The cruise ship MSC Meraviglia which was turned away by two countries amid the coronavirus scare was also later rejected by a third nation.
Mexico revoked the cruise ship's permission to disembark its thousands of passengers after it was turned away by Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, it has been reported.
A Filipino crew worker is understood to have fallen ill on board and was said to had been in Manila within the last few days.
Mexican journalist Jose Luis Carrillo tweeted a picture of a letter he has seen from authorities in the port of Cozumel in Mexico, which shows the arrival of the ship was prohibited over coronavirus fears.
And Reuters has reported that the Mexican Port Authority has cancelled permission for the cruise ship to disembark in Cozumel.
A port official confirmed it was over coronavirus fears.
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However, the cruise ship company involved - MSC Cruises - disputed the reports.
Today, they said MSC Meraviglia had now arrived off the West Coast of Cozumel but had to wait several hours for winds to decrease before they entered the port.
A spokesman told the Mirror: “MSC Cruises has now received official confirmation from the Mexican health authorities - following medical testing conducted by them overnight - that the two people on board MSC Meraviglia in Cozumel are affected only by seasonal flu and not Covid-19 Coronavirus.
"The ship has consequently been cleared for disembarkation.”
It is understood the Ministry of Health boarded the ship to check medical records showing that the crew worker had been found to be suffering from common seasonal flu and that there was no-one on board suffering from coronavirus.
MSC say this is what did not occur in Jamaica or the Cayman Islands.
An itinerary for the ship shows it was to be in international waters on February 28 but the next stop was to be the Bahamas, at Ocean Cay.
MSC Cruises spokesman Robin Roothans said: "Regarding compensation: this is absolutely correct. We are offering a considerable compensation for every passenger. We think that’s only fair and the right thing to do."
It is not known precisely how many Brits were among the 4,500 passengers on board the ship
The company had previously released a long statement saying it was "extremely disappointed" with Jamaican authorities and the ship was "effectively turned away simply based on fears."
They claimed: "Jamaican authorities yesterday delayed a decision for many hours to give our ship the necessary clearance to disembark guests, despite us having provided detailed medical records to the local health and national authorities ahead of its arrival as per normal protocol."
They added: "Similarly, the decision taken overnight by the Grand Cayman authorities to refuse disembarkation at Georgetown was made without even reviewing the ship’s medical records, which show one single case of common seasonal flu (type A influenza) affecting one crew member with a travel history clearly showing no passages through territories either affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) or subject to any international health restrictions.
"In both instances, the ship was effectively turned away simply based on fears."
We previously reported how the 4,500-capacity ship had been in Ocho Rios in Jamaica since 9am in the morning after red flags were reportedly raised by health inspectors onboard.
Last night passenger Laura O'Neill said she had no idea what was going on until she read Mirror Online's story.
She told us: "We’ve just been told that we will be departing Ocho Rios since we are not being allowed entry.
"We have received no communication as to why we are not allowed off the boat except for announcements saying that we are waiting for officials to clear us.
"This has been going on since 9am with no additional communication from anyone on board. If it wasn’t for the article, I would have no clue as to what is actually going on."
Another woman on board said: "Before boarding in Miami our temperatures were taken to make sure.
"Staff encouraged us to clean our hands before entering buffet and restaurants areas. There are stations with disinfectant in every floor and main areas.
"The frustration was palpable amongst us passengers. We were looking forward to enjoying the beaches, the food and the culture."
MSC Cruises said the ship’s command and Company’s management has been in contact with local health authorities to ensure that their decision will be based on a factual review of the ship’s medical records and deep sanitation protocols in place.
"All MSC Meraviglia’s guests and crew have been screened individually upon embarkation, both in terms of their travel history as well as their health," a spokesman said.
"MSC Cruises denies embarkation to anyone – crew and guest alike – who has travelled to, from or through mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau, as well as to people who during the past 14 days have travelled to, from or through any of the municipalities that are subject to quarantine in central northern Italy.
"In addition to this, all MSC Cruises ships also conduct individual pre-boarding screening by thermal cameras to identify guests or crew members with signs or symptoms of illness such as fever (≥38 C°/100.4 F°) or feverishness, chills, cough or difficulty breathing. This will also result in denied embarkation.
"The crew member who was diagnosed with common seasonal flu is in a stable condition, receiving anti-viral treatment and medication, and is now free of fever and nearly recovered.
"Out of precaution he was isolated from other crew members and guests from the moment that he showed symptoms and will remain so until he is fully recovered. No other cases of type A influenza have been reported on board MSC Meraviglia.
"Moreover, no cases of COVID-19 virus (Coronavirus) have been reported on board MSC Meraviglia or any other ship in MSC Cruises’ fleet."
In a further statement this morning, they said: "As anticipated, MSC Meraviglia arrived off the West Coast of Cozumel on 26 February around 9:30 PM LOCAL TIME (02:30 AM GMT). Due to unfavorable weather conditions, including 35-40 knot winds and stormy conditions, MSC Meraviglia is currently awaiting near pilot station for winds to decrease and the ship to be able to safely board pilot and enter port. The maximum wind speed permitted by the port of Cozumel for berthing is 25 knot winds.
"Based on current weather forecast, weather conditions are expected to improve by tomorrow morning at around 8 AM LOCAL TIME (1 PM GMT). As soon as this happens, the ship has already agreed with the local port authorities to board the pilot and head into port.
"As previously announced, over the course of the day MSC Cruises has received formal and final authorization from the local health authorities in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico to go to Cozumel."
