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spinbaby

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36. You couldn't get me on a cruise ship

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Nov 12, 2022, 05:19 PM

Nov 2022

I have an acquaintance who leans right politically, but did get the first round of vaccinations. Then he got Covid, which somehow “proved" vaccinations don’t work. He and wife went on a cruise and caught Covid. She died.

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800 passengers on the Majestic Princess have COVID. [View all] tblue37 Nov 2022 OP

Oh no! StarryNite Nov 2022 #1

Biden himself said the pandemic is over. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #2

That was unfortunate. pandr32 Nov 2022 #5

Unfortunate? BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #6

I don't know if he has changed his mind. pandr32 Nov 2022 #12

Yes he did but he was wrong on that. StarryNite Nov 2022 #7

I agree with Biden. Now it's an endemic, controlled and not near as fatal with vaccines. Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2022 #11

And antivirals as well crimycarny Nov 2022 #20

My wife lost her second right-wing cousin to covid last week. Emile Nov 2022 #3

Yes Ananda62 Nov 2022 #4

Right wingers are used to bullying and blustering their way through everything. Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #8

well bdamomma Nov 2022 #30

Deja vu - all over again. Jim__ Nov 2022 #9

I was just looking at a cruise for next summer. Never 👎 mind. live love laugh Nov 2022 #10

Right. I have a future cruise credit that expires in December. They can keep it! Nt helpisontheway Nov 2022 #13

Even a free ticket could not get me on a ship with 4,600 people in close quarters. Lonestarblue Nov 2022 #14

That wouldn't be enough to get me on board! moonscape Nov 2022 #26

There needs to be a MAGA cruise. LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #15

Q needs to organize one. PurgedVoter Nov 2022 #19

Sailing on a red wave. Traildogbob Nov 2022 #21

Paint a red wave on the cruise ship? LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #32

... Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #25

Let's do a gofundme for Congressional MAGAs moonscape Nov 2022 #27

There is nothing - nothing - that could entice me to take a cruise zeusdogmom Nov 2022 #16

Everything old is new again. Vinca Nov 2022 #17

Not everything Traildogbob Nov 2022 #22

"All passengers and crew required negative COVID tests before joining the ship, Edim Nov 2022 #18

I wonder what kind of COVID tests? StarryNite Nov 2022 #34

I'm kind of surprised they had resources on board to test 800 (plus) people to confirm covid. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2022 #23

Isn't it technically "endemic" now? grantcart Nov 2022 #24

MAGA Moron told me, "Biggest hoax since that 1939 broadcast of "War of the World"... czarjak Nov 2022 #28

such deniers bdamomma Nov 2022 #33

If they will believe and say drmeow Nov 2022 #38

Well at least they are all vaccinated so they should be OK. beaglelover Nov 2022 #29

Maybe they will be okay, maybe they won't, a lot of elderly and unhealthy people cruise liberal_mama Nov 2022 #37

Once One Person Gets It Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #31

K/R Thanks appalachiablue Nov 2022 #35

You couldn't get me on a cruise ship spinbaby Nov 2022 #36

I thought it was a myth Kennah Nov 2022 #39