Richard Beasley

It was the ill-fated cruise ship that spawned more than 900 COVID-19 cases and tomorrow an inquiry will hand down its findings into the handling of the debacle.

Here is what we learned from four months of hearings into how the cruise ship was allowed to dock and disembark with cases of Covid-19

A Port Authority harbourmaster said he thought a low-risk classification of the Ruby Princess by NSW Health meant it posed minimal risk, despite 15 passengers aboard awaiting results for COVID-19 swabs.

Bloodied swabs from Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas cruise ship arrived at NSW Health labs in an "unacceptable state" during the coronavirus pandemic, the Ruby Princess inquiry heard.

<p>A NSW Health medical officer deemed the Ruby Princess cruise ship low-risk mainly because no passengers had been to countries with worrying COVID-19 outbreaks.</p>

NSW port authority cancelled cruise ship's berth at one point but reinstated it later, counsel assisting says

A woman who died from COVID-19 after disembarking the Ruby Princess cruise ship had been told repeatedly by onboard health authorities she had the flu and it...

Ruby Princess passenger Graeme Lake says he told a representative from NSW Health not to "waste his time" after they rang to check if his wife was isolating 48 hours after she had died from coronavirus.

Back in the days before the true threat of COVID-19 was known, NSW public health officials were concerned with confirming clear test results but also about ke...

A NSW Health medical officer deemed the Ruby Princess cruise ship low-risk mainly because no passengers had been to countries with worrying COVID-19 outbreaks...

NSW Health assessment the cruise ship was 'low risk' introduced 'an unfortunate element' into his decision-making

Senior epidemiologist Kelly-Anne Ressler was questioned on Tuesday during a special commission of inquiry hearing into the doomed cruise.

Authorities distributed an arrival form with outdated questions about coronavirus hotspot countries, inquiry told

Sydney harbour master says ship was allowed to dock even though he had concerns about putting a pilot on board because of coronavirus

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the questioning of a NSW Health worker who broke down in tears at the Ruby Princess inquiry was "out of line" and she was only doing her best.

A NSW Health official has been brought to tears during the Ruby Princess inquiry when asked about the department's shortcomings.

The cruise ship which docked in Sydney on March 19 has been linked to more than 650 cases of COVID-19 in passengers and 21 deaths.

A Ruby Princess passenger tells an inquiry doctors on board diagnosed her friend with the flu and said there was "nothing to worry about", just days before the woman tested positive to coronavirus and died in a Sydney hospital.

A risk assessment used to consider whether cruise passengers should be allowed to disembark the Ruby Princess considered both health and inconvenience.

The personal liberty of passengers and their onward connections informed a NSW Health decision for them to disembark the Ruby Princess, despite officials awaiting COVID19 test results for some onboard.