Today May11th is disembarkation day. We should be flying to Barcelona but stuff happens Feeling better than yesterday but not great – occasional cough, constantly blowing nose & sneezing. Felt like bad allergies but the test told the truth so quarantine for me.
	More than 60 of us "positives" plus negative cabin mates were moved to the “Supper Club” There were trays of sandwiches, cookies and drinks served by crew in hazmat gear. We met some nice people while waiting, all masked and no one looking particularly sick. We are supposed to go to a quarantine hotel but there was some disagreement with Italian authorities. Rumors abound. Italians wanted to send positives to one hotel and negative partners somewhere else. Suddenly we noticed that the ship was moving. Obviously, we were not getting off. Staff arrived to assign us new cabins.
The ship's monitor confirms it. - We are heading to the eastern Mediterranean
We are settled into cabin 9314. Our dinner order was sent to 5706. Food service didn’t get the word that I had been relocated. Once they found us all was OK.
MORE EXCITEMENT! Suddenly – CODE ALPHA – We know what that means – a serious medical emergency Captain announces that we are turning around to meet the Italian Coast Guard. TURN is right! We turned on a dime! Massive vibration. Our cabin shuttered and shook. We felt it more than most due to location. Our speed is 20 knots. 7:45 – CODE BRAVO – Crew to deck 1&2 compartment 16. Uh-oh. Note that this ship had an incident getting stuck on a sandbar in the Dominican Republic on March 15 resulting in all cruises cancelled until April 16th while repairs were made in Florida. Did we shake loose a patch? 8:00 – Captain “A situation in a technical area in engineering. We are stopped assessing the situation.” He gave us regular updates and by 8:30 we were “under control” and “normal operations resumed” However, we noticed on the navigation channel that we are sailing slower than normal speed (14 knots).
On to Cruise 2 - The Eastern Mediterranean
	Not the trip we planned but we are treating it as a new adventure. Ingrid cancelled our cruise on the Star (Barcelona to Southampton) so insurance will refund the cost. Now we are just sailing the Eastern Mediterranean at no charge. We are OK with this! Read our books until 10 PM. Sent email to the kids about the situation. We have been given free Internet and movies. We order food from the restaurant menu. I am feeling much better, like I have a cold. If I had to get Covid, this is the best way to recover. No complaints here.