What would you do?

[Radiioman46]

If you're the captain of a cruise ship:

 

Circumstances:

1 - Your ship has 800 crew members and no passengers.

2 - Your sitting at anchorage waiting for orders

3 - All of your 800 crew members have been tested negatively for Covid19

 

Would you enforce social distancing, wearing of masks, and other protections, among your crew?

Or,

would you allow your crew members to behave like normal while you're waiting for orders?

 

Just wondering......

 

[Butterbean1000]

Why would you social distance if you're not sick and tested negative?  What's the point?

[ray98]

The virus isn't magical.  If there are no new hosts introduced and all current residents are out of the incubation period the no precautionary measures are needed.

[ldubs]

I would order pizza and open a keg or two!   

 

Seriously, I would not enforce social distancing in the circumstance you describe.  

[Aplmac]

600 crew members would be going home (charter flights)

 

leaving a skeleton crew of about 200 to run the thing

and keep it afloat.

Norwegian Spirit just did exactly this, here at Barbados.

 

[CruisingAlong4Now]

The tests are not 100% accurate. There are false negatives.  Even twice.  Sometimes symptoms are so mild that the tests don't react to them.  Remember typhoid Mary was totally asymptomatic.  

 

I would err on the side of caution and assume that at least one person on board has the infection despite testing negative and not showing symptoms; I would take the appropriate precautions.  

[ldubs]

1 hour ago, CruisingAlong4Now said:

The tests are not 100% accurate. There are false negatives.  Even twice.  Sometimes symptoms are so mild that the tests don't react to them.  Remember typhoid Mary was totally asymptomatic.  

 

I would err on the side of caution and assume that at least one person on board has the infection despite testing negative and not showing symptoms; I would take the appropriate precautions.  

 

Interesting.  If testing is not reliable and you want to be certain not one person is infected, what would be appropriate precautions?  Seems like a rock and a hard place, but I have been wrong before (many times - Lol).  😬   

[NantahalaCruiser]

The Captain would not be awaiting orders.  Home Office would already have dictated official corporate policy.