Cruise ships have contributed to the spread of covid-19 around the world and State responses to the pandemic have needed to account for the presence of these ships in their ports and the medical treatment of both passengers and crew on board. This contribution outlines the key bodies of international law that must be brought to bear in deciding on State action in response to cruise ships and their covid-19 cases: the law of the sea, international health law, shipping conventions and especially treaties protecting the rights of seafarers, international human rights law and laws relating to consular assistance. While these laws tend to reinforce each other, it is argued that the need for humanitarian considerations to feature strongly in State decision-making is challenged by systemic weaknesses.

游轮推动了covid -19在世界范围内的传播，国家对这种大流行的反应必须考虑到这些船只在其港口中的存在以及船上乘客和乘员的医疗情况。这份文稿概述了在决定国家对付游轮及其行为时应采取的行动中必须考虑的国际法的关键机构-19例：海洋法，国际卫生法，航运公约，尤其是保护海员权利的条约，国际人权法和与领事援助有关的法律。尽管这些法律趋于相互加强，但有人认为，在系统的决策中，必须将人道主义考虑作为国家决策的重中之重。