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More from the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan due to coronavirus, as my colleague Justin McCurry reports how passengers are spending Valentine's Day.

Travellers, who have been stuck on board for nearly two weeks now, are being treated today with Californian wine and a dinner menu including "Cupid's avocado and shrimp", coq au vin and a "surprise dessert of the day".

Day 9: We have our Valentine's Day Dinner plans! #quarantine #DiamondPrincess #loveboat pic.twitter.com/dMr8HVvyNm

Day 10: Now I'm really on the Love Boat #quarantine #diamondprincess @PrincessCruises pic.twitter.com/kOXq2YC7I6

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