A pair of cruise ships carrying more than 200 guests and crew with flu-like symptoms will be allowed to dock in Florida's Port of Everglades Thursday, ending a nightmarish voyage disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
A pair of cruise ships carrying more than 200 guests and crew with flu-like symptoms will be allowed to dock in Florida's Port of Everglades Thursday, ending a nightmarish voyage disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
A conditional agreement between the cruise line and local authorities will allow healthy passengers to go home while the sick remain on board for treatment, Broward County Commissioner Barbara Sharief said Thursday. After days of uncertainty over their final destination, the Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships were to have passengers disembark about 1 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale port, according to Sharief.
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