During the ill-fated Zaandam cruise, Global Affairs kept Canadian passengers updated on efforts to get them off the ship and back to Canada. Four passengers died on the MS Zaandam, a Holland America Line cruise ship following a COVID-19 outbreak on board. In her case, she forwarded all email updates from Global Affairs during the cruise to her worried son in California. Passenger Wendy Mitchell of Victoria on the Zaandam cruise ship before it was hit with a COVID-19 outbreak in late March. Mitchell said she's grateful to Global Affairs for helping Canadian passengers eventually get off the ship and return home.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2020 07:52 UTC