I hope I don’t get bashed or shamed here for asking this question, but I truly am just interested in peoples thoughts these days.
I am 62 and my husband is 72. We both recently had Covid and it was really really bad - it was nothing like a common cold or even the flu. Believe me it was not fun. We liken it to being beaten with a baseball bat over and over and over for 4 days. We could hardly walk to the bathroom our muscle aches were so bad. We just felt awful. My husband needed to take Paxlovid due to being high risk. He finally tested negative after 10 days and I am still testing positive after 4 weeks, even though I have no symptoms now.
We are contemplating a cruise in January 2023 for 14 days through the Panama Canal. While there are no guarantees, you could still contract Covid even if you do everything in your power such as wearing masks, isolating yourself, etc. What worries us most is coming down with it and being moved into a Covid floor …possibly without each other if only one of us were to get sick … and basically locked down for a minimum of 5 days and possibly the duration and needing good quality medical care. I’ve read a few recent posts where people were quarantined for almost their entire cruise, often away from their spouse and literally locked in their Covid room….no key card given so you can’t even walk 20 steps a day outside the room to get exercise. Even if we were permitted to stay in our own room, being locked in for 5+ days is concerning.
We are currently weighing the risks about continuing forward on this trip.My husband is reluctant to take the risk that we could contract Covid again and be relegated to the Covid ward on the ship for who knows how long. It was bad enough being at home in our own bed but can’t imagine being on a cruise ship stuck in a tiny room and being so sick,
i am really undecided. It is after all 5 1/2 months away, but if we are going to pull the plug on it we need to do it soon so that we can pivot our vacation plans toward something else.
Just curious as to everyone’s thoughts right now about the risk versus rewards of cruising. How would you feel if you tested positive and had to spend a significant part of your cruise isolated in a room that you were not permitted to leave at all, with little Wi-Fi or anything to keep you busy? And food that sounds like it is sub par at best. And with lack of quality medical care if you had it bad?
Again, I am just interested in peoples thoughts here. Please no political discussions, just what are your thoughts regarding the risks! Would you take the risk?
Thanks!