The Zaandam is anchored shortly after it arrived at the bay of Panama City on March 27.
Ashford told passengers in a video message the company was still trying to “figure out” where to disembark passengers from the stricken Zaandam liner – four of whom have died.The Zaandam had been stuck in the Pacific Ocean since March 14 after dozens of the 1,800 people on board reported flu-like symptoms and several South American ports refused to let it dock.
“No assurances have been given that they will be escorted from the ship to either a treatment facility or placed in quarantine. This is completely unacceptable,” Trantalis said on Twitter. “The important thing here is isolation. Whether you’re isolated on the Zaandam or isolated on the Rotterdam, the way that we protect the health of those of you that are healthy is to make sure that you’re isolated safely while we figure out where it is that we’re going to take you and allow you to disembark and safely travel home.”The Zaandam left Buenos Aires on March 7 and was supposed to arrive two weeks later at San Antonio, near Santiago, Chile.