The mayor of Fort Lauderdale has shared details of the disembarkation plan for the Zaandam and the Rotterdam.
with the Carnival Corporation, which owns the Holland America Line, on a plan for disembarkation.
Officials in Florida, including Governor Ron DeSantis, had originally opposed allowing the ships to dock in Florida, with DeSantis himself saying it would be “a mistake” on Monday. He appeared to, publicly saying that officials were indeed “working on a plan” to allow only Florida residents to disembark and to expatriate foreign nationals.
“We were concerned about a deluge into our hospitals,” but ultimately said that the local hospitals believe they can manage the cases,” he told Neil Cavuto during a televised appearance on Wednesday. At the time, DeSantis had said he'd already spoken with President Trump about the situation. Trump had previously expressed his desire to "do what's right" for the people on the ship.The Zaandam and the Rotterdam arrived early on Thursday morning, with 233 passengers and crew who, at some point since March 22, were said to have been exhibiting “influenza-like illness symptoms," according to Holland America.
The liners headed north earlier this week. In total, both ships are carrying over 2,400 passengers and crew members.
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