The last time Evan Herbert set foot on land was nearly eight weeks ago. Since March 14, the Lethbridge resident has been stranded on a cruise ship with more than 50 other Canadians. “I imagine this is what prison is like,” the 28-year-old said from his cabin on the Emerald Princess cruise ship, anchored between Florida and the Bahamas.
Herbert was working a nine-month contract as a retail supervisor for the Holland America cruise line. When the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a no sail order on March 14, he was transferred to the Emerald Princess, where he’s been ever since.
The CDC issued the order as one of many measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. Herbert said everyone on board — which includes