The boat steamed toward Barcelona, Spain, where it made its first port of call on Monday after 35 days of continuous sailing with no human contact with the outside world.
But with ports denying the boat entry, they had to temper their concern with the amenities on board.
Payá said the ship, which set sail from Venice in early January, stopped making ports of call after leaving western Australia last month. Overall, he praised the ship’s captain and crew for their care.He said that the passengers’ last chance to touch land was in Perth, where they docked after “70 wonderful days” of crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. That was when the World Health Organization alerted the pandemic in March.
“Of course, for those of us who have children in Spain, we would have preferred to return,” Payá said. “Other passengers, on the other hand, given their old age, wanted to stay on board, knowing that the boat was safe and secure.”
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