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A couple enjoys a drink in D'Vino wine bar in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on August 23. (Dubravko Lenert/For The Washington Post)

Banned almost everywhere else in Europe, U.S. tourists are finding their way to this travel destination

The Seadream 1 ship docks the quay in Bodo in Norway on August 5, 2020 on suspicion of a corona infection on board. - 85 crew members were tested for the virus in the morning hours on August 5, 2020. (Photo by Sondre SKJELVIK / NTB SCANPIX / AFP) / Norway OUT (Photo by SONDRE SKJELVIK/NTB SCANPIX/AFP via Getty Images)

COVID-19 cases hit first Caribbean cruise since pandemic

A pool at The Sea View Koh Chang resort on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand. Tripadvisor, the giant online travel review platform, warned travelers on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, that the hotel was behind the jailing of a guest for his harsh reviews. (Sea View Koh Chang via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY THAILAND-RESORT-DEFAMATION BY RICHARD C. PADDOCK FOR NOV. 11, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --

Thai hotel that put American in jail gets new, one-of-a-kind label on Tripadvisor

A photo provided by the Sea View Koh Chang resort, of the Sea View Koh Chang resort on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand. Under Thailand’s criminal defamation law, an American man was arrested in September 2020, after posting a negative review about the resort. (Sea View Koh Chang via The New York Times)

American could face prison in Thailand after posting negative reviews of a resort September 28, 2020 | 1:10 PM

In this Monday, May 11, 2020, file photo, a waiter carries beers for customers sitting at a terrace bar in Tarragona, Spain. The European Union announced Tuesday, June 30, 2020 that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S.

Travel Restrictions

Europe restricts visitors from the U.S. amid virus resurgence June 30, 2020 | 11:45 AM

The interactive world map of COVID-19 restrictions released by IATA.

Planning a trip? This interactive world map of COVID-19 restrictions will help. June 16, 2020 | 4:23 PM

A sprawling villa at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. MUST CREDIT: Conrad Maldives Rangali Island

They were the last couple in paradise. Now their resort life continues. April 6, 2020 | 9:38 AM

The Zaandam cruise ship, carrying dozens of guests with flu-like symptoms, arrives to the bay of Panama City, seen from Isla de Taboga, Panama, Friday, March 27, 2020, amid the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus. Once the vessel reaches Panamanian waters, health authorities are expected to board the ship to test passengers and decide whether it can cross the Panama Canal to head on towards Fort Lauderdale. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

4 passengers dead aboard cruise ship anchored off Panama March 27, 2020 | 3:18 PM

In this photo provided by Austin Boschen, people wait in line to go through the customs on Saturday at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Tex. (Austin Boschen/AP)

Coronavirus screening causes massive bottlenecks at O'Hare and other U.S. airports March 15, 2020 | 9:33 AM

Trump restricts travel from Europe to U.S. for 30 days March 11, 2020 | 9:13 PM

Surfaces? Sneezes? Sex? How the coronavirus can and cannot spread. March 2, 2020 | 3:45 PM

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Here's where you can cruise from Boston in 2020 February 3, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Airline apologizes for requiring passenger to take pregnancy test before flight January 17, 2020 | 7:33 PM

A koala drinks water from a bottle given by a firefighter in Cudlee Creek, South Australia.

Thousands of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires December 28, 2019 | 11:52 AM

Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, right, talks as Leanne Caret president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security looks on at the Boeing press conference.

Boeing says it has to ‘re-earn’ public’s trust after crashes November 16, 2019 | 12:30 PM

Cabo Verde Airlines will add another Boston route in December.

Cabo Verde Airlines will add another Boston route in December November 16, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Couple’s trek across continents ended in an Iranian prison September 12, 2019 | 4:15 PM

On the inaugural departure of El Al Israel Airlines at Orlando International Airport, the Boeing 777 takes off on its first nonstop flight from Orlando to Tel Aviv, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Earlier, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis congratulated executives during a ceremony. The seasonal flights will continue weekly through August 19. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

An Israeli flight attendant who contracted measles has died August 14, 2019 | 11:32 AM

In this photo taken on Friday, July 12, 2019, a view of a lake in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, about 2,800 kilometers (1,750 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. Thousands of Novosibirsk residents, from scantily clad women to newlyweds have been instagramming selfies near the lake nicknamed the “Siberian Malvides” after the far-flung tropical islands in the Indian Ocean.

Instagram users are obsessed with this turquoise lake July 13, 2019 | 8:36 PM

Why the turbulence that injured passengers on an Air Canada flight is hard to predict July 13, 2019 | 1:38 PM

Turbulence injures dozens on Air Canada flight diverted to Hawaii July 11, 2019 | 6:14 PM

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 16, 2015 an aerial view of Punta Cana, is seen east of the Dominican Republic. - US authorities are scrambling to get to the bottom of a rash of deaths of US tourists in the Dominican Republic, with the number of reported fatalities over the past year now rising to six. Three people whose deaths have been confirmed all arrived on May 25, 2019 in San Pedro de Macoris, a seaside resort in the south of the Caribbean country, Dominican authorities said. Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, booked a room with her husband at the Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville hotel. She lost consciousness on the day of her arrival after going out on the balcony. She could not be revived by her husband or hotel medical staff.
Cynthia Day, 49, and Edward Holmes, 63, stayed in an adjacent hotel, Grand Bahia Principe La Romana. The couple from Maryland was found dead on May 30 in their room by hotel staff.
According to the Dominican Prosecutor's Office, the three victims died of respiratory failure and pulmonary edema. Schaup-Werner also had a heart attack. (Photo by ERIKA SANTELICES / AFP)ERIKA SANTELICES/AFP/Getty Images

7 questions about the unexplained tourist deaths in the Dominican Republic, answered June 18, 2019 | 9:43 AM

Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic is a popular destination for U.S. tourists.

For the Dominican Republic, six U.S. tourist deaths, the shooting of David Ortiz, and a new image problem June 11, 2019 | 10:59 PM

A 70-something ‘Moby Dick’ fan sailed from Italy to Nantucket — but his voyage ended 1,500 feet short June 11, 2019 | 2:21 PM

She meant to go to the bathroom. She opened the plane’s emergency exit instead. June 11, 2019 | 2:00 PM

A view of the beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Another American tourist recently died in the Dominican Republic June 10, 2019 | 2:44 PM

Couple who mysteriously died in Fiji texted family that they’d been ‘throwing up for 8 hours’ June 8, 2019 | 9:35 AM

Huge cruise ship plows into tourist boat, dock in Venice June 2, 2019 | 6:38 AM

Italy's Mount Etna volcano spews lava in new active phase June 1, 2019 | 11:54 AM

A man rides his camel in front of the pyramid of Khufu, or Cheops, in Giza, Egypt, 29 March 2017 .

Bomb hits tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids, wounds 16 May 19, 2019 | 9:25 AM

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Peek inside the luxurious former yacht of Aristotle and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis May 13, 2019 | 11:16 AM

Egypt says ancient cemetery found at Giza famed pyramids May 4, 2019 | 11:11 AM

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You can cruise from Boston to these destinations April 9, 2019 | 9:34 AM