Grand Princess

Nancy and David Holmes of Spokane have been on more than 50 cruises. Their latest, a 10-day cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii and back, likely will be the most memorable. They've been under quarantine after COVID-19 began circulating on the ship. Now the pair are expecting to be sent to a military facility for further quarantine.

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Thu., March 12, 2020

Nancy and David Holmes pose for a selfie when the Grand Princess was docked in Kauai. Their Hawaiian cruise was fun, the couple said, and it was on their way back to California that they got the news of a passenger on the previous voyage testing positive for COVID-19.

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Nancy and David Holmes, along with other passengers aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, were issued masks that they were instructed to wear when they answered their door for meals and when they disembarked from the vessel.

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David Holmes took a photo of the TV in his room during the days when the cruise ship sailed in circles outside of San Francisco, as they waited for state and federal agencies to determine where the boat should dock.

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The Grand Princess cruise ship passes beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in this view from Sausalito, Calif., Monday, March 9, 2020. The cruise ship carrying over a dozen people infected with the coronavirus passed under the bridge as federal and state officials in California prepared to receive thousands of people on the ship that has been idling off the coast of San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ORG XMIT: CAER101

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Wire fencing is shown in front of the Grand Princess cruise ship, which carried multiple people who have tested positive for COVID-19, docked at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

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Passenger Steven Smith, goes through a health screening after leaving the Grand Princess cruise ship in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Restless passengers on a coronavirus-struck cruise ship awaited their turn to disembark. By Tuesday night, Princess Cruises said about 1,400 of the 3,500 people on board had gotten off, and efforts were underway to move them to quarantine in their home countries or at military bases in California, Texas and Georgia.

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The Grand Princess arrives in San Francisco on Monday, March 9, 2020. The cruise ship, which had maintained a holding pattern off the coast for days, is carrying multiple people who tested positive for COVID-19.

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This photo provided by Laurie Miller shows Grand Princess cruise ship passengers being screened inside a tent, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Oakland, Calif., before boarding a bus that will take them to a military base for quarantine. California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged the state's nearly 40 million residents to avoid sporting events, concerts and large gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and adamantly warned the elderly to stay away from cruise ships as he pondered measures to restrict cruise travel off the California coast.

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