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We took the old Regal Princess on its first cruise that covered the WWII sites in the Pacific (Japan to San Francisco) and at almost every port the ship was greeted by one or two ambulances. Many onboard were WWII veterans and their spouses. And there was an outbreak of norovirus! Prior to our boarding in Japan, the ship had cruised up from Australia along the coast of Asia and there were plenty of elderly folks with a hacking cough. Luckily we came home healthy.

The heat and humidity, rich foods, close quarters with sickly passengers, and those who ignore "wash your hands", "cover your face/nose- if sneezing", "don't hack on others" advice made us careful as to what we touched and where we socialized on board.