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cbabe

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3. Cruises sound scary still.

Reply to RamblingRose (Original post)

Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:30 PM

Sep 2022

https://www.goodreads.com › en › book › show › 59089200-cabin-fever

Cabin Fever: The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the…

Utterly heartbreaking and vivid account of life and death aboard the cruise ship Zaandam during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020. When passengers, most of them over age 65, streamed onto the Holland America ship in Argentina, they had only minimal concern about the novel coronavirus that was just starting to hit the news.

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Has anyone taken a Viking Cruise? n/t [View all] RamblingRose Sep 2022 OP

Brother and sister-in-law just did. cilla4progress Sep 2022 #1

It's a bucket list item liberal N proud Sep 2022 #2

Cruises sound scary still. cbabe Sep 2022 #3

Read it. kairos12 Sep 2022 #4

Yes- Scandinavian ocean cruise in 2018 Fiendish Thingy Sep 2022 #5

My sister, brother in law and another couple just got back from a Viking Tour TeamProg Sep 2022 #6

I did that one - Prague to Paris - in 2018. Mme. Defarge Sep 2022 #9

I forgot all about the low water levels! Thanks for the reminder. RamblingRose Sep 2022 #15

I'm thinking of taking my very spry 90 y/o mom RamblingRose Sep 2022 #7

My Dad and his Lady Friend did,,,, KarenS Sep 2022 #8

I haven't, but my brother has done the European river cruise Ocelot II Sep 2022 #10

I took their Grand European Tour in November 2014, Amsterdam to Budapest. Staph Sep 2022 #11

I'm with you on not wanting to take a cruise. This one sounds perfect for my mom. She'd be in the RamblingRose Sep 2022 #14

I prefer Uniworld, everything is included and only 1000 onboard. lark Sep 2022 #12

I'm not familiar with them. I will add them to my research list RamblingRose Sep 2022 #13

They are a good company, excellent lodging, trips, food and entertainment. lark Sep 2022 #16

We took the St. Petersburg to Moscow Viking Cruise LNM Sep 2022 #17

I did. Now, I'm going to Greece, but my travel companion backed out. Roommate needed Feb 2025 lindysalsagal Feb 2024 #18

Ocean cruise last fall Randomthought Feb 2024 #19

Yes! surfered Mar 2024 #20