There are millions of cases of norovirus every year, it isn’t exclusive to cruise ships. It’s everywhere people congregate, schools theaters etc..
The people who catch it are the ones who don’t wash their hands. The cruise ship employees rarely get it cause they are trained to wash their hands. You can go on dozens of cruises and never catch it, even the cruises that have dozens of passengers with it. Norovirus isn’t a good reason to avoid cruising in my opinion, there are others depending on what you like
Yep. Wash hands frequently and also use paper towels when exiting public restrooms. We use wipes to clean off the handles incstaterooms and zip lock bags for the remote control.
“You can go on dozens of cruises and never catch it (norovirus),”
That’s us. Wash hands always - OCD. Use your own cabin bathroom if possible. Open public doors with forearms or back of hand. NEVER touch any part of your face inless hands are clean. Use strong hand sanitizer immediately before eating (after handling menu, pulling chair out and in, using buffet tongs, etc.).
It sounds complicated, but it isn’t because it becomes routine.