Last of two parts
IN Tuesday’s column, I explained what has become the most visible shortcoming of the global cruise industry, thanks to the Wuhan Virus pandemic, which is the industry’s poor record when it comes to public health. The no fewer than 35 vessels affected by the coronavirus suggest that cruise ships are little more than giant floating petri dishes, and it is an impression that is entirely correct. Prior to the current pandemic, the industry has averaged about 30 infectious disease incidents, sickening an average of 3,670 passengers and crew every year since 2002.