In March 2020 thousands of passengers of cruise ships that disembarked in Sydney, Australia were told to self-isolate due to COVID-19 fears. Celebrity Solstice disembarked its passengers on 20 March.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, authorities in Sydney, Australia required thousands of cruise ship passengers to isolate themselves after they disembarked. The Celebrity Solstice returned its passengers to land on March 20.