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10. I was on a Navy ship 10 years ago that got hit by a flu bug during exercises

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Aug 1, 2020, 11:16 AM

Aug 2020

At its peak, over 120 people of the 250 crew and trainers were down and, in all, around 180 were effected. There is absolutely no way to effectively isolate on a ship because all of the air moves freely from cabin to cabin and the corridors are too narrow to pass effectively without getting in someone's "safe" space.

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One of the first ships to resume cruising is having a COVID outbreak [View all] brooklynite Aug 2020 OP

Did we get a follow up on all the crews stuck on the ships? underpants Aug 2020 #1

Here you go UpInArms Aug 2020 #6

OMG. That is horrific. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #13

Carnival Corp. got a multi-billion dollar bailout from the Federal Reserve diva77 Aug 2020 #15

I think that quarantine is long enough relayerbob Aug 2020 #16

Party's over bucket-listers Blues Heron Aug 2020 #2

Well what did they think was going to happen soothsayer Aug 2020 #3

even a rock would have predicted so we have people dumber than rocks deciding stuff beachbumbob Aug 2020 #4

Lets have a cruise so the ship owners can make some money... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #5

After all of the stories customerserviceguy Aug 2020 #7

Covidiots! sarcasmo Aug 2020 #8

What did they expect? The movie title 'Ship of Fools' comes to mind... Talitha Aug 2020 #9

I was on a Navy ship 10 years ago that got hit by a flu bug during exercises OnlinePoker Aug 2020 #10

No worries Traildogbob Aug 2020 #11

What do you call a college dorm? A land-locked, cruise ship! Sancho Aug 2020 #12

I'm kinda shocked Norway let this cruise set sail. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #14

I cannot believe how stupid and selfish people would have to be Skittles Aug 2020 #17