HBO's 'The Last Cruise': Live stream, release date and all you need to know about Covid-19 outbreak on Diamond Princess
HBO has a knack for providing the viewers with compelling stories and the network is in no mood to stop. The cable network is coming out with a new documentary, ‘The Last Cruise’, which will tell the horrifying stories that transpired aboard the ill-fated Diamond Princess Cruise ship.
The cruise ship set sail from Yokohama, Japan, on January 20, 2020, in the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic. On January 23, an 80-year-old man started to present coughing symptoms. However, he did not visit the medical facility and disembarked in Hong Kong. A few days later it was found that he had tested positive for the deadly illness.
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After the announcement, quarantine officers started testing passengers and crew members. There were 3,711 people present on the ship and no one was allowed to leave the ship. Passengers were given strict orders for quarantining in their staterooms while the number of cases on board skyrocketed.
A plethora of people from countries such as Argentina, Portugal, Israel, Ukraine, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Kyrgyzstan were tested positive for Covid-19 on the ship.
According to Tokyo’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the total number of cases on the ship was estimated to be 697 while seven people had lost their lives due to the virus.
The upcoming documentary is a first-person account of the entire scenario that transpired on the ship and how people were stuck on Diamond Princess for almost two months.
Here’s everything you need to know about HBO’s riveting documentary.
Release date
The upcoming film will be premiering exclusively on HBO Max on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
Plot
The official synopsis reads: “Using intimate footage recorded by passengers and crew, ‘The Last Cruise’, s a first-person account of the nightmare that transpired aboard the ill-fated Diamond Princess Cruise ship, which set sail from Yokohama, Japan on January 20, 2020, in the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. The film also takes aim at the United States' early response to Covid-19.”
Creators
HBO is teaming up with filmmaker Hannah Olson for the project. Olson is known for directing documentaries like ‘Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr’ and ‘Baby God’. Olson is also producing the documentary along with Shane Boris, Joe Beshenkovsky, and James A Smith.
For HBO, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller will serve as executive producers.
Where to Watch and How to Live Stream
Viewers can watch ‘The Last Cruise’ exclusively on HBO Max on March 30, 2021. You just need to subscribe to the platform and choose one of their subscription plans to watch the aforementioned documentary and other titles as well.
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