One of the many things I missed this year because of the coronavirus pandemic is cruising.

I’ve been on 2 cruises in my life. The first cruise was 17 nights on board the Golden Princess in January 2018, going from Adelaide, Australia to New Zealand and return. My second cruise was on board the same ship, the Golden Princess, leaving Adelaide and going to Fiji and back again for 18 nights in November 2019.

I loved both cruises and definitely found my happy place. I met new people and had a wonderful adventure on both cruises. I saw beautiful scenery from the ship and while doing shore excursions. I had taken lots of photos on my phone to remember my cruises by.

What I would really love to do right now is go on a cruise but I can’t because no one is travelling anywhere. It’s okay, I’m patient, I can wait for it to become safe to cruise again. I have my photos and videos to look at when I am experiencing “cruise withdrawals”, they put a smile on my face and give me a laugh as I remember some of the funny stuff that happened on the ship.

We will be back to being able to go on a cruise again, I know that but first, we must be safe to be able to get on ships again.

I have no issues with following advice from the medical experts about social distancing, wearing face masks, using hand sanitiser and everything else they advise to do. I do it because I want to not get this virus but also to keep others around me safe. You can bet that I will have the vaccine as well, once it has been proven to be safe with testing.

If I have to wear a face mask, have my temperature taken, hand sanitise or whatever else the cruise line informs me to do while on board a ship, I will do it, I don’t have a problem with it.

Right now, I am content with just having my memories and my photos and videos because I know that once this covid-19 or coronavirus is a thing of the past, we will be back on the ships and cruising again. Hopefully.

Until next time

Kaye