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How a COVID-Infested Cruise Ship Devolved Into Class Warfare

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HBO’s new doc “The Last Cruise” revisits the chaotic Diamond Princess cruise by using footage from guests and crew who captured how COVID-19 ripped through the ship in real time.

Cheyenne Roundtree 

Entertainment Reporter

On the final evening of a two-week cruise with stops in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Japan, the 3,700-plus passengers and crew members aboard the Diamond Princess ship received a message from their captain.

“Please be advised that we have been notified that a Hong Kong resident who traveled for five...

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Cheyenne Roundtree

Cheyenne Roundtree

Entertainment Reporter

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