Niagara Falls: A tale of two countries battling the pandemic

Different tourist rules in Niagara Falls show how two nations are fighting the pandemic.

BOTH THE MAID OFTHE MIST ANDHORNBLOWERCRUISES ARE TAKINGPASSENGERS ON ANUP-CLOSE LOOK ATNIAGARA FALLS.BUT RIGHT NOWTHERE ARE OFFERINGTWO VERY DIFFERENTVIEWS FROM THEOUTSIDE.NEW AT 11 -- GILATMELAMED LOOKS ATTHE DIFFERENTPOLICIES ON BOARDTHE BOATS.A RIDE ON MAID OFTHE MIST.BOAT NATSA VIEW OF THE FALLSAND A VIEW OF."A GHOST BOAT.""JUST LOOKING AT THEDIFFERENCE WE WERELIKE IS THE BOAT EVENOPEN.""WE THOUGHT IT WASJUST LIKE A TEST RUN, IDIDN'T KNOW THEREWAS PEOPLE ON IT."THESE MAID OF THEMIST PASSENGERSARE TALKING ABOUTTHE HORNBLOWERCRUISE.

THECANADIAN SIDE'SCOUNTERPART.WHILE THE BOATSLOOK QUITEDIFFERENT BOTHCOMPANIES AREFOLLOWING THERULES OF THEIRGOVERNMENT.SOME SAY THIS ISINDICATIVE OF HOWTHE COUNTRIES AREHANDLING THECORONAVIRUS.THE U.S. HAS NEARLY 4TIMES THE NUMBEROF CONFIRMED CASESPER 1 MILLION PEOPLEACCORDING TOWORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION DATA"IT WAS WEIRD SEEINGTHE LIKE THE TWODIFFERENT LEVELS."THE MAID OF THE MISTIS ALLOWED TOOPERATE AT 50%CAPACITY.

THAT'S 230PASSENGERS.THE COMPANY SAYSTHE AVERAGE TRIP IS165.WRITING IN ASTATEMENT THEREARE SOCIALDISTANCING MARKERSAND GUESTS AREREQUIRED TO WEARFACE MASKS."WE HAD ENOUGHSPACE, IT WAS PLENTYAMOUNT OF SPACE.""I THINK IT WAS ALITTLE TOO MUCH FORTRYING TO KEEP THEVIRUS LIKE NOT TOSPREAD."WHEN THEHORNBLOWER FIRSTREOPENED IT SELF-IMPOSED A 30%CAPACITY.

210PASSENGER.

LIMITLATER THAT DAY THEGOVERNMENT TOLDTHEM THEY WERECLASSIFIED AS AVESSEL, NOT ANATTRACTION."SO WE QUICKLYREFITTED, RETOOLED,AND QUICKLY CREATEDTHIS VIP CHARTERPACKAGE FOR SIX, ORUP TO SIX."THE HORNBLOWF FUNNY,ACTUALLY COMICAL ORRIDICULOUS A LITAL MEDIAPICKED UP ON IT AND ITWASN'T BY DESIGNTHAT'S N FRIDAYVE 100PASSENGERS..

ABOUT15% OFLHT."THE CANADIANGOVERNMENT'SGUIDELINEHARD NUMBER OF 100.MORY DIMAURIZIOSAYS THE SIX PERSONCHARTERS WILL STILLCONTINUE.IN NIAGARA FALLS,GILAT MELAMED, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.