The fever struck Gary Lyon days after he and his wife, Sue, reached their Toronto home early last April, ending what was to have been their 40th wedding anniversary dream vacation.
As Canadians said farewell to the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Monday, April 6, 2020, for their long journey home, other recently repatriated high-seas travellers coped with the emotional exhaustion of their new normal on dry land.