Posted on 04/04/2020 2:53:57 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
And the longer the cruise, the older the cruisers.-Tom
“The cruise industry has a lot of jobs created by necessity, and by avoiding for the most part our USA Labor Laws, Rules and Regulations , law enforcement, taxes, lawsuits, lawyers, etc.-it helps the bottom line. -Tom”
But when a crisis hits, they suddenly become American?
Here is a quote from the end of the article:
"This may not be the last cruise ship to arrive in South Florida during the coronavirus pandemic. The Coast Guard said there are still 41 cruise ships close to U.S. waters".
We’ve been on 15 16 and 17 day journeys,, not sure if I could do a 77 much less 111 (round the world, all the segments).. something to shoot for tho.
I’m glad to say, there are always Veterans aboard.. occasionally from WW2 and Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm.
God bless those old farts. May they never mellow.
Five people were transferred to hospitals in Miami and Tampa Saturday after the ship docked in Miami with at least 12 cases of COVID-19 on board. A sixth person, Wilson Maa, 71, waited nearly five hours on board the ship Saturday evening before an ambulance responded to his family’s desperate calls to 9-11. He died later that night at Larkin Community Hospital in Hialeah.
He was the third Coral Princess passenger to die after two passed away on the ship Friday evening. On Sunday morning, more families pleaded with the cruise company and local authorities to get their loved ones off the ship and into hospitals.
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