All Brits who were stuck on cruise ships have now been safely returned to the UK after more than a month spent in limbo.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the welcome announcements at this afternoon's Downing Street press conference.
Passengers being stuck on cruise ships with coronavirus outbreaks on board was a major issue towards the beginning of the pandemic.
In March 300 Brits were unable to leave Holland America's Zaandam which been put on lockdown after 13 guests and 29 crew members fell ill with flu-like symptoms.
"We worked with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and airlines to bring thousands of Britons home who were stuck abroad," Mr Shapps said.
"As of today, I can also confirm, that there are no British holiday makers left stranded on cruise ships anywhere in the world."
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Data relating to the number of journeys made in the UK was also shared with the public at the briefing by Deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries.
It showed that traffic was down 59% this week compared to the first week of February, despite a small increase in the past seven days compared to the weeks before.
Rail and tube journeys are down by more than 95% compared to the beginning of February.
Mr Shapps went on to pay tribute to the work of transport workers who have gone "above and beyond to keep vital freight and passenger services running".
He added: "The actions I have announced today will ensure that transport can continue to serve the nation during this crisis, keep us supplied with everything we need to stay at home, yet also ensure that infrastructure required to emerge from this pandemic stands ready to serve us all when that time does arise."
Earlier today the Department of Transport released details of a support package aimed at keeping supply routes open.
Essential freight services will be aided by £17m for critical routes between Northern Ireland and Great Britain and up to £10.5m will be spent on ferry and freight services to the Isle of Wight and the Scilly Isles.
The funding will also provide support for routes between Britain and the European mainland, the department said.
A total of 31 supply routes into the country could be propped up by the funding package, in the hope that critical goods can continue flowing into the country.
A new trial using drones to courier items from the mainland to St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight will be fast tracked to begin next week, Mr Shapps also announced this morning.
This follows £28m awarded by the Government earlier this year to Southampton and Portsmouth councils to carry out the trials as part of a wider future transport zone trial.
The Transport Secretary said: “Essential supplies are continuing to flow well, but operators are facing challenges as fewer people travelling means less capacity to move goods.
“Today’s action will help ensure all parts of the UK have the capacity they need and, following on from our action to support the rail and bus sectors, it shows how this Government is acting to protect the transport links the country relies on.
“Now more than ever we need to work closely together, and the new Transport Support Unit stands ready to help our frontline staff and deliver crucial supplies.”
The Department of Transport has also launched a 'Transport Support Unit', which can bring together thousands of volunteers, vehicles, aircraft and ships from the transport sector to aid the coronavirus response effort.
Vehicles at its disposal include four fixed-wing aircraft owned by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and 8,500 Network Rail vans.
The transport updates came on the day that The number of people in UK hospitals who have died from coronavirus in the UK surpassed 19,000.
A further 761 more fatalities were declared in the past 24 hours.
England's hospital death toll increased by 587, taking the total number of deaths up to 17,373 from 16,786 the previous day.
Patients whose deaths were recorded in the latest daily figures were aged between 40 and 102 years old, NHS England has said.
34 of the 587 patients (aged between 50 and 102 years old) had no known underlying health condition.
The death toll in Wales hit 751 after 110 new deaths were reported today, with 8,601 people now infected with the disease after 243 new cases confirmed.
