A pair of cruise ships carrying more than 200 guests and crew with flu-like symptoms, including eight passengers who tested positive for Covid-19, were expected off Florida’s coast early Thursday.
But whether passengers will be allowed to disembark remained unclear.
Calling the plight of those on board a “humanitarian situation,” Holland America ON Wednesday evening made a last-ditch appeal to federal and local authorities to allow the Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships to disembark in Fort Lauderdale’s Port of Everglades.
“We appreciate the support of President Trump in resolving the humanitarian plight of our guests,” the British-American cruise line said in a statement. “Holland America Line calls for compassion and reason in the review and approval of our disembarkation plan by Florida officials…”
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