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I still find it baffling that people want to risk getting locked up in a quarantine on a cruise ship like during COVID.

• greenbit 3y ago
  Don't forget norovirus, the gift that keeps on giving
  • kyleee 3y ago
    The collab everyone has been waiting for: Princess Cruises + Chipotle - Norovirus on the High Seas
• scarface_74 3y ago
  As someone who has virus induced asthma where a simple cold can leave me wheezing and coughing for weeks, I was very careful about not catching Covid before the vaccines came out. But once it became apparent that they don’t prevent you from catching Covid. But do reduce the severity, I got the J&J one shot early on and boosted based on the recommendations and went on about my life - including getting on a cruise to hang out with two other couples we hadn’t been able to spend time with in awhile. I caught Covid that Wednesday and didn’t even realize it because my symptoms were mild, it really was “no worse than the cold” (fully vaxxed). If I had suspected Covid, I would have been more careful around other people. We prescheduled a Covid test when we got back. Two of our friends who were also vaxxed had it a lot worse . All of us said we would do it again just for the chance to hang out together. That being said, with our current lifestyle (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36306966 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36306966) I’m kind of over cruises and I would hate to be stuck in isolation on a cruise ship if I had Covid which I would voluntarily do just to be considerate. But I am going on one with my adult sons who we don’t see as much any more because of our current traveling (see link). It’s a cheap all inclusive get away just to hang out with friends and family.