I have an idea on how to help prevent these kind of things from happening. Ain't nobody gonna like it, but it would go a long way in reducing illness and mechanical breakdowns.

Instead of seven day cruises, shorten them to six days, with a mandatory one day layover to do maintenance and disinfecting. Every cruise ship departing from American harbors would be required to have one layover day per week. Or one layover day per cruise.

The industry can work out the specifics, but these quick turn arounds are the cause of many of the outbreaks and breakdowns.