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Yesterday, August 10, the U.S. Coast Guard was able to rescue and transport a sick passenger from a Carnival Cruise Ship. Per a local Miami News Report, Coast Guard officials learned Sunday morning that a 26-year-old man cruising on Carnival Fascination began suffering symptoms of appendicitis. This happened roughly 32...
Update (April 10, 2014): CNN reports at least 83 passengers and crew of the Princess Cruises Crown Princess have gastrointestinal issues, most likely due to a Norovirus breakout aboard the vessel. Read the full CNN report here. Norovirus can cause gastrointestinal issues, including, stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting which can also...
The U.S. Navy, which houses many men and women in close quarters while at sea, is very effective at keeping Norovirus and other intestinal viruses from spreading. How Do They Do It? Constant, every day cleaning. Read more here at a special CNN report: How The Navy Avoids Norovirus Norovirus...
In a report carried at WebMD and originally on Health Daily News, early trials of a new vaccine targeting the dreaded Norovirus were pretty successful. Read the full article here at WebMD. Here are some highlights from the article: Researchers report that an early test of an experimental vaccine for...
As another cruise line fails to meet its vessel sanitation requirements, passengers are bound to ask, "is it safe to eat the food on my cruise?" In a July 25 story, CNN reported that Silversea Cruises' Silver Shadow cruise ship failed a surprise inspection by the Centers for Disease Control. Per...
Gastroenteritis. It's probably not something most cruise ship passengers think about when booking a cruise. But like the Norovirus and other viruses, it can be spread about quickly on a cruise ship and the surrounding port operations. The viruses can lead to vomiting or watery diarrhea or both, with fevers,...
Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships seems to be occurring with more frequency, the most recent outbreak occurring aboard Royal Caribbean's Vision of the Seas as over 100 passenger and crew became ill with a severe stomach virus. Read more here at ABC News about the incident. Stomach bugs and other...
As reported by ABC News and media other outlets, Vision of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship returned to port in Florida with over a 100 sick passengers and crew. The likely reason? Norovirus. According to the report... A Royal Caribbean cruise ship has returned to port with more...
Norovirus makes cruise ship passenger sick - she files claim and wins. Recent news reports tell about a Scottish woman who was awarded compensation after she contracted the Norovirus aboard a P&O Cruise Line ship, The Aurora. Apprently, the woman "suffered severe abdominal cramps and diarrhoea during a world...
As attorneys working clients who were injured or became sick while on a cruise ship, we're familiar with common claims brought against the cruise lines. Relatively often, passengers get sick while cruising. One common reason is that they've contracted a norovirus - a stomach bug or stomach flu - that's...