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The Norovirus Has Made Its Way From Cruise Ships To Airplanes

March 29, 2010 at 9:30 AM | by | Comment (1)

One of the many reasons that cruises are not our preferred method of travel is the risk of getting sick. It might be irrational, but we are kind of scared of that pesky norovirus that pops up every once in a while. It’s that bug that makes tons of people on the ship sick, and pretty much limits all onboard activity to the bathroom rather than the lido deck.

Unfortunately it seems that the norovirus has begun to take up residence in places we like to frequent, and we’re surprised that we haven’t seen it flare up sooner. Nothing has been confirmed just yet, but some officials are thinking that a bunch of student athletes got sick from their airplane. Coaches and students were so sick that the NCAA actually decided to postpone the men’s swimming and diving championships.

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It's Officially Norovirus Season Aboard Cruise Ships

January 13, 2010 at 4:25 PM | by | Comments (0)

With travelers heading south for the winter and hopping aboard much-anticpated cruises where they eat at communal buffets and are trapped in the same boat as thousands of others, it's no wonder that Norovirus is popping up in the news again. Most recently, the stomach bug hit Cunard Line's massive Queen Victoria while she was off sailing an eight-night transatlantic voyage from Southhampton to New York.

Because the United States has a policy that bars ships from entering a US post if the passengers with Norovirus go over 15% of the ship's populations—an epidemic level&#!51;fears were high on the Queen Victoria that she wouldn't be allowed to dock. However, CruiseCritic reports that only 163 passengers came down with it, equalling "8.7 percent of the 1,874 passengers onboard."

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