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There is concern about a new Covid outbreak on board a cruise ship headed for Melbourne as the boat was prevented from docking at another port due to high community transmission in the area.
The Grand Princess, which is part of Princess Cruises, did not dock at the port of Newcastle, north of Sydney, after a discussion with Hunter New England Health.
It is understood the ship - which has an unspecified amount of Covid cases on board - will dock in Melbourne on Thursday.
A Port of Newcastle spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia it did not make the decision to deny access to the cruise ship. Instead, it was a joint decision made by local NSW Department of Health authorities and Princess Cruises.
There is concern about a Covid outbreak on cruise ship The Grand Princess (pictured), which is headed for Melbourne after the decision was made for it to avoid docking in Newcastle north of Sydney due to high community transmission in the area
A spokesperson for Princess Cruises told Daily Mail Australia the ship has only 'slightly elevated levels of Covid cases' on board and therefore it will continue its voyage to Melbourne
'Port of Newcastle is responsible for the safe passage of vessels into and out of the port,' the spokesperson said.
'Princess Cruises informed Port of Newcastle of their decision to cancel the Grand Princess' visit following discussions with Hunter New England Health.'
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