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\nDisney cruises will stop travelling to Australia and New Zealand at the end of the current cruise season.
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A Disney cruise on its way to Auckland has been delayed after a man went overboard.<\/p>\n
The 73-year-old Melbourne man is presumed dead after going overboard from the Disney Wonder<\/a> cruise ship at around 4:30am on Saturday.<\/p>\n Victoria Police said the man’s body had yet to be recovered and they were preparing a report for the coroner,<\/p>\n The cruise ship initially turned around and circled the waters for about five hours as they tried to find the man, 7 News reported.<\/p>\n “The captain came on and updated the boat and basically stated that there was someone, a passenger had fallen overboard … (but) that they were unable to find them,” passenger Mitch Talbot told 7News.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Port of Auckland told RNZ the Disney Wonder ship was due to arrive in Auckland early tomorrow morning but had been delayed until closer to midday.<\/p>\n It comes after Disney Cruise Line confirmed it would stop travelling to Australia and New Zealand at the end of the current cruise season.<\/p>\n Where to get help:<\/p>\n Need to Talk? Free call or text 1737 any time to speak to a trained counsellor, for any reason.<\/p>\n Lifeline<\/a>: 0800 543 354 or text HELP to 4357. Depression Helpline<\/a>: 0800 111 757 or text 4202.<\/p>\n Samaritans<\/a>: 0800 726 666.<\/p>\n Youthline<\/a>: 0800 376 633 or text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz.<\/p>\n What’s Up<\/a>: 0800 WHATSUP \/ 0800 9428 787. This is free counselling for 5 to 19-year-olds.<\/p>\n Asian Family Services<\/a>: 0800 862 342 or text 832. Languages spoken: Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, and English.<\/p>\n Rural Support Trust Helpline<\/a>: 0800 787 254.
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