Being infected and dozens dying. This is the story of three cruise ships which sail betweenjanuary and march of this year. Itjust felt like a regular, relaxing vacation at first. They would each suffer devastating outbreaks of coronavirus, together resulting in hundreds of infections and the deaths of dozens of people. We definitely would have acted differently if wed known what was happening. All three ships were owned by carnival, the Worlds Largest cruise company. I think they let people on that ship when they shouldnt have. And how can cruising be made safe again . January 20th, 2020, and nearly 3,000 passengers on the diamond princess are played off from the quayside in yokohama injapan, about to leave on a 15 day cruise around south east asia. For cruise veterans kent and rebecca frasure, its a chance to see the sights. Disneyland, hong kong, vietnam, taipei. But on february the 1st, on their way back to yokohama, everything changes when its announced a passenger who had left the ship in hong kong six days earlier, has tested positive for the dangerous new coronavirus sweeping through china. It still was really unclear at that point if we were in some sort of danger. The ship returns early to japan and is boarded by Health Officials who Start Testing passengers. If you had a high temperature, you were taken aside and given the actual coronavirus test. Now back in yokohama, passengers are told by the ships captain to stay in their cabins, as the virus starts to spread. During the first few days of quarantine, the number of those infected, both passengers and members of the ships crew, starts to rise. By february the 7th, 61 people have been infected. During their enforced confinement, passengers are allowed out for only an hour a day. Food is brought to their cabins. So, we got more news from outside the ship than from inside the ship. Now, japans ministry of health, labour and welfare has confirmed that three new coronavirus patients on board the diamond princess, bringing the total number to 64. Then rebecca got the news they were fearing. We found out this morning from a reporter, um, that 41 more people had been tested positive for coronavirus. And, uh, came to find out i was one of those 41 people. An hour later, having packed a few clothes, rebecca is taken off the ship and into isolation in hospital. 0k. Yeah. All right. I love you see you. See you later. I remember seeing herwalk down the hallway when she left and turning the corner and didnt know when i would. I would see her again. Over the coming days, the ship becomes the single biggest source of new cases in the world outside wuhan, where the coronavirus had first started. You could tell what kind of day it was going to be, just by looking outside onto the dock. You could see the ambulances lined up. Having completed his quarantine and showing no symptoms, kent frasure was finally allowed to leave the diamond princess