Alone and frightened, Australian circus performer stuck on cruise ship with no way home
Australian performer Elke Uhd has spent years travelling the world with circus troupes, but is now stuck on a cruise ship with no way of knowing how and when she will be able to get home.But Elke Uhd says she was not given the option in the days before departureThrough what appears to be a conspiracy of circumstance and miscommunication, she said she was not able to disembark the ship in Sydney, leaving her stranded in the Philippines more than 5,000 kilometres from home.
"I just want to get home, but I don't want to be put in a dangerous position to get there. I can't see a resolution."There have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Pacific Explorer. "They have no support and mentally it's hard to know that no-one wants you when you're sailing around in the middle of the ocean wondering how on earth they are ever going to get home."Uhd boarded the ship, operated by P&O Cruises Australia, as a crew member in Sydney on March 13 to join the cast of the show Love Riot.
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