{"id":15937,"date":"2013-01-18T01:04:02","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=15937"},"modified":"2013-01-18T01:04:02","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T09:04:02","slug":"friday-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=15937","title":{"rendered":"Cruise Tips for Staying Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time for a public service…<\/span><\/p>\n

Lots of people pick this sometimes-cruel month to go on a cruise. Sometimes the cruelty comes in the form of a bug named 'flu, and that's clearly more of an issue than ever in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, here are some tips for staying healthy on a cruise ship…<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Use the antiseptic fluids in those containers that are all over cruise ships as much as possible to keep your hands clean. What can it hurt?<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Drink lots of water to stay hydrated. Again, there's no down side.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Avoid using handrails unless you feel they're needed, because as much as cruise-ship staff keeps them clean, you have to assume somebody with bacteria has touched them.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Wash your hands often, more often if you hear that there are sick people on the ship.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Carry insect repellent, and be prepared to cover up if you're around mosquitoes (which carry malaria) at dawn or dusk, when they tend to linger near the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. If you're going to be in a tropical location, check with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to find out if there are any outbreaks of diseases in the area where you're going.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. If you think you might be sick, go to the ships' medical department and don't worry about what it may cost. There are some things on which you can't put a price.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tCarnival Glory<\/a>
\n\t7 nights
\n\tMarch 3, 2013
\n\tMiami<\/a> (return): Cozumel<\/a>, Costa Maya<\/a>, Roatan<\/a>, Grand Cayman<\/a>
\n\tInside: $469
\n\tCost per day: $67<\/strong><\/span>
\n\twww.carnival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Time for a public service… Lots of people pick this sometimes-cruel month to go on a cruise. Sometimes the cruelty comes in the form of a bug named 'flu, and that's clearly more of an issue than ever in 2013. So, here are some tips for staying healthy on a cruise ship… 1. Use the… Continue reading Cruise Tips for Staying Healthy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[137,154,660,912,72,35],"class_list":["post-15937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories","tag-caribbean-cruises","tag-carnival","tag-carnival-glory","tag-cruise-bargains","tag-cruise-deals","tag-cruises","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}