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IronLionZion

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9. Viruses spread easily on ships and planes

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 02:09 PM

Feb 2020

lots of people in close proximity, nowhere to escape to. At least plane flights are relatively shorter.

I've never had any interest in cruises. It's nice to be on dry land.

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'A contaminated prison': Scared, angry passengers are trapped on three cruise ships amid coronavirus [View all] brooklynite Feb 2020 OP

Damn, I'm so stooopid, I thought that the passengers on these ships would be treated to Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #1

Feel some pity for the band Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #4

Oh, of course, Dog!! Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #11

. Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #13

.... pbmus Feb 2020 #35

Wow. ZenDem Feb 2020 #8

Wut Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #12

Oh... ZenDem Feb 2020 #31

lol "totally not rich" CagingRain Feb 2020 #34

"fuck 'em" eh? Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2020 #15

That's the vibe I got... ZenDem Feb 2020 #30

That's a pretty unintelligent response, more of what I'd expect from a trumper. groundloop Feb 2020 #23

Read the post above. ZenDem Feb 2020 #32

If it makes you feel a tiny bit better, I got your meaning immediately MH1 Feb 2020 #41

People who have some money Mz Pip Feb 2020 #26

Jesus christ... ZenDem Feb 2020 #33

You edited your post Mz Pip Feb 2020 #40

That sounds horrific. cate94 Feb 2020 #2

Cruise ships are awash in SUPERBUGS.... secondwind Feb 2020 #3

The whole cruise thing is completely unappealing to me. mwb970 Feb 2020 #5

About the lady kissing the cow IronLionZion Feb 2020 #7

Nice! mwb970 Feb 2020 #14

Plague ships Warpy Feb 2020 #6

saw a posting in Reddit talking about 9 days alive on dry surfaces... so, there's that NotHardly Feb 2020 #24

Let's hope there is real science behind that and not wisful thinking Warpy Feb 2020 #25

Viruses spread easily on ships and planes IronLionZion Feb 2020 #9

I had norovirus once, so I will never go on a cruise. LisaM Feb 2020 #10

That's why I've never had a desire to go on a cruise. All the horror stories. blueinredohio Feb 2020 #29

God help anyone who ever tries to quarantine me. The Mouth Feb 2020 #16

They will restrain you Blues Heron Feb 2020 #19

No, they will have to kill me The Mouth Feb 2020 #20

What if you did develop cornavirus? ripcord Feb 2020 #38

And even worse is yet to come...what will they go through in cleaning up the ships afterwards? ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #17

Oh yeah, several. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #28

Talk about a petri dish...nt jeffreyi Feb 2020 #18

The latest- James48 Feb 2020 #21

Royal Caribbean to bar Chinese, Hong Kong and Macau passport holders James48 Feb 2020 #22

The restrictions are going industry wide GP6971 Feb 2020 #27

Coronavirus: Thousands on cruise ship allowed to disembark after tests muriel_volestrangler Feb 2020 #36

I haven't been on cruises because I already get seasick WestLosAngelesGal Feb 2020 #37

These are horrible stories. One reported that they had to stay in their cabins for 23 hrs a day question everything Feb 2020 #39