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The dock workers infected by coronavirus at Port Everglades might have come into contact with more than 50,000 Princess Cruises travelers over three weeks. Three of the first four people to test positive for the virus in Broward County work for Metro Cruise Services, which provides guest services for arriving and departing cruise passengers.
And chances are good that passengers of five Princess Cruises ships encountered at least one of Metro Cruise Services 150 local employees before or after any of 11 voyages that departed the ports Terminals 2, 4 or 19 over 24 days beginning Feb. 12. In a statement released Tuesday evening, Metro Cruise Services president Anthony Newman said the infected employees were all part-time workers who provided services to cruise travelers through the boarding process.
Metro Cruise Services workers greet newly arriving cruisers at the terminal, help guide them to the check-in counter, answer questions, validate tickets and credentials, and even fetch wheelchairs. At the end of the cruise, they help travelers find their luggage, guide them to their car or shuttle, and help figure out where their hotels are.
Newmans statement said the three infected workers worked at various cruise terminals. If operating at full capacity, the five Princess ships that departed the port 11 times between Feb. 12 and March 6 carried 51,258 passengers and crew members on voyages of various lengths.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-coronovirus-metro-services-everglades-20200310-ocpt7i4jrzhdfkd5ilbp6sypte-story.html
matt819
(10,749 posts)If theyre not tested, theyre not sick. And their numbers dont count. Donald trump told me, so its true.
CountAllVotes
(20,878 posts)genxlib
(5,542 posts)Japan was Princess. California was Princess. Fort Lauderdale was Princess. Now this.
I don't recall a single incident involving another brand
shanti
(21,675 posts)full of retirees. I have a very bad feeling about this.
applegrove
(118,808 posts)using only their own cabin washroom and have been washing their hands like crazy. I hope the cruise ships in more pandemic areas have been issuing the same protocols and been open about the danger to their passengers. Pence seemed very concerned about the cruise ship industry in one of his briefings last week. I hope they care about their passengers and realize that transparency is the best plan forward, for business, if not their souls.
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