Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Mar 11, 2020
Thousands on virus-hit cruise ship wait their turn to leave
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of passengers aboard a cruise ship struck by the coronavirus waited anxiously Tuesday for their turn to leave the vessel moored in the San Francisco Bay Area, even if it meant being shipped to military bases for weeks of quarantine.
After days of being forced to idle off the Northern California coast, the Grand Princess docked Monday at the Port of Oakland with about 3,500 passengers and crew on board — including 21 who had tested positive for the new virus.
“We’re trying to stay calm and were trying to stay positive but it’s getting harder and harder. They can’t make up their minds how to keep us safe,” said passenger Beryl Ward, 77, of Santa Fe, New Mexico.