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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...
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...
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...
In November, passengers aboard Holland America's Amsterdam were hit with "a stomach bug." Reportedly, 10 percent of the passengers reported to the infirmary with a common type of gastrointestinal illness." Of around 791 passengers, 81 were sickened. Some crew members were affected as well. The Amsterdam was traveling from Sydney,...