Cruise ship with 800 Covid cases docks in Sydney

[HAB911]

The Majestic Princess cruise ship arrived at Circular Quay, having sailed from New Zealand.

About 4,600 passengers and crew were aboard the ship when it docked - meaning around one in five had Covid.

The outbreak is reminiscent of the Ruby Princess cruise ship Covid outbreak of early 2020, where at least 900 people tested positive and 28 died.

Marguerite Fitzgerald, the president of cruise operator Carnival Australia, said a large number of cases started to be detected about halfway through the 12-day voyage.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-63605824

[Historic NY]

1. No cruise for me until 23

[MissB]

2. In the best of times, cruise ships are floating Petri dishes

And during a pandemic….!

I’ve never understood the attraction.

[KarenS]

3. sheesh,,,, sounds like 2020,,,,

ppl are not taking this stuff seriously anymore.

[woodsprite]

4. Sounds like they shouldn't have dropped testing and vax reqs. nt

[Lovie777]

5. Damn . ..

[brush]

6. Who in the world is still taking cruises? I feel sorry...

for the industry but it seriously needs to reassess its business model in this era of quickly spreading viruses.

[tanyev]

7. Yikes. I know someone who's going on a cruise in Hawaii next week.

She's very excited and was talking about how they'll be doing a luau for Thanksgiving Day. I thought about telling her there's a good chance she'll be stuck in her stateroom with a cold sandwich on Thanksgiving Day, but I kept my mouth shut. And I will keep my distance from her for a couple weeks after she returns.

*smh*

[Tomconroy]

8. Maybe people should post about all the cruise ships that don't have Covid.

[lindysalsagal]

9. "A 3 hour tour."

Floating incubator.

[blueinredohio]

10. When will people learn?