Passenger on coronavirus cruise turned away from five ports says ship mood is 'anxious'

the

mood

on the

ship

was getting very depressed very

anxious

dr. Rao I am from Fredericksburg Virginia I am on the Holland America Line

cruise

ship

Lester dam I am traveling with my grandson who is 20 years old The test that was done is just the starting point of whether or not you are harboring the virus at this point I feel like doctor that it is better for all

passenger

s to self-quarantine when they get home to prevent further spread to friends, neighbors and family when they get home, people were very

anxious

, the

mood

was up and down we knew what was coming next and we had to cancel flights from Tokyo and people were really anxious we were losing money we were losing money and the

cruise

line would not help us help us with tickets at that point the lack of control the inability to decide what we wanted to do or how can we get home was on everyone's mind the mood on the ship was becoming depressing earning anxious people display those emotions very easily and the captain kept assuring us through an announcement on the Public Address System that Holland America was doing everything the possible.

We were trying to find a port where we could finish off our crews. Finally, Cambodia accepted us and we had a big ceremony on the 13th. I mean, it was probably February 14th that the Prime Minister came to the ship and welcomed us and gave us flowers and gifts for the first

passenger

s to leave the ship. We all hoped that at this point the saga would end. At this time, a patient or a passenger who was a patient in Kerala Lumpur was tested. quran virus and that put a total how to promote the landing which was on the 14th and we have been languishing ever since