At least one US-based cruiseship is heading into temporary lay-up as chaos runs rife throughout the entire cruise industry due the global spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line (BPCL), a two-ship company that operates short cruises between Florida and the Bahamas, announced on Friday that it was cancelling all cruises scheduled for its 53,000-gt Grand Classica (built 1991) for three months.