'Never been this sick': Cruise Passengers Relieved to be Home

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... Pettit left San Diego on the Serenade of the Seas cruise with his son Joshua Pettit two weeks ago and docked in Miami on Thursday.

He said a week into the adventure, following a stop in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, passengers started to get sick.

"We feel like the spreading location was the Windjammer buffet, you know, touching the tongs and handles, because even though we were washing hands, you're sharing those tongs and those spoons serving food," said Joshua, 50, who, unlike his dad, didn't get sick.

Bob Pettit said the illness hit him suddenly. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-05 12:52 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

imo, why does anyone voluntarily go on to these floating Petri dishes?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-05 12:54 AM | Reply

why does anyone voluntarily go on to these floating Petri dishes?

Casinos and free booze?

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-05 12:56 AM | Reply

Interesting (for me) ...

The past few videos I posted to youtube were blocked by some entities.

What is interesting to me is that the blocking entities are always the same two.

Russia and Belarus.

Notice a pattern?

I did.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-05 03:11 AM | Reply

Found this ...

YouTube Restrictions on Belarus and Russia Strengthen Minsk's Propaganda
jamestown.org

... Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev stated in a June 4 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government that alternative Russian video platforms, VK Video and RuTube, are "demonstrating considerable progress."

He claimed that two-thirds of YouTube traffic has shifted to Russian platforms and that many Russian content creators from YouTube have moved to these platforms after their channels were blocked and deleted by YouTube last year (President of Russia, June 4).

The restrictions imposed by YouTube on content from Russia and Belarus following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 have most negatively impacted independent bloggers and media outlets. The sanctions have made it more difficult for independent media, which previously relied on donations and advertising through YouTube, to expand their audiences and secure funding. ...

fwiw, I make zero effort to monetize my youtube channel. I just post (mostly music) videos, and let the copyright holders get their due money.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-05 03:18 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Never accept a ride from Tom Cruise.

#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-06 02:17 PM | Reply

why does anyone voluntarily go on to these floating Petri dishes?

Casinos and free booze?

#3 | Posted by REDIAL

the booze aint free you paid for it.
And there are plenty of casinos where you're not trapped inside for days.

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-10-06 04:35 PM | Reply