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MineralMan

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3. A legal obligation? They're employees of the cruise line, not slaves.

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 10:27 AM

Feb 2020

Everyone on the ship is quarantined. It has nothing to do with their status as employees. It has to do with a virus.

No doubt many people on those cruise ships are frightened of contracting the disease. Some will, no doubt, but most will not. If they were off the ship, they'd be quarantined somewhere else. At least they have decent quarters where they are.

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Coronavirus Cruise Crew Pleads for Help: 'Soon We Will All Be Infected' [View all] babylonsister Feb 2020 OP

Why would the crew get to leave and not everyone else? Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #1

Conversely, why are they making the babylonsister Feb 2020 #2

agreed NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #4

Perhaps somewhere like on a ship? Generic Brad Feb 2020 #7

on a cruise ship NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #8

A legal obligation? They're employees of the cruise line, not slaves. MineralMan Feb 2020 #3

I'm just trying to understand Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #5

As uncomfortable as it might seem, keeping people who have MineralMan Feb 2020 #6

But the same crew that has been infected MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #14

Yes, that's certainly possible. MineralMan Feb 2020 #15

Legal obligation? cwydro Feb 2020 #9

Exactly my question Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #10

1. I thought the top priority of a crew was passenger safety FIRST? Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #12

Well, I can understand crew fear, since the Sunday evacuations were of crew. moriah Feb 2020 #11

Can you imagine bing stuck on a ship for who knows how long? leftyladyfrommo Feb 2020 #13