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Nightmare continues for thousands stranded on cruise ships amid COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak
CNA ^ | Feb. 12, 2020 | CNA

Posted on 02/12/2020 9:50:58 AM PST by Texan4Life

The nightmare at sea continues for thousands stranded on cruise ships in Asia due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. The number of infections on board the Diamond Princess docked in Japan has jumped to 175, after another 39 cases were confirmed. A Japanese health official who was surveying those on board has been infected. He had been wearing a mask and gloves but not a protective suit. Meanwhile, the MS Westerdam remains adrift in the Gulf of Thailand. It was turned away by several ports, despite no confirmed infections on board.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19; cruise; ship
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To: Texan4Life

Listened to a BBC Radio interview (several minutes long) this morning of a couple quarantined on the ship. All passengers confined to their rooms. This couple had a balcony which helped some but you still needed to get along with your roommate very well. Passengers with interior or window only cabins were allowed out to common areas one hour a day (sounds like prison), food etc. delivered by crew. This couple seemed to be trying to make the best of it with the worst being the extra unplanned disruption back home. For the record I have been on several cruises and plan on going again. Both times I was in Jamaica I came down with very bad cold, think it was the island and not the ship. I have not yet received any notice of super discounted cruises but would not be surprised if I did.


21 posted on 02/12/2020 10:55:06 AM PST by nomorelurker
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To: Texan4Life
A very long 'vacation' for some.

If you have a cabin on the inside with no windows, more like tortuous confinement. They finally had to start allowing them an hour and a half of time on deck to get fresh air.

People in balcony state rooms are faring a little better.

22 posted on 02/12/2020 10:56:38 AM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: Don Corleone
20 years ago I had Las Vegas and taking a cruise on my bucket list.

Removed Las Vegas 10 years ago and cruises last year.

23 posted on 02/12/2020 11:01:35 AM PST by AU72
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To: null and void

Please add me to your list. Thanks!


24 posted on 02/12/2020 11:05:05 AM PST by abner (I have no tagline, therefore no identity.)
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To: Bonemaker

Same for trains, subways, office building, dormitories, airports, office buildings, classrooms...you name it.


25 posted on 02/12/2020 11:12:01 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Texan4Life

I read on Fox News about an Australian couple stranded on the Yokohama cruise ship ordering wine that was delivered by drone. Making the best of a terrible situation. Hope they sprang for the good stuff.


26 posted on 02/12/2020 11:34:48 AM PST by sanjuanbob (Dems=Demons)
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To: oldasrocks

LOL!!!


27 posted on 02/12/2020 11:36:42 AM PST by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: proust

Maritime law and country of registration. Good luck getting a next cruise discount let alone a dime.

Looking forward to my next cruise in June.


28 posted on 02/12/2020 11:51:37 AM PST by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: devane617

And now they don’t let you leave once the germs are a-flyin’.


29 posted on 02/12/2020 11:56:52 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: proust
A real black eye for the industry. Expect class action lawsuits, justified or not.

When booking a cruise, you sign an extensive contract that defines your rights to litigate. For Princess, I believe that is United States Federal Court, where lawsuits that lack merit, standing, or are frivolous, are very likely to fail. The ship was quarantined by the government of Japan, not the cruise line. The quarantine procedures are also being dictated by Japan. I don't think there is any negligence by the crew that caused this. Good luck to those who try to sue Japan...

30 posted on 02/12/2020 12:01:03 PM PST by ETCM
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To: abner

Welcome aboard!


31 posted on 02/12/2020 12:10:59 PM PST by null and void (The democrats just can't get over the fact that they lost an election they themselves rigged!)
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To: Texan4Life

32 posted on 02/12/2020 12:12:19 PM PST by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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To: DannyTN

I don’t think the Westerdam has any confirmed cases on board. Countries just won’t let it dock because it came from Hong Kong.

The plight of those on the Princess Cruise off of Japan is going to cause a serious rethinking on how to handle outbreaks on a ship, I suspect. It would have been better all around to put everyone on the ship in a more suitable quarantine location on shore, separated from each other as much as possible.

With everyone left on board, it appears the virus will just work its way through the entire population while putting health workers visiting the ship at risk as well (one of whom now has become infected.)

I view the data from the ship as the best indication of whether or not China will really be able to contain the virus. I don’t trust the numbers the Chinese government is putting out now. The current decline in reported daily cases began exactly one day after President Xi made stopping the virus a national priority. Well, it stopped reporting at least, but did the virus stop spreading as well?


33 posted on 02/12/2020 12:14:17 PM PST by Norseman (Defund the Left....completely!)
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To: nerdgirl

I’d rather walk the plank.


34 posted on 02/12/2020 3:18:35 PM PST by jonatron (Land of the Free, Home of the Brave)
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To: Bonemaker

I bet we can buy a used cruise ship real cheap in the very near future. This is one of those issues that could have a profound impact on the cruise industry. Makes buying an RV seem attractive, so find a public RV company and buy stock.


35 posted on 02/12/2020 3:47:36 PM PST by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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To: devane617

Winnebago,


36 posted on 02/12/2020 3:55:42 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo2)
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To: Bonemaker

BINGO!!! They have more than doubled the pps since sept 9th...looks like other have the same idea.


37 posted on 02/12/2020 4:05:20 PM PST by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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To: devane617

I decided some time ago I like sleeping in MY trailer over Hotels...I think hotels could be as virus prone as cruise ships


38 posted on 02/12/2020 5:52:21 PM PST by goodnesswins (Want to know your family genealogy? Run for political office...")
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To: Norseman

The ship could have invaded a helpless Pacific Island. Or Skull Island.


39 posted on 02/12/2020 10:03:01 PM PST by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

Glad none of my investments involve the cruise industry.


40 posted on 02/13/2020 4:15:09 AM PST by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' bget bent ya pukes.aby, Molon Labe)
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