Jacksonville, Fla. — Richard and Kathy Wisniewski of Jacksonville, FL, are among the hundreds of passengers on board the Zaandam cruise ship trying to make their way home, family says.
#WATCH: @HALcruises is waiting for clearance to disembark in Ft. Lauderdale.
— Ryan Nelson (@RyanANJax) April 2, 2020
Why some passengers may need to stay on #Zaandam even after ship gains clearance to disembark, at 11 on CBS47/FOX30 @ActionNewsJax. https://t.co/YoGpIpj3GZ
QUICK NOTES:
- Governor Ron DeSantis says the state will accept Floridians on board Zaandam cruise ship. More than 190 guests and crew reported having flu-like symptoms, and eight people have tested positive for COVID-19.
- At least 49 Floridians are among the more than 300 Americans on the cruise ship. There are 1,243 passengers aboard Zaandam.
- Four guests on the cruise have died since it left from Argentina on March 7th.
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