| Porthole 08 May 19

WHEN one thinks of the word “cruise” and The Church of Scientology, the typical association is that of a rather short man becoming overexcited on Oprah’s couch.

But in the headlines this week is the organisation’s dilemma with a different kind of cruise, with one of its privately owned cruise ships becoming quarantined over fears of a measles outbreak.

The ship is currently docked at the Caribbean island of Curacao as local health officials determine how many of the 318 Scientologists on board are infected by the disease.

Late last month, local authorities in the Caribbean learned that a female crew member on board the ship had been diagnosed with measles following a trip to Europe.