| Cairns schedule

PORTS North’s 2021 Cairns cruise ship schedule was removed from its website last week, with the port authority citing the “rapidly changing environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic” for the removal of the document.

“Cruise ship schedules will continue to be subject to fluctuations throughout the remainder of 2020 and into 2021,” Ports North said, adding it “remains in regular contact with cruise representatives and government agencies and will continue to monitor bookings to our ports.”

“The schedules will again be published on Ports North website when cruise ship operations return.”

The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the industry in Cairns has even seen some operators band together (CW 05 Jun).