On Apex and in quarantine. Felt Ill on Saturday, May 8. No temperature. I attributed overall tiredness due to adding an hour every night to our clocks. Stayed in suite all day with new symptoms—cough and sore throat. Self quarantined. I had home test kit which showed no Covid. Next morning I called Medical and tested positive.
My husband was moved to another suite. He’s tested every morning and is negative. He is not permitted in any restaurant but otherwise, masked, he goes to the bars and shows.
The cabin attendants have taken excellent care of me delivering whatever I want from the restaurants, providing clean towels but not permitted to come into the room.
Medical gave me cough suppressant and Tylenol as well as cough drops. Tested blood oxygen and temp twice. Felt like a really bad cold.
I will be tested tomorrow, the “5th day”. They do not count the day you are tested as day one, instead call it day zero. If I’m still positive I have to continue quarantine for the full 10 days.
we are back to back with a cabin change—no word yet as to how that will be pulled off (tomorrow is disembarkation for 1st cruise.)
Consider this: If I had called when I first became ill on Saturday, I would have been tested again this past Thursday. It is worrisome to hear cruisers say if they get sick they won’t get tested to avoid quarantine, possibly exposing others in the process.
Quantine is the pits. I’m vaccinated, boosted and almost fanatical about hygiene. On the 8th day the first 6 cases reported. I was one of them. Someone brought the bug onboard and Celebrity appears to be doing everything possible to contain it.
We will continue to cruise in the future.