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Coronavirus Pandemic: Jacksonville couple stuck on Zaandam cruise

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.

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.