My son spent a week in a NICU for breathing problems (turned out fine) and we were offered a room at Ronald McDonald House, but we politely declined because we knew we could afford the hotel and didn't want to take up a room for someone who truly needed it.
We'll see if this causes RC to become more strict on pregnancy verification.
They got lucky and were already en route to Jamaica when the baby was born. Imagine the ramifications if they were a couple hundred miles from any medical facility.
They wouldn't have been in Jamaica long enough to even go through those proceedings.
Baby was born in international waters Tuesday, got to Jamaica Wednesday and flew to Miami Friday.
But this baby was born in international waters, so the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness kicks in, which would default citizenship to the mother/parents.
"Neonatologist Dr. Jorge Perez said the 2-pound baby boy was born at a little over five weeks on board the Jewel of the Seas."
A little over 5 weeks? Man journalism is dead.