The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said people older than 60 and those with health problems should avoid cruise ships, crowded places and “non-essential travel such as long plane trips.”

“The main reason is not necessarily because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) itself, but we didn’t want to get to the point where we were going to be coming back on Sunday and have the boat be quarantined and stuck out at sea,” Krager said. “As an appraiser, that would have been devastating to my business.”

His parents are in their early 70s and in excellent health. Children ages 11-14 were part of the group.

“We were going to Belize, Honduras, Cozumel,” he said. “But all of us, with the exception of my parents, have decided to go to Mexico instead.”

They plan to fly.

Krager and his wife travel quite a bit.

Krager says he's not one to get sick often, but he did have a miserable flu experience a couple of weeks ago: He was diagnosed with Influenza A.

“My wife sent me to a hotel,” said Krager, who was extremely ill. “I thought it was all over for me.”