Life continues here on the ship. Three main things to get to: sickness, date line, and lunch with the captain.
First, sickness has been an issue during this first part of the voyage. Several people got the flu which is pretty rough. People get sick and that's not necessarily a big deal., but because of the nature of the flu and how contagious it is, if you test positive you have to be quarantined to your room for 3 days. They take the flu really seriously on the ship to try and stop the spread as quickly as possible. The medical staff has done an amazing job of taking care of every one and trying to keep us all healthy. Both Rigley and I were sick, but tested negative for the flu. She and I (and a little bit Guthrie) had an annoying cold, but we survived and are on the other end now. 2 other families did get the flu and one dad had to spend 3 days locked in the room with 2 kids with the flu. We threw a party for them once they got out. Ouch. As of right now there are no cases of the flu on the ship that we know of and people are all getting ready for Japan.
International date line: How was January 16th for you all? Well good to know, because we had no January 16th on the ship. We crossed the International Date Line sometime in the night after January 15th and we went from being really far behind you all in terms of time, to being way out in front. It really messed with people's minds that we lost and entire day, but that just means Japan is one day closer.
One cool thing from the week is that I got to eat lunch with the captain. The whole health team was invited: 2 counselors, a SAS doc and nurse, and the doc and 2 nurses that are part of the crew. Dang, that captain eats well! Super formal dining where no one is allowed to touch their food until the captain begins eating. The food was delicious and very different from the buffet style eating we've been doing for the past few weeks.
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| That's the captain here in front. He's kind of a big deal. |
We are no all focused on Japan. Everyone is very ready to get off of the ship and explore!!
I would have loooooved to see the Captain’s face when you gave him an autographed photo of yourself. 😂 -Em
ReplyDeleteThis morning, Dave told me about a Netflix show that he's addicted to. He described it as, "Kind of a horror show." But now, thanks to your blog post, I have a new definition of a horror show: being quarantined to a cabin when I'm sick and my kids are sick, too. Worst. Cruise. Ever. Those people deserved that party!
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