Think my COVID experience was rather unique. My cruise was for 30 days so spending 6 days in COVID jail I only was confined for 20% of the cruise. The three ports I missed while in quarantine I had visited on first leg of cruise so I only had the regret of missing an excursion in Bora Bora that I had decided to do on second leg of cruise. I had a balcony cabin and the weather for all six days was bright and sunny so it afforded me the opportunity to soak up lots of rays and get plenty of fresh air. Regatta’s on demand movies selection was good and I enjoyed catching up on movies I had missed. The Masters Golf Tournament was shown basically without commercials and it was exciting to cheer for the hometown Dallas kid who won. Of course not thrilled to spend 6 days in COVID jail but overall my burden was not that great.
Think my experience would be entirely different if say I had to serve 6 days in COVID jail for a ten-day Alaska cruise. Now we are talking about missing 60% of the cruise and missing numerous port I have not visited. That would have been a real bummer and guessing my attitude would have been different. While watching on demand movies I would be thinking I am spending a lot of money for shows I could have seen at home on HBO or Netflix. While the room service menu was expanded to include the Grand Dining Menu, I would be thinking I spent a lot of money for meals that I am eating on my bed or eating awkwardly off that small cabin table. I hate to be a Debbie Downer but guessing I would have carried a heavier burden on a 10-day cruise.
Knowing my nature, I am sure I would roll the dice and still go on the 10-day Alaska cruise. To quote Wayne Gretzky “You miss 100% of the shots you do not take.” Of course some shots are better than others and easier to make.
CaptainR