Australia lifting ban on international cruises in April

The Radiance of the Seas departs Sydney Harbour on April 4, 2020. At the time, the Australian government was working to move several ships out of New South Wales waters, in line with a ban on foreign ships docking in Australian ports amid the pandemic.

Australia will welcome international cruises back next month, for the first time in more than two years.

“On the basis of medical advice, the Australian Government will not renew the ban on international cruise ships arriving and departing from Australian ports, when the current determination expires on April 17,” a joint statement from the country’s ministers of Home Affairs, Trade, Tourism and Investment, and Health and Aged Care said Tuesday.

The current ban has been in place since March 2020 when Australia first locked down for the pandemic. The country’s COVID-19 restrictions have been among the toughest in the world. Vaccinated tourists were allowed to visit for the first time in February.

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