Shipping company seeks solution for refused cruise ship Westerdam | Abroad

There would be more than ninety Dutch people on board. None of the 1,455 passengers and 802 crew members detected the new coronavirus. Yet Thailand has decided not to allow the passengers.

“The ship is not in quarantine. We know this is confusing for our guests and we appreciate their patience, “says the Holland-America Line.

Frustration

Passengers say they are extremely frustrated with the decision. “We thought everything was arranged. Everyone had already booked the flights, now we have to wait again ”, according to a passenger.

“I gave this order. Permission to disembark has been denied ”, the Minister of Health Anutin Charnvirakul said in a message on Facebook.

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Shipping company: no cases of illness

Three passengers on board were suspected of being infected with the new corona virus, but all tested negative.

The cruise ship sailing under Dutch custard was on its way from the south coast of Vietnam to Thailand. “The ship is not in quarantine and we have no reason to believe that there are cases of coronavirus on board, despite the media reports,” the shipping company said.

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