The food on cruise ships is susceptible to the same bacterial contamination that causes "Montezuma's Revenge" throughout central and south America.
The fact that the illness was short lived and treated with antibiotics is evidence that it wasn't a virus.....
My brother-in-law is a doctor here in Michigan and he's originally from Honduras. Our family has taken numerous vacations with him to Honduras. As a precaution, he takes a supply of antibiotic pills that everyone takes when they first start to experience the symptoms of stomach distress or diarrhea. The drug knocks it out immediately.
Ever wonder why the citizens of the south American countries don't get sick? It's because their bodies have built up immunity to the bacteria that causes those symptoms.
Conversely, when relatives of his would come to the U.S. to visit, often they would experience the same symptoms because they weren't immune to the stomach bacteria that we are...
Remember that old saying that if you're going to central America "don't drink the water"?. That holds true but unfortunately you can't do anything about the fresh foods that are washed in the water that you're not supposed to drink.....LOL!
Now all you have to do to catch Latin American bugs is visit our big cities.
...a spokesman for Royal Caribbean told CNN in a statement... Those affected by the short-lived illness were treated by our ship’s doctors with over-the-counter medication...
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