Book Review: ‘Cabin Fever: The Harrowing Journey Of A Cruise Ship At The Dawn Of A Pandemic’ By Michael Smith And Jonathan Franklin

This book is the story of the Zaandam cruise ship which left out of South America at the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic in March of 2020. The ship contained over 1200 passengers from America, Italy, Spain, Australia and other countries. The cruise line and the passengers figured everyone would be safe with the ship leaving from the bottom of the earth. They were wrong. As the days went on people were getting sick, countries were shutting down and the ship suddenly had no were to dock in South America and need supplies badly. This is the real life story of the ship told from the crew and passengers that survived. It’s an intense story to read along with and at times very sad. Authors Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin have done an outstanding job telling this story, that you almost feel like you were on the boat. You will not want to put it down.

You can pick up Cabin Fever in stores on Tuesday, June 21st from Doubleday.