The yacht-cruise ship Jacques Cartier is setting sail for France this afternoon after being docked in Italy for five days following a coronavirus outbreak on board.
The 60 passengers and 93 crew had been anchored in the Sicilian port of Syracuse since Monday, when two cases of coronavirus were reported.
On Wednesday, the number of positive tests had increased to three passengers and eight crew.
The cruise company said passengers were immediately placed in isolation in their cabins and none of those who tested positive showed any critical symptoms.
It added two more people had tested positive for Covid-19 today.
One passenger told Le Monde newspaper: "It started at our first stopover last Monday
"We were arriving from Malta, departing from the cruise, and were due to disembark in Syracuse, when, without explanation, we were denied access to land.
"We ended up learning at midday that there were two cases of Covid in the crew.
"Then, that evening at dinner, a couple experienced the first symptoms and presented to the doctor."
