Deadly Trip of a Lifetime: Covid Cruises
Вставка
- Опубліковано 12 лис 2020
- When more than 200 people embarked on a cruise to the Antarctic as the pandemic started, more than half of them fell ill with coronavirus - turning a trip of a lifetime into a nightmare.
Subscribe to Journeyman here: ua-cam.com/users/subscription_c...
Aurora Expeditions' cruise ship set off for the Antarctic four days after the WHO declared a pandemic. 'We went ahead on a cruise that should have never been started,' says one ship worker. Passengers expressed concern, but one reports that they ’were told that it was going to go ahead and if they chose to pull out, then there would be no refund.' The virus spread rapidly among crew and passengers, with a number losing their lives.
For more information, visit www.journeyman.tv/film/7966
Like us on Facebook: / journeymanpictures
Follow us on Twitter:
/ journeymannews
/ journeymanvod
Follow us on Instagram: / journeymanpictures
Visit our subreddit: / journeymanpictures
SBS- Ref. 7966
A huge amount of acknowledgement is due to that first doctor that refused to bend his sense of ethics, morals and values. That's a man of honour.
Yes! God bless him!
He is what every doctor should be.
True. It would've been worse if he'd given to public opinion.
Disney cruise ships pandemic
Yeah.
Also, poor old man, his testimomy is very sad, Ihope she is resting in peace.
RIP those who died.
This is something I will never forget...the incredible way my country Uruguay helped these people. Now they know who we are...
The contrast between the people of Montevideo lining the streets to wish the disembarked passengers well vs. The president of the United States refusing to allow a ship full of people needing medical attention on land because it would raise the "numbers"...
And whose fault was it that they needed help
@@beverleylumb8048 You put out the fire. _Then_ you determine the cause.
When people need help, giving necessary care is priority. Anyone in a position to help has an obligation to do so - especially a government that has the resources to give what's needed.
The people of Montevideo went beyond that to show care and reassurance to those in a frightening position. Something else...I suspect that act of showing care gave the people lining the streets a more hopeful outlook. They found a way to do good amid an unsure time.
Wow. Newfound respect for Uruguay 🇺🇾
They risked their own citizens' lives when they should have told the ship to turn around and go back to their departure port and let that country deal with it
Me too! And they didn't risk their citizens lives; they had a sanitary corridor for evacuation and treated the people who were seriously ill in hospital. They behaved like compassionate human beings; the commentator who believes that they should have done otherwise betrays some fundamental truths about themselves...none of it good.
Except they weren't too worried about the ship's crew. Only the richies got special treatment.
@@kathyschreiber9947 There were more than 200 people. Uruguay clearly had to negotiate with the embassy of England and with the owners of the Ship, and they were the ones who told who had to take out the boat and who had to stay there for the end. They have to pay for medical care and transfer of all those people. Uruguay was very supportive in letting them in and serve them, something that other countries didn't do
I'm so impressed by the doctor who stayed true to his moral code. We need more people like him.
I live in Canada and I did not know of this tragic incident, yet the cruise ship docked in Japan was on the tv news every night.
Patti Mercer there was a lot of news about cruises unable to dock on the news across Canada
The management and owners of this ship should be crucified with lawsuits...
Who sails during a global pandemic??. Only fools.
It isn't just the owners of cruise ships it's the people who went on them after a pandemic had been declared they should be prosecuted for putting others at risk especially those at home
They didn't go on holiday but thanks to the selfish actions of some they were put at risk as if they had gone on holiday themselves
My daughter and her family already had tickets for an American cruise for March 2020. So glad they were smart enough to cancel 😞
It's so said the crew was told if they didn't travel during an pandemic they would loose their jobs! Really! 😳
People usually choose money over common sense.
@@FlyFreely8272 people have families that depend on that money.
@@EChan-eu2co I understand that. I know people who are in that situation working in tourism. But what if they die? If they stop for the pandemic at least they have a chance to live and start again. I'd rather have my family and friends safe and share a pot of food than stand by their grave with nothing.
@@FlyFreely8272 The actual problem is the cruise industry blacklists crew who refuse to go. It's not just a one time thing and for most of these folks they have no other options of future employment.
@@EChan-eu2co Thanks for letting me know that part. I wasn't aware of that evil. 😑
Thank god for Dr. Usme... who knows how many more people would have died without his devotion to saving as many as possible, all the while trying to make the truth clear to the public. Great person.
Fascinating…this developing country did more for these foreign passengers than the Australian government did for people on the cruise ships off their own shores.
Developing nation? What exactly does Uruguay have that is not developed??? Besides your brain?
I used to work in a cruise ship. Glad it didn't work out for me. So sorry for my fellow countryman, Ronnie. RIP :( Excellent documentary.
Been to Uruguay alot of times. The people are one of the kindness and friendliness people in the South America.
Really? I plan on visiting it one day, have always been intrigued because of the plain accident with the rugby team. Special places you would recommend to visit?
@@coolrunnings3 Definitely check out Colonia del Sacramento. Probably one of my favourite places to go. It is just a ferry away from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
@@Jayzylyn Thanx for your reply! I should have done that a few years ago when I was visiting Buenos Aires😌. I live in Belgium so I will go straight to Uruguay. Notting super worthwhile in Montevideo? Grts 🇧🇪
I wont suggest spending so much time in Montevideo. In my opinion it was very much like any city or BA.Probably a good city to live if you are not looking to travel only. Try to check out Punta del Este if you are near Montevideo. I stayed in Buenos Aires a few years ago too! Might move to Czech next year. 🇲🇾
@@Jayzylyn Thank you.
Thank you for closed captioning this properly! The accurate typed captions are great, and you took the important step of leaving subtitles visible. This is so often forgotten and makes a huge difference. I loved watching your documentary straight through. Thank you!
To the owners of Greg Mortimer cruise ship: I hope you can sleep well at night.
To Uruguay: I will most likely travel to your lovely country and tell many great things about your kindness. 😊
By mid-March people knew cruises were dangerous. Including the cruise ship companies.
But they couldn't get their money back If they canceled. It was 20 000 dollars, big money both ways.
@@principecaprincipeca2243 That's because of the greedy owners.
People were already dying here in NY by that time. These are the most stupidest people. Most shocking is the retired surgeon. That ship should never have sailed.
@@principecaprincipeca2243 Sorry still not worth my life.
@@corazoncubano5372 no. But they should have got their money back. Airlines did give the money back by then, at least here they did.
I hope the families who lost their love ones to this horrible virus find healing 💔
This was riveting. I watched it all non-stop. God bless all the passengers, staff, and the loving hearts of the people in Uruguay.
Criminal cruise company. Why didn’t they take care of their crew? Inexcusable to abandon them I would never use this company seeing how uncaring they were to their crew. It appears they considered them expendable. They put profits ahead of people in every respect.
that how the contract are.. they paid well but there are risk.. sice there are no insurance cost the whole world...
@@campkira They're not paid well at all what are you talking about?
and then had the gall to say they put crew members health and safety as their number one priority. I sincerely hope Ronnie's family gets largely compensated, but even with that nothing will bring such a great man back, and I wouldn't put it past this company not to drag their feet on the amount of compensation, when and how it will be paid, as well as trying to add stipulations like hey cant be found liable for x y and z in order for the family to get the money.
After taking an Alaskan cruise, I have a great deal of respect for these cruise ship crew members who are far away from their loved ones for long stretches of time and it is very hard work. It's really nice when part of your travels is the people who made it possible for a memorable journey.
God bless Uruguay and the medical frontliners!
God bless you Dr. Mauricio! I hope you still remember me from Carnival Spirit in 2017. You’re an amazing doctor. True to your profession.
Departure 4 days after the WHO declared a global pandemic. Enough said. I canceled my travel plans on February 22.
I guess they thought the coronavirus was a conspiracy theory. Consequences to actions.
There is NO virus. Honestly, anyone who still believes this inhumane, evil, worldwide tyranny and is about a rogue virus from China needs their head examined. Most world governments and mainstream media are part of this lie to maintain the AGENDA..... Everyone please read....
Most mainstream media and politicians are controlled and are part of the agenda. Let's stand up, fight back, and get our normal lives back. We have no choice.
This is NOT about a virus (that we know is hogwash). This is about a totalitarian AGENDA.
ua-cam.com/video/QC7zqyd4muE/v-deo.html
Why do people still believe this c-virus nonsense? They have been lead into a covid19-believing cult that has achieved it's goal through relentless, 24 hour scare-tactic news of a completely unfounded and unproven virus. An "alleged new" virus that nobody would even know about if they did not "hear about it on TV". This is NOT how humans are supposed to live. Just use basic logic and common sense. This is a well-orchestrated implausible virus scare (with a cleverly designed, fancy/scary name) that is part of a worldwide pharmaceutical industry, Bill Gates (the biggest funder and controller of the WHO and CDC), other highly powerful/sinister-minded individuals, and media agenda to scare the entire world into believing the only solution is mandatory vaccinations. All the while, every ounce of a normal, healthy, free/free-moving democratic lifestyle is cruelly taken away from us all step-by-step. All under the disguise of protecting us from a non-existent virus.
....No medical or science degree is needed to know this. All that is needed is common sense, logic, critical thinking skills, and a little desire to seek truths and facts. Unfortunately, the virus believing cult has literally taken over the world, while those of us who can see the totalitarianism and evil happening plain as day right in front of the world's eyes are a small (but growing) minority. And our voices have been globally BANNED by all mainstream media (which that fact in itself should have the entire world angry and/or suspicious of what is going on.
......Almost EVERY "test" will be "positive" for common colds or normal flus because it is part of the planned totalitarianism agenda. A test that even the inventor has stated is in no way accurate in detecting a particular coronavirus. Nobody has died or is infected (cases) from any "new strand" coronavirus, and do not allow them to keep you muzzled (masks) like zombies and caged (locked up in your house) for their agenda. The daily, fake, scare-tactic hospital images and absurd words (outbreak, surge, spike, wave, superspreader, etc), reports, theories (e.g. asymptomatic), and death statistics of unknown/nameless people or people who were already dying from serious previous conditions are part of the cult brainwashing..
....Do not just blindly believe and comply to all of this nonsense. This lie has gone on too long and they won't even say when it will/might end. So the idiocy continues all over the world with no end in sight until enough of us say "enough"!!!
*************
*The goal is to create a false or unreal FEAR everywhere in the world. Constantly showing and seeing people in masks without ever saying when the nonsense will end creates constant fear. The daily non-factual news reports create more false and unreal FEAR. The constant fear leads people to accept anything that will alleviate the omnipresent fear. The (fake) vaccinations for the (fake) virus is the savior in the minds of people all over the world. And B. Gates and his WHO will go down as the saviors of the world. This guy, and others within the circle, have been pushing their vaccination ideas and population control for Africa and the world for years now. Now, they are going full scale to implement their plans. This quest for legacy and power needs to be stopped..www.bitchute.com/video/bMY9QF8YvuLW
Covid is fake so they wont die
@@areguapiri that's funny, because I have a friend who got it and was lucky to have a mild case that only made him feel like he was dying for a solid week. You believe this isn't real for the exact same reasons people believe anything ridiculous. It makes them feel special to think they're smarter than scientists and experts around the world. It's embarrassing and dangerous. Grow up.
My best friend got the virus and was in the ICU for 6 months and now 9 month post-infection is in a rehab. The virus predisposed her to a CVA and she remains recovering at 56 yo.
I am so very sorry for Ronnie's passing. My sympathies to his family in the Phillipines. I am very glad Rose made it and her husband's support was key, I am sure. I am glad my country ( Uruguay) was able to help. It's unthinkable to refuse medical care to a human or being in need. I am relieved there were no more deaths. It's a shame and criminal that Aurora didn't cancel the trip and refused to refund passengers. Mauricio is a hero as well as all the medical staff that helped during the pandemic. God Bless!!
To mislead people that they would not be refunded during a deadly pandemic is complete disregard for life. Disgusting neglect. Foul. Reckless endangerment.
Greedy Corporate unity! Who do you think is pushing all of this!? Stop listening to Gates, and Fauci!! Live your life like nothing is happening. We have to fight back! It's the only way!! We have a right to refuse this tyranny!!!
@@janetduncan87 You contradict yourself. "Greedy corporate unity" allowed a cruise ship to launch during a pandemic, or there is no pandemic? You have to choose or your argument cancels itself out.
@@janetduncan87 Bill Gates and Dr. Fauci are respectable human beings who care. Don't listen to Republican "leaders" who are ALWAYS LYING. They always crash the market and spend like crazy on wars.
@@janetduncan87 I don't think you know what tyranny is.
@@janetduncan87 You are foaming at the mouth, lady.
God love those staff, the wealthy put before the poor again , they should all have been taken off the ship together. What a wonderful young doctor working on that ship ,total respect to him, his humanity shone through, any hospital would be blessed to have him working for the care of their patients.
Excellence is a choice: unwavering doctor and Uruguay get my utmost respect. Thank you for following the moral compass to do right. Godspeed all involved. Normally, that would be an incredible & stunning cruise.
Shoutout to Uruguay from Denmark. Very classy, very touching what you did!
Uruguay is the best kept secret on the planet
Gob Bless Uruguay 🇺🇾 🙏❤️
The company is disgusting that they left their crew on the boat without much help.That is a greedy company.Uruguay is fantastic what a special place on Earth and so sorry for the loss of lives🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Wow, a great documentary! Much respect to Uruguay, I don’t know why I’m crying 😿
It’s terrible how the crew was treated with no regard. All the ill passengers were taken off ship and treated but the crew was left alone and sick with no help in sight. It’s dispicable! They couldn’t leave until a whole month later!
The maid was wearing gloves but handling soiled linens, putting back fresh linens, and then going to the next cabin cross-contaminating every step of the way, they should have changed latex gloves after each room
Many of these workers are not properly trained in infection control. A problem that exacerbates pathogenic spread. It is not their fault it is the failure of their employer.
@@corazoncubano5372 Amen
God bless the Frontline workers forevermore for their sacrifice. #GiveThanks
This is criminal... I feel so bad for these people. Shame on the cruise line!
what did cruise line do they probably signed a paper that said that they might get Covid 19
@@orlandoburgos9190 They can tell that the judge.
Shame on the people who went on holiday after a pandemic had been declared. Its as if they thought I booked and I am having my holiday
I was on a cruise with my husband in the Mediterranean in ‘09 when swine flu broke out. One day we woke up and there were crew members every 20 yards with hand sanitizer. I was super happy to make it back home where I felt safe again
Wow! Dr Usmae, what a wonderful person.
Anyone who got on a cruise ship after the middle of February must have been aware of the risk, as the outbreak on Diamond Princess & other cruise ships was widely reported in the news. So it’s a bit rich for them to blame the cruise company. I feel sorry for the cruise staff not the passengers, as they had no choice in embarking on a cruise during a pandemic.
Early March I was buying supplies and a lady at Walmart was talking about her upcoming vacation on a cruise ship, as a nurse I had to speak up. I tried to talk to her about the risks and she would not go, she did not get angry at me and thanked me for my concern but said she was going on the cruise. She was going to take her chances.
The passengers would have cancelled if they could get their money back. This is completely the fault of the cruise companies who should have known better.
@@margaloone7970 I am a Medical Technologist and I'm shocked at how this whole pandemic was handled. We could have had this whole thing end a long time ago if the whole world had just locked down for 4-6 weeks, at the same time. I do blame the airlines and I have pilots in my family.
So if there was a house fire 1 block away from you are you gonna evacuate. Diamond Princess was located in the hotspot 15,000 MILES AWAY. Early March when this cruise happened went to hell so fast that 1/2 the world woke up to lockdowns after a normal day at work.
@@jaelynn7575 Lock down wasn't the solution either... see Argentina... they locked down for months and still lots of people died, and poverty increased by the thousands. Uruguay DIDN'T lock down, the president called for what he named responsible freedom such us: keeping distances, use of masks, avoiding gathering of people (for birthdays, celebrations, etc.), but if they had to go to work, go ahead do it... They also vaccinated everyone who wanted to do it, for free, and they started vaccination by the weaker, such as the sick and the elderly. Even though he was the president, he didn't get his vaccination until his turn by age came... and guess what, there weren't so many dead. Ironically dead increased when the opposite political party, the left, and the idiots from the unions who are also from the left, started to invite people to gather in public places to oppose the government just for fun, or to celebrate such as in a gay parade, or when the mayor of Montevideo assumed the control of the City Hall (who is also from their party) and who had won the election, etc. and the idiots listened to their call, not thinking at the risk under they were putting their own families.... but that is dirty politics followed by ignorant people! Nothing we can do about fanatism!!!
I started watching feeling sorry for the crew Because they had limited choices and angry at the apparent stupidity of the passengers.
But then I realised that the passengers choices were somewhat limited by the company - go on the Cruise during a pandemic... which we are telling you is perfectly safe… Or lose your $20,000.
As others have said, the company put money before people and really should be held responsible for what happened.
Amazing story of great courage for everyone on that ship!
This is a nightmare. I needed to see this. What that virus does to one's body is chilling.
All about money in this world. I don't understand businesses consumed with profit over human life.
The family in the Philippines had me crying. God bless 🙏 prayers for them.
Much Love and Respect to Mr. Lorenzo ..
As soon as I saw how fast they build that hospital in Wuhan China in January, I new the World was in for a massive blow... I wish people caught on.
Me too. I was continuously surprised in early 2020 to watch how slow on the uptake everyone was. I'm afraid that there's still quite a number of folks who checked their brains like at a coat check and are expecting someone else to watch out for them. The financial thing doesn't really sway me either. If you have 20k to travel to Antarctica, you have 1k to have a lawyer write a nasty note to a cruise company and bully them into refunding you. Also, it's a cultural thing: "My money is on the line, so I guess I have to go through with it". Reality is unfair sometimes but you still have to keep a grip on your cognitive abilities.
The first week in January when I saw how fast it was spreading in China and was sure it was airborne and it was going to spread fast. I saw it coming and yet I still am surprised by all of this. I still think we have months of spread and I am concerned about the hospital system becoming overwhelmed. Hospitals are full in my area.
I remember in December and January watching them weld people in their homes in China i knew it was going to be crazy. And crazy it's been. I started stocking up in January and my husband was thinking i was crazy, look who isn't crazy anymore! Lol (Abigail)
@@forrestclone138 Yep. That's using your head.
@@forrestclone138 My friend outside the US warned me in late January. I told my family to stock and buy masks on Feb. 4th. They ignored me. The staff at my kids school laughed at me and then the entire school system closed down March 16th. They all ignored me and treated me like a paranoid parent. Well look what's happening now. Some of us have intuition and common sense.
Truly an amazing journey. Its di hard to watch countries turn away people in need. Sorry for those that died and the families that will live on without them.
Makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. Such a disregard to humanity, only thinking about the bottom dollar the cruise ship company can make. I hope they went belly up and no longer can operate?!?!
How's it the cruise operators fault? Did they force passengers to go on the ship? No.
@@everestandlights It's their fault because they should have cancelled the outing since the WHO had already declared it a pandemic, and the clients couldn't get a refund. Common sense.
Those foolish passengers still knew that a pandemic has been declared.
The owners of that boat are the coldest, most heartless, and terrible people on this Earth. I started to tear up in frustration for them. I would have been asking what was happening to staff if they were disembarking me. They are humans. They are important. You should treat the janitor with the same respect as the CEO. This whole thing is just heartbreaking.....
Most corporations are heartless and terrible.
Tell you what - if things ever go sideways here in the US, I'd GLADLY live in Uruguay, if they'd have us. What marvelous people! Them cheering made me cry. You don't see that too often anymore and this was a treat.
So very sad for Ronnie and everyone who has been affected. The doctors were amazing. The doctor who had such morals and is now working with COVID victims is an amazing human being. The company is a disgrace. They treated the staff as slaves. I hope they are compensated. So sorry. X
some people really rose to the occasion .DR osme the columbian doctor is a true hero in my eyes.Uruguay you rock!
Poor Ronnie died, so young. Passengers got the good care for, and crew was just left to suffer! That is real life! Different fate between the rich and the poor
Yea like it sounds like he was an amazing person. The kind of person we need more of, not less. Fucking disgrace what that cruise line did to him.
The hubris of the passengers, the greed of the owners/management company led to this disaster. The ego of man is a truly destructive force.
Uruguay is the greatest place on this earth and I have been to the British hospital and my friend is a doctor there and when you said the British hospital I knew They would be taken care of at that hospital.....everybody speaks English in Uruguay
It’s like going to the Cleveland Clinic here in the US, but the crew members hospitalized were send to a mutualista, ok but it shows the company providing different quality of care for their employees. So sad for Lorenzo’s passing.
@@pelipequi1493 That’s nothing new in life though don’t you think the elite always get the best so to speak
@@pelipequi1493 It's nothing like going to the Cleveland Clinic because that's in the US. The US "healthcare" system is a broken joke run on greed. They've done nothing to help me and have actually made things worse for me on every level. If I could afford to leave the US, I would.
Because of the way the Owner of this vessel and the cruise management company abysmally handled this dedicated crew, may I suggest that NO ONE book a cruise on this vessel. Ever. That’s the ONLY way they will learn. Hit them where it will hurt them the most. Financially. That’s the only thing they understand anyway.
Not just this vessel, but ALL of them. They are nothing but floating petri dishes and environmental damagers and polluters. This was Princess cruises, they own a lot of ships.
Doesn't matter. I'll never go on a cruise anyways. Friends have said they're not always that great and you know what I had the concern of norovirus long before covid-19.
If you enjoy actually travelling to foreign lands for an experienced - never go on a cruise. I was forced to go on one due to an aunt taking over the plans for a family trip to Hawaii. She was the only one who actually wanted to cruise and as we were all trying to convince her otherwise we started feeling bad like we were low key bullying her so we all acquiesced. Never again. We were on a princess ship going to Hawaii in 2005. I’ve never been more bored or surrounded by people who were not travellers at all. I’ll never forget how we had to be back on the ship in Oahu by 8pm then we just sat at the port overnight looking out at Oahu - the island was bumping and full of things to do- yet we were watching from a lame ship full of low-iQ people. In my youth I was a fairly good dancer having performed my entire youth. I tried to get a job in Las Vegas for a couple of years in one of their incredible shows but I was never good enough. On one tryout they had a cruise ship person looking for dancers for their ship and I was good enough for them. I now see why, the shows on cruises are so low talent. I was a fine dancer but I definitely did not have the innate skills to be paid. Yet I was good enough for a cruise lol. (Obviously, I would have never taken a job on a ship due to realizing how lame cruises are).
I was very happy to find this documentary. I live in America, I watched in horror has the passengers and crew were going in circles trying to get into a port after covid 19 was found on board. Everyday I would check the news, to see if the ship was aloud to port. When the day finally came and passengers were able to get off the ship. The news announced that the crew would be going back to the ocean. I could not believe my ears. Everyday I checked to see if the crew was able to leave the ship. When that day came, I was so happy that their nightmare was coming to an end. The way this was handled both about the passengers and crew was a terrible, dangerous, cruel, without any compassion for human life. During this ordeal these brave people had to endure, I vowed to never ever get on a cruise. It should make no difference, because they were on a ship, those people should have been let off this ship. If they had of been on a plane, a train, a bus they would have been able to get help. My heart breaks for those who didn’t survive.
Wow! What an awesome compassionate move by Uruguay!!!
Ronnie sounds like he was an amazing person... The kind of people the world needs. This is a travesty.
Great documentary. What an ordeal these people went through. Personally I love cruising but not planning to get on one any time soon.
You shouldn't go on them at all. Environmental damagers!
All negative comments like really .. man thank god that a majority of the passengers made it out alive god bless them and there families to Mr Lorenzo I’m sorry my condolences and fly with the angles may hold be there to greet you as you arrive..
Excellent little documentary
They went on holiday by mistake...
Enjoyed watching it. What a sad situation.
@ - Mistake? Really?
@@sherunswithscissors
A reference to 'Withnail and I'
Three years have passed since that event, I remember how I lived it and followed the case, from Uruguay I wish that everyone is well and a big hug for those who lost a loved one.
Risk takers have to take personal responsibility!! No complaints if fatalities occur!!!
And that is what these travellers were. The retired surgeon who should have known better disgusted me.
As someone who had to work as a remote doctor for a big international hotel chain on their island resort, I feel for ship dr. here when he said he felt completely alone. All the health responsibility falls on our shoulders and the companies focus is on profits. I was also given a talk down by the resort GM when I spoke of a possible outbreak given my tiny clinic had run out of beds to care for the staff and I didn't get a proper sleep for a whole month.
Scroll to end of video and then press refresh to replay from start... Now Watch without ads
God bless Uruguay, yes, it is marvellous, you are on my bucket list as well. ❤️❤️❤️God bless Dr Usme.
God bless the people of Uraquay! If i ever go to South America..i want to go be amongst the caring people of Uraguay!
God Bless those dear precious Drs that refused to compromise their moral & ethical belief. I have been a critical care nurse for 30 yrs, and I can tell you, they are few and far between now. Medical care IS an inner calling. To care for the sick is an honor, and comes from the soul. The Bible says there are special gifts given to each of us, and this type of TLC and dedication is truly a Blessing from God. May God continue to bless each and every one of these people that had to endure this living Hell, and continue to Bless each and every patient that falls under his care.
I was on a Carnival Carib cruise some years back and chatted with a worker who said he and the other staff refer to the ship as a "floating prison". While I'd consider a river cruise I will never again take a big ship cruise. No surprise about the owners not giving a damn about anything but money and self interest. Isn't that why the USA is in such a scary, sick mess? Sad all round except for the 1% who will always thrive
The cruise ship industry needs to die. Ecological disaster for the environment, although I understand the draw to visit places like the Antarctic and ships make it easier. But going ahead in a pandemic is madness , especially as a SURGEON??? 🥱 they will regret forever more. Thank you for including the staff perspective. Everyone focused on the passengers but crew must have had a way harder time. The on board Drs should be fully recognised for what they did under horrendous circumstances. And stuff the cruise ship owner. 🤬
They wanna bring cruises on to the Great Lakes. I say sink em’ before they reach the Saint Lawrence.
uh no cruise can't die your just jealous
May as well get rid of air travel as well. Covid can sneak on board as easily as on ship.
@@kimmccollum7766 good idea! Air travel is horrible for the environment. Trips that you can take within 8 hrs of train time should not be allowed to be done by air.
@@lifevest1 there are already cruises on the Great Lakes. Montreal,Toronto to Chicago.
Rose needs compensation , the crew maybe not so much... yup that's justice for you..
Typical “white self entitlement” straight from the horses mouth. He should of said Ronnie’s family deserves compensation for his death!
He is still just thinking about himself, just as he did in the start of the trip. The only person Rose need compensation from is himself.
The fact that the cruise company proceeded knowing the risks of Covid AND did not offer any sort of refund for those who were concerned really seems like a criminal act. You can't just blame the passengers for their ignorance and perceived invulnerability, gotta blame the company as well.
And they still don't learn because recently they let another cruise out and to no ones surprise covid is on the ship
Are you fucking kidding me
@@mksabourinable do a quick search they list over 13 cruise ships set to be in operation this month. So clearly they still have not learned and if anyone on those cruises complain they get covid I have 0 pity.
There were well publized stories about several cruise ships that were unable to dock for weeks because of a Covid19 out break prior to this cruise.
Profits before people. He hit the nail on the head! That's the name of the game in way too many corporations etc. A free cruise; to HELL with that! So hit them in their pockets! The gentleman that died; his family NEEDS that money, although I am sure they would rather have him back and we know that is an impossibility. That company's reaction & non-reaction were/are DEPLORABLE! They should pay and pay dearly! Rest in peace Ronnie, rest in peace and may God bless your family all the days of the rest of their lives 🙏 😷✌
My heart goes out 2 these people and the crew management should feel horrible all this happened and n 2the doctors u r awesome
A very touching report.....
Trip of a Lifetime? You meant the trip that ended someone’s lifetime.
"In a way Dr. Usme is really old school, he sees being a doctor as a calling, a vocation or that sort of thing, rather than just a job."
So much respect for the DR he stood by the oath he took and refused to be bullied well done my friend I also give my condolences to the love one's who lost people to this horrible virus ✌🇬🇧👍
One place I would love to see. So sorry for covid stuff. 😥
Poor Ronnie. He didn’t even make it a few days. Rose sure did and even flew home in a private medi-vac jet🤔🤔🤔 I’m sure the medical treatment course was completely different for these two patients, which is extremely sad. I hope Ronnie’s family is getting along ok.
I am Uruguayan, and I don't agree with your comment. You are assuming that because he was just a poor guy wasn't treated fairly, and that is a very wild accusation! He couldn't make it because he had complications with pneumonia, said the doctor in the video. Right? I believe him, because in Uruguay, everyone has the right to medical assistance, no matter if you are rich or poor. If you need it, they give it to you. I could give you several examples of foreign people getting "free" medcal attention, but there is one that is on the top of my list and I will share with you.
A few years ago, there was a unconscious homeless person in the street who was taking to a public hospital in Tacuarembó, a Departamento (State) right in the center of the country. Once in there, doctors realized he needed a brain surgery. He was treated and when he came back to consciousness again, he asked where he was... They explained him, that he had a surgery and where he was found, etc. To everyone's surprise he said he was from Argentina, a veteran from the Falkland Islands war, and he didn't know how he ended up in Uruguay. To make a long story short, he had disappeared from Argentina around 20 years before, and his family looked for him like crazy. They never found him, so they assumed he was dead. No one knows how he ended up in Uruguay, not even him. It seems like he had lost his memory, and ended up living as a homeless. After recuperating from the surgery he got his memory back and returned to his homeland with his family! So, please, don't give me that crap or rich and poor!
So sad what these people had to go through.
Such a great documentary about class and capitalism. The workers on the ship show what Marx observed about the working class: that we have no country. Ultimately, they were the ones left on the ship. No insurance-funded planes to fly them back to their first-world health care.
all that education on the cruise ship, but no sign of common sense. You can't fix stupid.
Who in their right mind goes on a cruise after a world wide pandemic as been announced?
The ones that don't want to lose their money, because they prepaid it in full. (I don't get it, but this is the answer I got when I asked. I'm more of a heath first and I'll make the money back later mentality)
The cruise owner should be sued. Respect for the doctors, the crew and Uruguay.
When that lady Dr smirked and saud "Houston we have a problem" then laughed about it, I became furious..
Laughter is a coping mechanism. Don't take it personally.
Why do people fear isolation...I never leave the house even before covid. An average regular week I am home windows and blinds closed at min 4 days a week. I love winter gets dark at 15.00 so am home...switch the phone off and stay home
You sound like me! I haven't seen the sun in about 5 months and I'm sure it's affecting me. Prob have low Vit D and I'm pretty sure my B12 has dropped very low cuz my body is all tingly and full of vibrations and heart palps. Doctors do not give a crap! US "healthcare" sucks! I wish I could go elsewhere for medical care.
Profit before human lives - typical..
am I sleep deprived or is there a snow effect over indoor shots?
I don't know what that is, but I see it too.
Yea I was wondering about that too...
God bless all these people and their families. Having a loved with covid ad not knowing if they will live is something I would never wish on anyone ever.
Great documentary! Should have so many more then 17k views!!
Watching this and comparing with some other so called "first world" countries and the way they handled similar incidents, kudos to Uruguay on how they handled the evacuation.
Also, is there any more damning evidence on cruise companies and how they have covered up the virus while also mistreating their crews?
Dr Usme is a remarkable human being. Much respect ✊
If that Dr. didn't record his back and forth with the ship's Captain they would be calling him a liar.
What an absolute joke this particular cruise was. These were a lot of wealthy people (with quite a few doctors on board from reports) that really should have known better. By March the situation was very much known, and as cruel as it sounds but the ex-surgeon's wife's blood is on his hands.
The cruise line refused to refund the money. We are talking over 50K cruise trip.
A massive gluttonous display of excess!
The rest of the world was shutting down, people were dying, hospitals were already in crisis... Yet, about 200 people were blissfully ignorant enough to board the ship knowing exactly what was happening in the rest of the world. We know corporations are money-hungry. You'd think the passengers would have prioritized their health at least, especially since the majority were older.
I'm sure if the cruise line had cancelled it and let them have their money back, the passengers would have agreed. They went b/c there was no refund.
I would NEVER go on a cruise. Death traps.
_Give limited information truthfully..._
Dr. Mauricio Usme my hero ❤️ responsibility, and caring for humans the right way.. very brave.. making the right choices in very deficult times.. choosing morals and duty as only one. against all others that are true hero’s
Another example of rich getting different treatment then the poor. Even though deep down you know this is what happens, when there is such an obvious example of it.....it's chilling.
46:30
Good luck filling that cruise!
1:48 welcome home kitten 💚
A major upside of the pandemic is so many growing families, which of course counts pets.
What a sad story. 😭😭