OMG-4 passengers just died on a Holland America cruise ship headed for Florida

[Anonymous]

Restrictions should have been enacted sooner, period. You cannot leave it up to individuals and companies to make the correct, informed decision. When you do, you end up with cases like this, which will endanger many more people than just those on the cruise ship once it does come to shore.

My nephew went on an international trip with a group from his high school over spring break. In their case, my SIL said the high school considered cancelling and actually thought they were doing due diligence by contacting the local health authorities for advice. The local health official referred to official guidance from State and CDC and said it shouldn't be a problem because it was not an affected country. Of course, while they were gone the sh-t hit the fan and things changed fast.

[Anonymous]

Sink the boat.

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Anonymous wrote:Bragging that you survived a cruise this month is sad and stupid.

FIXED THIS:
Bragging that you went on a cruise is sad and stupid.

But there's bottomless buffet food!

I know! Why bother going on a cruise when you can order food online and have delivered to the safety of your home?? Some people are crazy!

To be fair, food was delivered to each cabin for many cruises in March. You couldn't leave the cabin, but food was put outside the door.

No. I was on a cruise and the only time we got room service was when we ordered it which was not often. The rest of the time we were at the various bars, the pool, the sun decks, the casinos, the dining room, the theaters....well, you get the picture.

Definitely not hiding under a table slurping down delivery food.

Yes. You describe the Petri dish experiment perfectly.

[Anonymous]

Update - there are now two ships - one for sick passengers and one for well passengers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/03/30/coronavirus-holland-america-ships-headed-florida-amid-questions/5086235002/

[Anonymous]

I am confused. We sent special planes to rescue americans from Japan, peru, etc. How can we leave US citizens on an infected ship right off our shores?

We send special forces in to hostile territory to rescue captured Americans.

Isn't the government obligated to let these people back in their own country? Who else is responsible for their care and rescue?