This is a sign of the apocalypse: Don’t shake hands with the captain of your cruise ship. Why? Norovirus. According to a recent story in London’s Daily Mail online edition, captains have been warned about shaking hands with passengers, lest they be infected with the dreaded gastrointestinal illness that we are encouraged to believe only… Continue reading Shaking Hands With Cruise Captains
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Landmark Decision About Norovirus
We are told that life, in terms of the legal community, is all about precedent. Well, here’s a precedent for the cruise industry that is going to be celebrated in cruise headquarters from Miami (Royal Caribbean) to Santa Clarita (Princess) to Genoa (Costa). And it happened in England. The subject: norovirus. In a lengthy, wordy… Continue reading Landmark Decision About Norovirus
Norovirus — The Navy’s Solution
The latest norovirus episode on a cruise ship — 172 people ill on the Crown Princess in Los Angeles this weekend — has raised an old story about the U.S. Navy. It’s about how the Navy more or less prevents such outbreaks on its ships. With more than 3,000 sailors and marines on ships, the… Continue reading Norovirus — The Navy’s Solution
Norovirus News…Haven't You Heard?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more commonly known as CDC, announced this month that the occurrence of norovirus on cruise ships is “rare” and “dramatically lower” than the number on incidents of the illness on land. The interesting thing about this announcement is that it didn’t receive nearly as much exposure as any… Continue reading Norovirus News…Haven't You Heard?
Cruising Suffering From Norovirus, Too
We know people on cruise ships can be sick of being sick. Can it be that cruise-blog readers are sick of reading stories about people being sick on ships? Here we go again… On almost the same day that passengers and crew on the Crown Princess were reported to be suffering from norovirus, a Harris… Continue reading Cruising Suffering From Norovirus, Too