Florida governor doesn't want cruise ship with sick passengers to dock in state

[Baitball Blogger]

Note: Someone on social site said that there were two people who lived in my city on board.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't want a cruise ship where four people died and others are sick to offload passengers for treatment.

He says Florida can't treat outsiders right now. Many of the passengers on board are American or Canadian.

Speaking at a news conference at a testing center outside the Hard Rock Stadium on Monday, DeSantis said Holland America should send doctors and treat passengers on board.

The ship has been searching for a port since leaving South America.

A sister ship, the Rotterdam, picked up the apparently healthy passengers. The ships are about three days from Florida.

Panama's government said Sunday that it will allow two the two Holland America cruise ships to pass through the canal on their way to Florida even though one of the ships has confirmed COVID-19 cases.

https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-governor-doesnt-want-cruise-with-sick-passengers-in-state/31978927?fbclid=IwAR0E44lcTjkuUU9B25pB_rfhN8wboDUr--0s1Nua_wCWglR38fsqdtis2Eg#

[MontanaMama]

1. Just let 'em all out in the beach!

The beaches are still open.

just in case.

[Coventina]

2. STFU DeSantis. You helped spread this thing.

Have a little bit of heart for once!

[catsudon]

3. where is that ship registered?

I guess by registering in another country to avoid usa taxes saved the company money but completely screwed the passengers

who are going to go to cruises now?

[Turbineguy]

5. Registered in the Netherlands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Zaandam

The shipyard is right across the bay from Venice

[DFW]

4. They can dock in FLorida any time they want to. Just click their heels and say the magic words.

"We're a church!"

[Chainfire]

6. They don't vote in Florida

Fuck 'em and the ship they rode in on.

[eleny]

8. When husband told me about this ship earlier we wondered if there were any Floridians onboard

Or any Americans.

[Karadeniz]

7. So much for moral behavior...flush!

[4139]

9. Why does the the ship return from it port?

departed Buenos Aries, why going to Florida?

Need a lot more info on where it’s scheduled to got

[npk]

10. Wait a minute! When did this cruise begin?

I thought all cruise lines around the world have been told to shutter their operations. People have known for several weeks about the dangers of cruises. So when exactly did this cruise set sail?

The last of the cruise lines that departed in late February early March where inundated with sick people and it was my understanding that all cruise lines were told cease operations. Are there still cruise lines in operation?

[Baitball Blogger]

11. Can you imagine the stupidity of those ships sailing out with a load of people?

It's definitely going to make it into the documentary of how the U.S.A. boneheaded their way through the first four months of this crisis.

[Talitha]

12. That's exactly what I wondered.

I was also led to believe that they could no longer sail but don't know what the supposed cut-off date was.

My son lives in Ft. Lauderdale and TBH I wish they'd send the ship back where it came from. Last time I checked, Broward County was already a hot spot.

How about if they unload at Mar-a-Lago and put the property under lock-down?