The DOD is saying essentially the same things about their ships. Once
the emergency is past, the Navy ships will be used for rescue workers.
Same thing happened in New York after 9/11.

"Icebound" wrote in message
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"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
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Heck, they won't even go aboard cruise ships that are right there.


Having been on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship quite recently, were *I*
a refugee and had a choice, *I* would not want to live on a cruise
ship for an extended time....especially not with kids. The exception
would be if that was the only air-conditioned place available :-)

Not that I would mind the food or even the entertainment, but it is
still a very claustrophobic environment. Better use of donated cruise
ships might be as temporary extra hospital space, housing for
out-of-state volunteers, and that sort of thing.

Cruise ships accommodation is fine for people who have something to
do, somewhere to go. It would probably be a terrible place to sit and
wait.