The cruise ship Diamond Princess is seen at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama February 10, 2020. — Reuters picTOKYO, Feb 16 — David Abel and his wife Sally might have had the cruise from hell last year on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess, but they can’t wait to get back to sea.
“We can’t wait to get back to sea,” David Abel told subscribers to his YouTube page in an early February video. Carrying 2,666 passengers and 1,045 crew, the Diamond Princess was supposed to be meandering around Asia, but things quickly changed when a passenger tested positive after leaving the boat. Operators will be required to have a lab on board for virus testing, and trips must last no more than seven days, with masks mandatory on board.