट एक्सप्रेस का ही नाम है। इस ट्रेन ने अपना पहला सफर बैंकाक से सिंगापुर तक साल 1993 में तय किया था। यह ट्रेन एक बार में 132 सैलानियों को करीब 2,030 किलोमीटर तक का सफर तय करती है। यह ट्रेन परंपरा व आधुनिकता का रोमांचक सफर कर...