Just off the Ruby Princess Dec. 30, 2023 - Jan. 9 2024 Half-Panama Canal out of Ft. Lauderdale. Came down with Covid on Day 8; self-tested positive. Isolated in cabin Day 9 after reporting the Covid to the Guest Relations Desk. Got a call back from their medical asking questions about severity, symptoms, etc. Was told to isolate in our cabin (both of us). Looks like there was a lot of Covid on the ship; nobody would give me a straight answer about this. Some interesting observations:
Because we were isolated, room service meals included anything from the dining room menus (not that I really felt like eating), not just the usual limited room service menu. And it was complimentary.
I didn't see anyone checking to see if we remained in the cabin, then, again, with the medallion, they know where you are.
For disembarkation, we were placed in a separate group of other Covid sickies and were to be off the ship at 7:30AM. The night before, one of the Guest Relations people came around to photograph our passports - per arrangements with Customs & Immigration, we were to bypass customs to avoid crowds. Also, they were giving out special instructions & luggage tags, Red #1, for this; she had quite a stack of these. At 7:30AM, they came to our cabin and escorted us to the conference room near the Princess Theater. A number of other Covid passengers also showed up. We were then escorted to the crew gangway on Deck 4. This led immediately to the dock at a gate near where the shuttle busses parked. We were then escorted across the dock to the gate and allowed to leave. I noticed a stack of red-tagged luggage there (we were walk-off). That was it. No customs or passport check.
Should have worn our masks more. Very few were.
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