Today I am reviewing Cabin Fever as part of the Random
Things blog tour. I received a copy of this book as part of the tour.
Cabin Fever is the true story of what happened to the Cruise
Ship Zaandam as the pandemic struck in March 2020.
On the 8th March 2020, the Zaandam left Argentina
for what should have been a voyage around South America and it was a trip of a
lifetime for many onboard the cruise. However, as the first evening cocktail
party got into full swing and the guests settled themselves into their cabins,
no one realised that there was an invisible stowaway destined to cause havoc:
Covid 19 was aboard and waiting.
I was intrigued by this book, as I remember watching the
news about the people stranded on cruise ships when we were in lockdown and
thinking what a terrifying situation that must be. I love cruises, but the idea
of lockdown in a tiny room with a window or balcony if you were lucky was just
awful.
I picked this up to read a chapter one afternoon and
literally couldn’t stop, it begins with a holiday feel as you learn about the
different passengers and crew who were on board and it should have been a holiday
of a lifetime. Instead, as we know with hindsight, it turned into a nightmare
and a deadly one for many.
This was an unputdownable read, it highlighted the terrible
tragedy that rapidly unfolded as the ship, and many others, found themselves
stranded on the ocean with literally no where to go.
5 stars
