Illness afflicts hundreds on Hawaiian cruise

Modesto Bee ^ | 2/1/03 | AP

[hoosierskypilot]

HONOLULU(AP) - Nearly 250 passengers and crew of the Sun Princess came down with a gastrointestinal illness during the cruise ship's voyage from Los Angeles to Hawaii, Princess Cruises said. It wasn't known if the ill were suffering from Norwalk or Norwalk-like viruses, which afflicted more than 1,500 cruise ship passengers in recent months. The viruses - which cause diarrhea, stomach pain and vomiting for up to 48 hours - are spread by close contact with infected people or the things they have touched.

[hoosierskypilot]

My wife keeps after me to go on one of these cruises. Now I have a legitimate reason not to.

[homeschool mama]

I've been on two cruises and didn't get ill...except for motion sickness.

[Movemout]

Me too. There have been too many of these incidents for it to be a random event. I wonder what in the hell is going on. It is unlikely to be terrorism since the sickness isn't deadly. I'm sure the cruise providers are going balls to the wall to decipher this mystery,

[pt17]

My daughter went on a cruise some weeks back where half the boat, including her, got sick. It never made the news, to my knowledge. Having experienced this the last two times out, she says she'll never do it again.

[KneelBeforeZod]

Motaba...

[maestro]

No 'profiling' allowed!