50,000 cruise passengers may have been in contact with coronavirus-infected workers
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 port’s 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.
Newman’s 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.
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