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Originally Posted by manaboutown

I took a 10 day quite memorable cruise on Cunard's Caronia back in 2002 from Acapulco to Ft. Lauderdale. Had a great time as I fortuitously had purchased an antibiotic for possible prophylactic use at the airport in Mexico City. During the canal traverse the mules pulled the ship into the side of the canal, disabling one of the docking doors which we were thereafter unable to use. It turned out to be a memorable cruise for many reasons..CDC on board, helicopter evacuation after taking down rigging for a very bad bug causing severe illness among passengers and crew. The MD on board was exhausted! Whoever was in the cabin next to mine was bed ridden the entire cruise. A few folks who had been in Acapulco precruise brought the bug onboard.

We took a cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale and signed up for the Panama Canal as a side trip. I felt horrible that day. I would put my head up every time we went through a lock and then back down again! I went to the see the doctor when we got back on the ship and they put me in quarantine! I missed out on a day at sea and Costa Rica. Bummer! Being quarantined is interesting! Luckily, after I felt a little better, we had a balcony so I could see the outside world! My food tray was delivered to the room covered in plastic and I had to return it that way too! I ordered a case of water and a movie and it was free because I was in quarantine! I had purchased insurance for the trip. I didn't know until later that if I would have turned it in that my entire cruise would have been refunded. Live and learn.

I've been on several cruises and it is the first one that I got a "bug" on. I did notice a room down the hall that actually had yellow tape all over the door because they were in quarantine!