Cruise to nowhere cut short


AN ocean liner on a “cruise to nowhere” was forced to make an earlier-than-scheduled return to Singapore after a coronavirus case was detected on board, reports said.

The cruises – starting and ending in Singapore, with no stops – were launched last year as part of the travel industry’s attempt to bounce back from a pandemic-induced crunch.

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