Coronavirus: How ghost cruise ships became a summer tourist attraction

[Harry Peterson]

Ghost cruise ships become a summer hit   During the coronavirus pandemic, ships that usually spend the summer cruising the Mediterranean and Caribbean islands have instead found themselves lingering, near-empty, in the Channel. They have been anchoring off the coast from Portsmouth to Plymouth, and at night they illuminate the horizon. The arrival of the UK's "ghost ships", as one Twitter user called them, has transformed the view from the coast and fascinated locals and tourists alike. They have now become a tourist attraction in their own right, with people paying to see them up close.

 

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Edited August 12, 2020 by Harry Peterson