2.20am and we were woken by incessant shouting and banging on all the stateroom doors. Somewhat groggily and with trepidation we opened the door to find that the stewards were getting everyone up and dressed and instructing us all to get down to deck 7 as soon as we could. As information filtered through we learnt that a fellow passenger had been taken seriously ill and required immediate evacuation from the ship....and this was to be done with a helicopter from the nearest available coast guard centre, La Corunia in north west Spain. Those passengers in the vicinity of the hovering helicopter and winch had to be moved just in case, God forbid, an accident were to happen involving the rescue Sea King and the ship.
To compound matters slightly, the ship also had to turn around and backtrack to the designated rendezvous point as it was not permitted to cross assigned shipping lanes, even for an emergency.
Thankfully, the whole incident was over almost before it had begun and we have since learnt that the the passenger in question is receiving their required care in a Spanish hospital.
In other news we have had a second coffee spluttering moment. Leaving the restaurant last evening, we were stopped for a chat by another couple whom we had met during our last cruise in November 2015! It seems that Princess does have a very loyal following.
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