March 12, 2020 - Thursday

Azamara Quest Cape Town to Athens 

Cruise Day 22 -Sea Day

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Progress with obtaining visas improved considerably today. By dinner time all passengers were in possession of a visa. Now the nest turned to flights. Nobody knows what to expect. Rumors are spreading that some of the new flights were now being canceled due to the air travel ban. We remain confident that we will get home. There is nothing we can do to impact the outcome now. We are at the mercy of the airlines. We feel good that our flights are Delta flights operated by KLM. They have provided reliable and excellent service in getting us to Cape Town. We believe they will take care of our needs to gets home.

There were craft classes today. Later in the afternoon, Alice redeemed her points earned by attending activities. She had accumulated 56 points. That netted her 3 T-shirts, luggage tags and some magnetic document clips. The latter are very strong and excellent for holding schedules and maps on the cabin walls. They are all nicely clad metal panels.

I spent the day reading Space Between the Stars, a book I picked at random in the library. Much to my surprise, it is the story of the survivors of a mutant virus that kills almost everyone on earth and surrounding planets. I am working to finish it before debarkation tomorrow,

The final show included all of the cast and the cruise director and assistant cruise director. They presented songs throughout the decades. It was most enjoyable.

Also impressive was the performance of the passenger chorus. They have been working with the lead singer on sea days. They did an excellent job.

Our luggage has to be out by 11:00 tonight. We were all packed except or carryons by mid-afternoon. Our luggage tags are green 7. This means we will leave for the airport at 7:00 tomorrow night. We got to the cabin at 10:20 Everything was in the hall by 10:30. It is we who were out by 11:00.