03.05.2020 2:30PM update

Hello all,

We were recently notified that we are not to leave our staterooms after lunch today. Quarantined!  Restaurants and bars are all closed after lunch.  All future meals will be delivered to staterooms.  They are using wait staff from the restaurants for the extra deliveries.  Last night’s meal was delivered by a pool attendant.  Menus will be delivered to staterooms today.  This is all under orders from the CDC.  The helicopter that dropped off the tests also dropped off medical personnel. 

The captain asked everyone to maintain “social distancing”.  Meaning 6’ distance between persons.  Like that can happen on a ship with 2,500 passengers and 1,500 crew!

Testing will be finished today and results are expected tomorrow. 

We just went to the buffet area for several glasses of lemonade to last today and tomorrow.  People are stocking up on food and drink.  Colleen saw a woman order two drinks, pour them in a thermos and order two more drinks.  Repeat.

Earlier in the week, they had horseraces on the ship.  Wooden horses, betting and all.  They move after dice are rolled.  There was a tie so the top two had a short re-race. 

We’ll post more as we learn more.

Colleen and John