Several other countries in the region, such as the Philippines, are still locked down entirely for tourism, while others only allow in tourists with heavy entry requirements placed on them.
It was a time when the giants of the cruise world, such as Carnival Corp.
The Crystal Symphony is a vessel operated by Genting Hong Kong.
The Genting group of companies in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia all operate separately, so the problems in Hong Kong will likely not affect the other businesses, despite that Lim has a majority stake in all.
From there, they were taken to airports in the area, the company said.
For the largest cruise operator in Asia, this has caused severe issues.