Would you get on a cruise ship while COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing?

Hell, I wouldn't go on one if you paid me even before the pandemic.

But no matter how fast this virus is spreading and cruise ships can always seem like floating petri dishes, people are still going on them.

I thought I might be going through menopause, so I googled it.

Like, it turns out the symptoms from menopause are like the same as alcoholism.

That's stand-up comedian Jen Murphy.

And on New Year's Day, she boarded a cruise ship out of Miami and got ready to perform for

1,800 people.

But then...

Well, COVID. Duh.

I'm Gustav Areano.

You're listening to The Times. Daily News from the LA Times.

It's Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

Thank you. It's Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Today, Jen Murphy gives us a hilarious and intense look into why, why she got on a cruise ship in the middle of a pandemic in the first place.

She never did end up getting on that

comedy stage, by the way. Instead, she ended up getting trapped in COVID cruise quarantine.

So put on your admiral's hat and grab a bunch of hand sanitizer because we're going on a

COVID cruise all aboard for the story that shivers me timbers.

Jen Murphy, welcome to The Times.

Oh, thank you so much.

I'm so happy to be here with you.

Okay, you're a stand-up comic.

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