Newcastle's cruise ship season has ended prematurely due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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The port was expecting to welcome four ships in the coming weeks, but cruise companies have cancelled the voyages.
The cancellations include the Celebrity Solstice and Viking Orion, which were due to arrive on Saturday.
The other scheduled visits were the Voyager of the Seas on Tuesday and Golden Princess on April 4. The ships were to arrive from Sydney after the start of a trip or from Pacific islands.
Port of Newcastle said the cruise operators had advised that their schedules had changed in response to government precautions put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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The Port of Newcastle withdrew its small band of cruise ship volunteers last week.
Meanwhile, City of Newcastle says Tuesday night's council committee meetings will go ahead as planned.
Two more Australians died of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, over the weekend.
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Michael Parris
Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.
Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.
