Passengers on board two Holland America cruise ships may be allowed to disembark as early as today in South Florida. According to a Broward County Commissioner, final details are being worked out to bring the Zaandam and Rotterdam ships into Port Everglades.

This news comes a day after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, “We view this as a big, big problem, and we do not want to see people dumped in Southern Florida right now.” One idea from DeSantis – only allow Florida residents off the ship.

“My concern is that we have worked so hard to make sure we have adequate hospital space in the event of a Covid-19 surge, we wouldn’t want those valuable beds to be taken because of the cruise ship,” DeSantis said.

Thursday on CNN, Florida Congresswoman Donna Shalala says, in her mind, there was no question about whether to let this ship dock in the United States:

“It is more than humane to allow them to come, it is immoral to not let them come. We need a plan, a healthcare plan, obviously to protect the citizens on the ground and make sure that we test everyone, put them in isolation if necessary. Look, the British, the Germans, no one in the world is turning away Americans if they have coronavirus in their countries. We have to admit them, the sickest ones need to go to our hospitals, and, of course, the hospitals are crowded. We Americans don’t turn people away. we did once, and to our shame, we turned Jewish refugees, desperate Jewish refugees, away, we turned ships away from New York. We will never recover from that shame and in this case, must let people in and we must take care of them… I don’t care whether they’re Florida residents or whether they’re not, they’re human beings.”

This was a sentiment echoed today by Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Four people died onboard one of the ships, several others are in the ship’s hospital with symptoms. The CBS affiliate in Miami adds:

The approximately 45 guests who still have mild illness and are unfit to travel at this time will continue to isolate on board until recovered, according to a statement from Holland America.

According to USA Today:

The Zaandam began its South American voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 7 and was originally scheduled to end the sailing in San Antonio, Chile, March 21.

William Burke, chief maritime officer of Carnival Corp., which owns Holland America Line, said Tuesday during a Broward County Commission meeting broadcast live on Vimeo that Port Everglades has become the ships’ “port of last resort.”

Watch more from CBS above.