AI6YR Ben
"Family contracts COVID on board Ruby Princess cruise... one passenger tells KRON4 that everyone in the family had managed to avoid COVID for the entirety of the pandemic but “ended up with it on this vacation.” #RubyPrincess #cruise #pandemic (Article date: July 9, 2023) https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/family-contracts-covid-on-board-ruby-princess-cruise/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=referral
Jul 10, 2023 at 4:51pmWeb
Show threadAI6YR BenJul 10, 2023
"On the second day of the trip, she says her elderly mother ended up locked inside of her cabin’s bathroom. On the third day, the toilet overflowed, and as her mother tried to pick up her suitcase to avoid the mess, she fell, injuring her head and leg" #cruise #fantasy #vacation #pandemic
Show threadAI6YR BenJul 10, 2023
More #cruise ship fun: "Her final bill from the medical center on July 2 shows a total of over $7,000 owed to the Ruby Princess Medical Center. " #pandemic #cruise
Show threadCristobalJul 10, 2023
@ai6yr I mean… You could not pay me to go on a cruise.
Show threadChuckJul 10, 2023
@ai6yr I never really understood the draw of cruises before, but nowadays I really am baffled. "Let's all cram into a germ tube like we're going to fly ... but then not actually go anywhere, either, and stay for 5x as long!" 🤷‍♂️
Show threadAI6YR BenJul 10, 2023
@ATurnOfTheNut It's the illusion of adventure. "Look, Martha, we went to Europe! And everyone we were with spoke English! And we didn't have to eat any strange food, we could still have hamburgers and steak and a salad bar, and we didn't have to move our luggage. And there were no strange people speaking strange languages!"
Show threadChuckJul 10, 2023
@ai6yr yes!! I always wondered why these people don't just stay home and binge travel shows for a week if that's what they're going to do.
Show threadAI6YR BenJul 10, 2023
@ATurnOfTheNut Bragging rights at the Canasta club; kind of like a new car, etc... social status, without any real risk.
Show threadKanaMaunaJul 10, 2023
@ai6yr Some people never learn. These were called plague ships BEFORE the pandemic.
Show threadpaprikapinkJul 10, 2023

@ai6yr Do cruises make people sign releases saying they understand and accept the risk of contracting covid, norovirus, and other illnesses? If they have a policy against publicizing infection rates, it wouldn't really be informed consent would it.

It's like the Leopards Eating Faces Party not disclosing that they'll eat anyone's face including yours and all the while campaigning for you to vote for the Leopards Eating Faces Party.

Show threadpaprikapinkJul 10, 2023
@ai6yr This part is the real kicker: "Since this article was published, two more families who were on board the Ruby Princess cruise during the June 26-July 6 trip contacted KRON4 to say that they had also had several family members test positive for COVID."
Show threadBlack Chic with the Red TruckJul 10, 2023
@ai6yr My lifelong aversion to going on a cruise pays off once again. 😬
Show threadTrudyJul 10, 2023
@ai6yr I enjoyed the Alaska cruise I went on 🤷🏼‍♀️