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The Diamond Princess:

Operated by Princess Cruises, the Diamond Princess has 2,666 guests and 1,045 crew.
It has been docked in Japan's Yokohama port since February 4 after dozens of people became infected with the virus.
So far at least 219 people (including five crew members) have tested positive for the coronavirus onboard after 44 more people were confirmed on Thursday.
It's the largest outbreak outside of mainland China.
Those who have tested positive are taken off the ship to hospitals, but passengers onboard must stay in a 14-day quarantine.
The quarantine is expected to end on February 19.
Passengers are confined to their rooms and allowed on deck for a limited time.
Crew members continue to work and one worker told CNN she fears the crew are at greater risk of being exposed to the outbreak because they are not being quarantined in the same way as the passengers.
Captain Stefano Ravera said everyone over the age of 80 has now been tested for the novel coronavirus.
Some passengers will be allowed to disembark the ship early, including those aged 80 years or over with a chronic medical condition, those 80 years or over staying in an inside cabin (with no balcony), and those under 80 who have been given a test for any other reason.
Passengers who do disembark early will have to remain in government housing facilities until February 19.

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UPDATE 4/14:

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Katsunobu Kato announced at a press conference that 67 new coronavirus infections were confirmed on the cruise ship Diamond Princess. 38 of them are asymptomatic. The total number of infected cruise ships was 285.

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U.S. to Evacuate Some Americans From Diamond Princess Cruise Ship

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UPDATE 4/15:

BREAKING: Americans confirmed to have novel coronavirus rises to 46, out of 356 cases on the Diamond Princess. Infected must remain here in Japan. Seven busses now at the quarantined cruise ship to take remaining U.S. citizens who tested negative to board gov't evacuation flights