On March 2, 2020, Luminous Cruise Co. Ltd., which operates a restaurant cruise ship in Kobe, filed a petition with the Kobe District Court for the commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings.
Consequently, the 4,778-gross ton vessel which can accommodate 2,000 passengers has been removed from service.
The move has been prompted by customer cancellations related to the massive COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. The virus claimed the lives of six passengers quarantined on the cruise ship.
