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Passengers relax on board the Holland America-operated Westerdam cruise ship, which has been denied permission to dock in Thailand over coronavirus fears, February 12, 2020. Maria Angus/Handout via REUTERS
“We try to stay hopeful, because that’s all we’ve got: to be hopeful. But each day, that becomes a little bit more difficult when country after country rejects us,” Jones told Reuters in a video recording. People could be seen playing chess and doing puzzles on Wednesday, in some of the first pictures published by media of life aboard the ship as passengers pass the time awaiting news of how and when they might get home.
“We are isolated, we have been isolated for two weeks and so we would probably be the best bet as far as no ,” Jones said. It was still not clear if the ship would be allowed to dock there. Later on Wednesday, the Thai Navy “Bhumibol Adulyadej” warship could be seen escorting the Westerdam in waters just off the Thai coast, according to passengers and Marine Traffic.
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