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Ruby Princess is the most deadly virus ship

Call it the $5.2 billion question: will Ruby Princess sink the booming Australian cruise industry?

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Jump on the website for Princess Cruises, and you'll see "balcony bonanza" deals aplenty, a cheerful gallery of #comebacknew guest moments, and the "more time for me time" campaign. Talk about a parallel universe.

Analysis of Australia's COVID-19 fatalities as of Wednesday, April 8, show that Ruby Princess is officially the most deadly ship on the seas when it comes to the coronavirus.

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Fiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.com

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