Day 3 Quarantine
Our day 3 started about 1am with Guy having food poisoning. For those of you that have ever personally experienced this or had to sit outside the door of someone experiencing it, I don't need to explain further and you understand me praying feverishly. Let me just say I've never felt more sorry for anyone before and felt so helpless. But after about an hour and a half of me off and on the phone with the nurse, she offered to come to the room with an injection. But because her English was just so so and Guy being allergic to Compazine (anti nausea) we feared he may get something that could make an already horrible situation even worse. Finally about 2:30 the bathroom door flies open and Guy says "call the doctor". They send a wheelchair for him and off we go to the infirmary. The doctor as from Hungary and had worked on this cruise ship for 13 days. He was nice, especially for being awakened at nearly 3am to treat a sick dude from the US. But he had no fever, BP was good, but nearly dehydrated so he offered an IV drip, but Guy opted for something similar to Pedialite (sp?) and something to stop all the bodily functions...if you know what I mean. He was literally shaking, but said he was feeling better. Back to the room we went, but that was after we were lectured on the fact that Guy was to be "isolated" a.k.a Quarantined for 24 hours. He can not leave the room for 24 hours AND as a "reward" for him complying, he gets free water and free Pay Perview movies. Oh yes, the dr. visit and meds were "free" as well. Back at the room he was feeling better and was able to lay down. I didnt dare mention the rocking of the boat would be tough on someone nauseated. Within 30 minutes or so he finally fell asleep. Me however, not so sleepy, but after again sending up a few "thank you" prayers, also being thankful that tomorrow is a day at sea with nothing going on, and counting some sheep, I fell asleep as well.
10am we were awakened by Guest Services checking to see what Guy wanted for breakfast. He had to eat what they offered, which was basically dry toast. He ate one piece and drank a bit of his "free" water and went back to bed for another short nap. I had them bring me french toast and fruit which I ate but to be honest, after last night my appetite wasnt that great either. We both fell asleep and was again awakened at 3pm by Guest Services seeing what he wanted for lunch and was concerned that he wasn't eating. We think they were just making sure he was in the room. I explained we were awake most of the night and combine that with jetlag, we were just resting. They sent him a steamed chicken breast, a plain baked potato and some dry toast. Looked disgusting, but he ate the potato and toast. I got dressed and went upstairs for a slice of pizza and a cookie. Still not that hungry.
From our balcony it felt too chilly, but as I explored around the ship it actually was quite wonderful in the sun. I ate outside and enjoyed the fresh air. Lots of people out and about, eating, sleeping, playing cards. There are musicians around the ship and everyone seems to be having a good time. Not nearly as much fun as the excitement in room 8053 last night.. ha ha. But since Guy is feeling super today and resting quite nicely, I headed out with my ipad for a little blog time. We bought an Internet package last night and as the guy from the ship was walking me through the process he told me just before I hit the "submit" button that Internet on the ship was like dialup or worse and sometimes none at all. I looked at Guy and he shrugged his shoulders and I hit the button. So we shall see. Since tonight will be nothing more than steamed chicken and free Pay Perview in the cabin, I will not report further today...but all is well and tomorrow will be a better day. Fingers crossed they release him to exit the cabin as we have already pre-paid for a tour tomorrow in Germany with "Friends of Dave" we found on Trip Advisor. He sounds like a hoot, so we hope we can go, but all will be well either way. Update... Guy spoke with the nurse and if all is well in the morning he will be released at 8am and we dont meet up with Dave until 9:30! Woot! Also, tonight is formal night, so as I try to work this wonderful Internet, I will enjoy looking at all the ladies in sparkles and let out a sigh of relief that no one has to see my pale legs tonight (no time to fake bronze) and will save my sparkling dress for next formal night. xoxoxoxox
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Day 2
Day 2
Day two and day one sort of blend together, but the plane ride from Chicago to Amsterdam was uneventful (the kind we like). Getting in to Amsterdam we catch the train to the ship which was handy and only about a 15 minute ride. The train stop was so close to the ship we just walked. We had a bit of info to fill out when we got there and sat for about 30 minutes before they called boarding of groups 1-4 which was us. So we boarded and since it was too early to get into the rooms, as it is only about 11:30am, we got ourselves a snack and found a couple of lounge chairs and snuggled next to our backpacks, drifting off into a jet-lagged slumber. A couple of blissful hours went by and we decided our room was more than ready, so we headed toward the room. I took a couple of pictures before we got our stuff everywhere and I disinfected every inch we would be touching with lysol wipes I brought (yes, that includes inside drawers and hangers). My germ-o-phobe friends understand this. After I was unpacked and suitcases slid neatly under the bed, we started getting ready for supper. We decided to eat at a specialty restaurant tonight since they were offering a first night discount. So we get all showered and dressed up. Guy goes around to explore the ship while I was getting ready and came back with a full report. This ship (the Constellation) is the exact same layout as the Celebrity ship we were on out of San Juan (the Summit). That is good because I already know my way around, but the bad thing is there are no surprises or fun discoveries.
Dinner was in the restaurant called Cruise Liner. Very fancy and everything as presented beautifully. I had scallop Wellington as my appetizer and Guy had the risotto (he was best dish) and for dinner I had petit fillets and Guy had lobster which was prepared at the table. Our complaint was this process took one hour and 45 minutes. We figured it was nearly an hour between our salads and the entree. We were so tired we didnt stick around for the fancy dessert that was included, most flaming and prepared at the table. But we had had enough and were completely worn out by this dinner process. We wont be doing that again.
Off to bed exhausted 9:30pm...oh yes...the sun had not set yet. We pulled the curtains but the light room made no difference, we were asleep within 15 minutes. Oh yes! A special thanks to our cousin Maureen who had a lovely surprise waiting for us in our cabin. Lucky people have travel agents for relatives. :)
Day two and day one sort of blend together, but the plane ride from Chicago to Amsterdam was uneventful (the kind we like). Getting in to Amsterdam we catch the train to the ship which was handy and only about a 15 minute ride. The train stop was so close to the ship we just walked. We had a bit of info to fill out when we got there and sat for about 30 minutes before they called boarding of groups 1-4 which was us. So we boarded and since it was too early to get into the rooms, as it is only about 11:30am, we got ourselves a snack and found a couple of lounge chairs and snuggled next to our backpacks, drifting off into a jet-lagged slumber. A couple of blissful hours went by and we decided our room was more than ready, so we headed toward the room. I took a couple of pictures before we got our stuff everywhere and I disinfected every inch we would be touching with lysol wipes I brought (yes, that includes inside drawers and hangers). My germ-o-phobe friends understand this. After I was unpacked and suitcases slid neatly under the bed, we started getting ready for supper. We decided to eat at a specialty restaurant tonight since they were offering a first night discount. So we get all showered and dressed up. Guy goes around to explore the ship while I was getting ready and came back with a full report. This ship (the Constellation) is the exact same layout as the Celebrity ship we were on out of San Juan (the Summit). That is good because I already know my way around, but the bad thing is there are no surprises or fun discoveries.
Dinner was in the restaurant called Cruise Liner. Very fancy and everything as presented beautifully. I had scallop Wellington as my appetizer and Guy had the risotto (he was best dish) and for dinner I had petit fillets and Guy had lobster which was prepared at the table. Our complaint was this process took one hour and 45 minutes. We figured it was nearly an hour between our salads and the entree. We were so tired we didnt stick around for the fancy dessert that was included, most flaming and prepared at the table. But we had had enough and were completely worn out by this dinner process. We wont be doing that again.
Off to bed exhausted 9:30pm...oh yes...the sun had not set yet. We pulled the curtains but the light room made no difference, we were asleep within 15 minutes. Oh yes! A special thanks to our cousin Maureen who had a lovely surprise waiting for us in our cabin. Lucky people have travel agents for relatives. :)
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