A bad day for Celebrity

Things out here just seem to be going from bad to worse. Since arriving on Mercury we have been in a constant state of ‘Code Yellow/Code Red’ which basically means that passengers and crew are having tummy troubles. Code Red means the numbers have hit levels that indicate that there may be a virus or something occurring on board.

Since the last sailing on March 17th we have been Code Red and there is constant cleaning with bleach and disinfecting products. It has taken over the ship and the end result is a not very pretty ship. The harsh effects of the bleach have resulted in corrosion of the metal, splitting of the wooden rails and an overall dirty appearrance, as we are not able to vacuum or clean down the walls.

We have had personnel onboard from Miami and inspectors are coming in Puerto Vallarta to determine the fate of the ship. Currently my team has been allocated one shift to clean a minimum of 6.5 hrs a day. Originally it was both of us which means who is looking after the systems?!?

The fear is that on the next sail which is the 27th, we will not be able to embark passengers and as a result the ship will not sail.

I know that Celebrity has been plastered on CNN with the accident which happened in Chile. And while the Millenium starts with the same letter, we are not the same position ~ for which I am thankful. However my replacement who is suppose to be taking over my position is on Millenium and we aren't sure he will make it to join us in San Diego if we sail...

I will post more ~ but I’m off to sanitize and sniff some bleach.