Several cruise operators have been forced to amend their itineraries and cancel cruises as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to hamper operations.

In Germany, TUI Cruises, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Phoenix Seereisen and AIDA Cruises have been forced to take such measures following the detection of positive cases onboard some of their ships.

The Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings group has amended its plans to bring some ships to service with have not yet done so and the itineraries of some other vessels have been impacted.

Marella Cruises in the UK had to cancel a sailing in the Caribbean following people testing positive for the virus as well, media reports say.

Photo: Marella Discovery of Marella Cruises is one of the ships recently impacted by the pandemic