The masses are in a panic. The Coronavirus is coming for them. Walk into any grocery or superstore and the slots where the medical face masks would be are empty. But, the masses have it easy. A couple of young American honeymooners are being held hostage on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, off the coast of Japan, because there are 64 confirmed cases on board the ship. They are pleading for help from President Trump.

The Trump Administration has been doing a great job of managing the information about this newest iteration of the flu. Sitting here in the shadows of the Great Smoky Mountains, I don’t worry too much about this outbreak. I remember SARS and the bird flu. I am always prepared. Our Jodi has some excellent prepping advice in case you need a list. Read her post here.

Also, on the list of things that I NEVER care to do is get on a cruise ship. I would rather be locked in a kindergarten classroom with 25 little germ factories/children. The norovirus is famous for, ahem, running through cruise ships. That, and cruise ships are way too peopley.

Honeymooners Gaetano Cerullo and Milena Basso of Long Island, New York told Fox News yesterday and today that they need help from President Trump:

The two reported they were already experiencing trouble getting food and water on the ship, which Basso guestimated produces around 22,000 meals per day and has five dining halls.

“I don’t know how many people have been on a cruise, but you can eat a lot of food pretty fast. Once the quarantine happened, what we could eat basically went downhill,” said Cerullo.

“The first day when we asked for two bottles of water it took four hours and the next day we got two cups,” he added.

“We are kind of worried because we’ve still got two weeks on here assuming that works out in our favor and we still have to get onto American soil,” Cerullo explained. “And, if Donald Trump could help us in any way…”

“We need help. We are in a desperate, desperate state,” Basso pleaded.

Here is another interview they did with Inside Edition:

Thank God for booze. I say that all the time. I really do feel for the couple, sort of. Since the first interview the couple did, the number of Coronavirus patients has gone from 61 to 64. What do they expect President Trump to do? There are 400 Americans on the ship. Do they expect him to send Air Force One to carry them home and possibly infect the rest of us?

Our formerly intrepid honeymooners`aren’t on the only ship with issues. Royal Carribean’s Anthem of the Seas docked in Bayonne, New Jersey after Coronavirus cases were discovered on board. Here is how the New York Post reported the docking:

More than 4,000 passengers fled a Royal Caribbean liner in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Friday after their Caribbean cruise docked there amid a coronavirus scare — and four passengers were rushed to the hospital for testing.

The four suspect passengers were all Chinese nationals who had recently traveled from home. They included one who fell ill with a fever on board and later tested positive for influenza.

“More than 4000 passengers fled…”. Yipes, stripes. The word “fled” does not inspire confidence. Were they tested? Did they have a fever? Why not be quarantined on the ship for at least a day or two? This is how pandemics happen.

While our honeymooners wait for Super Trump to swoop in and save them, I have some bad news. Their quarantine is expected to end February 19. Unless…dun, dun, dun, another Coronavirus case develops. Then, the clock starts all over again.

I am going to add that to the 12,576 reasons I don’t like cruise ships or public transportation.

The rest of you should wash your hands and sneeze into your elbows.

“”Diamond Princess”” by SidPix is licensed under CC BY 2.0