It is March, 2020. Awareness of the Corona virus is growing. The cruise ship Zandaam is setting sail from Argentina with 1200 passengers and 600 crew members from America, Europe and South America for a tour of the South American coastline. Most of the passengers are retirees, many in their seventies and eighties. So begins the riveting true story of the personal lives of passengers and crew members, each one of them unprepared for the devastating ordeal ahead of them.
Within days, people begin to fall ill. The world’s ports shut down and safe harbor is denied by nation after nation. The plight of the Zaandam becomes headline news. Food and water supplies are dwindling. There are only two doctors on board and few medical supplies to test or treat Covid. This story has all the elements of a horror story, portraying the fear, resourcefulness and heroism of those on board. But tragically, it is true. This book is a true page turner.
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