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Vomiting voyagers: Cruise ship returns to US from Caribbean after 300 passengers suffer gastroenteritis
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 11, 2020 | Jack Elsom

Posted on 02/11/2020 5:56:11 AM PST by C19fan

An American cruise ship riddled with vomiting passengers has been denied entry to its Caribbean destination and is steaming back to the United States.

More than 300 on-board have come down with gastroenteritis, an uncomfortable stomach bug which causes vomiting and diarrhea.

Spooked by the outbreak which has quickly spread, Trinidad and Tobago's health ministry turned around the Caribbean Princess liner, which is making the 1,600-mile journey back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The two-week trip carrying 3,000 holidaymakers and 1,100 crew departed American shores on February 2 before heading south to the popular tourist island.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Travel
KEYWORDS: cruise; disease
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A cruise ship is a big floating petri dish.
1 posted on 02/11/2020 5:56:11 AM PST by C19fan
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I’ve never been on a cruise and I have no intention of ever going on one.


2 posted on 02/11/2020 5:59:41 AM PST by AlaskaErik
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I have friends that love cruises but I’d never do one. Weather is always a factor and a sweeping illness seems fairly rare but when it happens it’s devastating. No thanks


3 posted on 02/11/2020 6:00:12 AM PST by albie
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Who in the right mind is going on a cruise now? Even without the Coronavirus every other freakin’ ship gets Norovirus.

Cruise ships are like spending a week rolling around in a dirty diaper ...


4 posted on 02/11/2020 6:01:37 AM PST by GulfMan
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That’s it - no ‘chum cruises’ for me!


5 posted on 02/11/2020 6:01:48 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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Has anyone found any stats on how the cruise industry is being financially effected by these various illnesses?


6 posted on 02/11/2020 6:02:30 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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The cruise lines need to have a quarantine period for passengers and crew before they set sail.


7 posted on 02/11/2020 6:02:52 AM PST by Prolixus (In all seriousness:)
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Two big cruise ship stocks are Carnival (symbol CCL) and Royal Caribbean (symbol RCL). They’re doing ok, although off a bit from their highs, unsurprisingly.

I’d expect them to take a big hit if a couple more cruise ships get quarantined like the Diamond Princess, and especially if new cases keep popping up after the supposed original incubation period. That would indicate transmission while in quarantine, and the public might get the idea that they could get trapped on a diseased ship for a long, long time. That would tank their business and their stocks, which would lead to a buying opportunity down the road.


8 posted on 02/11/2020 6:07:05 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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Got diarrhea in my shoes
It’s no use layin’ here pukin’ the blues
So be my guest, you got nothin’ to lose
Won’t you let me take you on a puke cruise

Heave, Heave-ee, baby
Heave, Heave-ee, baby
Heave, Heave-ee, baby
Won’t you let me take you on a puke cruise


9 posted on 02/11/2020 6:08:00 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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Has anyone found any stats on how the cruise industry is being financially effected by these various illnesses?

I actually looked at prices for cruises the other day. Prices have plummeted. Some as low as $300.00 for a 4 or 5 night cruise. 7 day cruises are going for around $500.00 and up. All depends on cabin type and of course destination.

10 posted on 02/11/2020 6:09:45 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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Cruise ships are like spending a week rolling around in a dirty diaper ...

Not that's there's anything wrong with that!

11 posted on 02/11/2020 6:10:53 AM PST by null and void (The democrats just can't get over the fact that they lost an election they themselves rigged!)
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To: GulfMan

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


12 posted on 02/11/2020 6:13:06 AM PST by Mount Athos
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"Has anyone found any stats on how the cruise industry is being financially effected by these various illnesses?"

Somehow, every time I envision the name up on the bow, they all morph into "Titanic".

13 posted on 02/11/2020 6:16:37 AM PST by Uncle Sham
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(Obligatory Airplane movie scene.)
14 posted on 02/11/2020 6:19:02 AM PST by moovova
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Note to self — stick with lasagna.


15 posted on 02/11/2020 6:21:31 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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I WILL NEVER GET ON A CRUISE SHIP! Those things are floating petrie dishes of germs and nasty stuff.


16 posted on 02/11/2020 6:26:43 AM PST by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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My husband, who HATES cruises had to go on a work related one recently. This was right when everything was starting with the Japanese cruise ship. I was pretty nervous. He did not do any touristy stuff, mostly sat by himself, in the sun, reading, etc. he sat away from people. He washed his hands raw. We’re even being careful here, using different bathrooms, keeping a bit of distance for the next few weeks. There’s just too much we don’t know.


17 posted on 02/11/2020 6:32:56 AM PST by LilFarmer
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I’ve been on two cruises and enjoyed both trips. But, now I realize....it’s just a roll of the dice.


18 posted on 02/11/2020 6:33:29 AM PST by moovova
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I have been on two. Carnival and Royal Caribbean. Both were fantastic and highly recommended. There have been some high profile incidents that catch headlines but the industry is in the business to make folks happy and they do a tremendous job.


19 posted on 02/11/2020 6:36:31 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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I love cruising! So much fun. Thank god we have never gotten sick.


20 posted on 02/11/2020 6:37:25 AM PST by angcat (THANK YOU LORD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!!!)
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