With Over 30 Cruise Ships Stuck at Sea, Passengers Try to Stay Optimistic

With Over 30 Cruise Ships Stuck at Sea, Passengers Try to Stay Optimistic
Jay and Carmen Martinez got married a month ago. Courtesy Jay Martinez
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Texan newlyweds Jay and Carmen Martinez went straight from celebrating their beachside wedding to embarking on a globe-trotting honeymoon cruise across the South Pacific on board the Norwegian Jewel.

Ahead of the Feb. 28 departure date in Australia, the couple had worried about the spread of the CCP virus but didn’t have the option to cancel the 23-day trip they'd booked two years earlier.