because someone on board was a close contact of a COVID-19 case – this was at the height of the KTV cluster in Singapore. Due to strict protocols, everyone had to wait for hours just to disembark safely.
Yet, travel-starved for two years and unconvinced a staycation would do the trick, I thought a cruise seemed a decent compromise. To be honest, no one in the family seemed keen but everyone agreed it was better than nothing.Thinking I would be bored out of my mind, I furiously downloaded several shows and a couple of books, brought along two bottles of wine and my Bluetooth keyboard. It was disorienting to go on a “holiday” where our time was not filled to the brim with things to do.
Restaurants are open at the crack of dawn and stay that way throughout the day, so you simply show up, take a quick walk around and put something half decent on your plate. For those neither too young nor old, there could have been more. For instance, line dancing, origami or a towel folding courses were mainstays.
Thankfully, an entire section of the ship was closed off to anyone under 16, and we spent the bulk of our time sitting by the sun beds there.One of the biggest changes to people’s lives on the back of this pandemic has been the blurring of work and personal time, giving rise to conversations about the right to disconnect.
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