The Ruby Princess cruise ship has departed for Mexico after disembarking 12 COVID positive patients with infections described as mild.
Once again, the Bay Area finds itself in a situation where a cruise ship has disembarked passengers infected by COVID; this time during the surge of theThe ship is the Ruby Princess. It was docked at San Francisco's Pier 27 cruise terminal before it headed south towards Mexico, Thursday around 4 p.m.
The passengers we met expressed confidence in Princess and their own conduct; none more than one woman waiting to board. "My name is Sharon ‘Get Me On A Ship’ Pettis," said Pettis who, along with her husband are confident, after having already cruised 145 times, including last month. According to Gerald Eason's daughter, the Eason family is going on the cruise. "We're celebrating my father's 89th birthday, so that's why we're doing the cruise and you know, he really wanted to do a cruise again," said Karen Eason.
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