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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The virus may not spread very far here, but the economic damage will be extensive. Just for one example, it costs a lot of money for 4000 passengers on a ship to be diverted, their vacation ruined, and have the coast guard fly a helicopter out to get a blood sample for one possibly infected person. Then the cruise line will have to disinfect the whole ship. Let's see how many cruises get cancelled in the next few weeks.

All because we didn't want to restrict travel.

6 posted on 10/19/2014 1:14:41 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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7 posted on 10/19/2014 1:19:34 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Vince Ferrer

I feel bad for decent people that will be screwed in the economics of this.

That said, I hope the companies that played the crony/donation game with the admin get broken by this. Every last one of them. And while it will hurt a lot of people, myself included, it has to happen. Barry’s change being thrust upon them in unexpected ways is exactly what they deserve. Perhaps the companies that form to fill the void created by the economic turmoil will return to capitalistic rather than ‘social justice’/crony communist principles and we can begin the long road to real recovery.


8 posted on 10/19/2014 1:24:43 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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BINGO!!! This will cost Carnival at LEAST $1,000,000.00....at LEAST.....PLUS the bad publicity!!!

Thomas Duncan's care cost $500,000.00 and the hospital is losing MILLIONS because no one wants to go there anymore!!!

The travel ban SHOULD have been put in WEEKS BEFORE Duncan got to our shores!!

13 posted on 10/19/2014 2:06:01 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Vince Ferrer

Let’s see how America sees obammy when our soldiers are wretching on some hospital ship off the African coast while he plays yet another round og freaken golf.


15 posted on 10/19/2014 2:36:32 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (The eiF.B.I. Is a division of holders Justice Dept. (Nuff said))
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To: Vince Ferrer

Please don’t say this you are going to slam my garage door shut? I’m taking a cruise for my 40th bday in January. I’ll be on the cruise when I turn 40.... I hope this stuff has passed by then :-(


20 posted on 10/19/2014 4:15:18 AM PDT by Jarhead9297
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To: Vince Ferrer

There are literally dozens of cruise ships going out every day. Carnival however, should have chartered a helicopter off the ship for the two guests, and refunded all the passengers. But they likely won’t. Royal Caribbean however will send their CEO , pay for everyone’s flights, and give a full refund when stuff like this happens.


28 posted on 10/19/2014 4:55:33 AM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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