As the island of the Bahamas continues its journey on the long road to recovery following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, the outpouring of generosity from those who want to help doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon—as evidenced by a Bahamian cruise line.
As reported by @huffpost, those left stranded in the Bahamas by Hurricane Dorian were able to board a free ride courtesy of the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line. The cruise line also offered Bahamians a free trip back to Florida if they had a valid passport or visa. Additionally, food, water supplies, volunteers, first responders and evacuees were shuttled to the Grand Bahama Island.
The Bahamas Paradise was the first ship allowed to dock at Freeport to deliver personnel and supplies before making the journey back to Florida with evacuees. The large ship can reportedly carry up to 1,900 people. The same ship was also used for Hurricane Irma relief back in 2017.
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Cruise ship CEO Oneil Khosa expressed support and concern for evacuees:
“We felt like we had to do this for the people of the Bahamas and the island of Grand Bahama, especially given our history with the island.”
The Bahamas Paradise has also requested donations for those impacted by Hurricane Dorian including, canned food, water, first-aid kits, hygiene products and mosquito repellant. Donations can be dropped off at the ship’s Florida warehouse in Riviera Beach.
We want to continue to send our prayers to all those impacted by Hurricane Dorian.
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