Well, we went on a fifteen night, fourteen day cruise to Hawaii with Celebrity. I swore before we would never cruise with them again, but we did.
We rented a car and drove to San Diego at the end of February to board our ship. The sun was shining and the weather was warm. Little did we know that would be the last of that until we returned to California.
OK, off we go. By dinner time the ship was rocking and rolling. But wait. It would get worse. Much worse. Four days at sea, the wind howled, the seas were pretty high and it was cold.
People were laying out on deck loungers, fully clothed, with blankets up to their chins. Not many swam. The water wouldn't stay in the pools. Eventually they put nets over and shut them down.
Everybody was making the mad dash across the open deck for breakfast or lunch. A lot of people were seasick, including me, but not for long. Then the norwalk virus set in.
By the time we were on our way back, the majority, including staff, was sick with it. Everything on the ship was dripping in disinfectant and no one was allowed to touch any food or utensils. Everything was handed to you.
I was quarantined for 4 days and very sick. Exploding out of both ends. Need I say more? Craig only lost two days, but he wasn't sick. I missed most of my shore excursions and couldn't go to the Luau either.
The weather while in the islands was coolish and showery, but not as bad as at sea. We did manage to enjoy ourselves somewhat but would like to go back some day. NOT by sea.
The cruise line gave us a voucher for 6 days because of the virus to put toward another cruise, but it had to be within one year. To be fair though, the weather and rough seas weren't their fault.
Here are some random pics of some of the things we did get to do.
