2 months off for crew on quarantines ship

[luckyinpa]

very nice thing for princess to do.  is time off normally paid for cruiselines?

 

http://crew-center.com/diamond-princess-crew-get-two-months-paid-time

[FranknBeans]

That's very very considerate on the part of Princess. They usually only get their airfare covered when they finish their contract 

[puppycanducruise]

I think that's great that Princess is doing that for their employees.

The crew deserves it.

[GA Dave]

I think it is commendable what Princess is doing for their employees.  But, I also have to wonder how many will actually ever return to work on a cruise ship.  Based on the YouTube reports from that ship, the nightmare they are going through would convince me to never step foot on a cruise ship again.

[Gershep]

Princess has treated both the crew and passengers very well.

[phillyguy31]

I think this is an excellent thing they are doing, however I wonder how many of these crew members will be needed after the quarantine is lifted for several reasons.

1 I can't imagine anyone wanting to cruise on that ship immediately after everyone debarks of for a while after.

2 I would think.....Hope that they would take several weeks to totally sanitize the ship using a special team not just crew members.

3 The ship will probably relocate if it finds a port that will take it. So the less aboard the better I think.

 

Regardless, it is a real class move by Princess for it's employees and at least some good PR as well.

[jaja]

THIS is absolutely the right thing to do !!!😄

[roger001]

I thought the virus was only spread by person to person contact.   If so, sanitizing the ship should not be extreme.  The ship won’t be carrying the virus germs, if I understand it correctly.