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Norovirus outbreak on Florida-bound cruise ship sickens 115 passengers and crew (www.independent.co.uk)
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More than 100 passengers and over a dozen crew members have fallen ill with norovirus aboard the Caribbean Princess during a 13-day voyage through the Eastern Caribbean. The Princess Cruises ship departed Port Everglades, Florida, last week and is scheduled to arrive at Port Canaveral in the state Monday. At the time of the outbreak, the vessel was carrying 3,116 passengers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 102 passengers became sick with the highly contagious stomach virus. In addition, 13 of the 1,131 crew members onboard also reported illness. Those affected experienced typical norovirus symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea, according to health officials. The virus is known for spreading rapidly in close-contact environments such as cruise ships, where shared dining spaces and frequently touched surfaces can make containment difficult once an outbreak begins.

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[–] x@niwego.com 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I've been working on cruise ships since 2004, it happens very frequently (personally I've never caught this virus) . On board ships, especially on cruise ships, there are strict protocols for this virus, because it is highly transmissible.

The thing that has always made me smile is when you go to the crew mess 🫕 near the sinks there are signs on how to wash your hands with photos, and wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.

If a crew member has symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea, the first thing to do is to isolate yourself by going to your cabin and notify the doctor . This virus is taken very seriously on board ships

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I worked on ships for almost 20 years and never got norovirus. Was onboard for a few outbreaks though...not a fun time. I remember basically walking around with a spraybottle of cleaner, spraying everything i touched.

Saw a few fellow crew members get it...man, what an awful experience. Quite the diet though, haha.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 57 points 1 day ago

Man, I don't care how convenient of a vacation is, but it's too damn gross. A fucking cesspool of filth and bacteria out on the water....the worst of the worst.

You couldn't pay me enough to go to Florida.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 10 points 21 hours ago

norovirus is synonymous with cruise ships, and now covid.

[–] TheDankMemegician36@thelemmy.club 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What, were people not buying the hantavirus one?

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

Hantacruises are rare, you gotta buy your tickets way in advanceand they’re kinda pricey. Norocruise is like the Southwest of the seas, you just cram in with humanity and hope you don’t die.

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Non-story. Norovirus happens all the time, especially on cruise ships. This is a case of the public being highly sensitive to news stories that are relevant in the current zeitgeist. Happens all the time with airplane incidents.

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 2 points 14 hours ago

The virus is usually spread by the fecal–oral route.[3] This may be through contaminated food or water or person-to-person contact. But it's still F-ing gross

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Norovirus is normal, it went thru my boot camp division. Its just the normal "cruise ship flu" that always happens and sucks.

Hantavirus is not normal, especially the Andres variant that was on that other cruise ship. (Edit: it's "normal" as in it's the reason you have to wear masks and gloves when dealing with mice, because catching it is incredibly serious even tho most rodents don't have it. The version that can go from human to human, is incredibly rare, and incredibly dangerous.)

That fucker has like 40% lethality when respiratory (how it seems to be travelling human to human) and while transmission window is short, just walking withing 4 feet of someone whose not even exhibiting systems is enough to infect.

I can't remember the incubation time for sure, but I think liken4-6 weeks?

~~And you just fucking know when the Americans from that ship come back, they're not going to have to do quarantine or anything.~~ CDC has announced they don't have to quarantine

Have you even looked into it?

Or are you wanting for Lil Bobby Kennedy to put the raccoon penis down and investigate?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/05/09/hantavirus-cruise-passengers-will-disembark-sunday-latest-updates/?streamIndex=0

This isn't "nothing" and honestly it's weird more people aren't freaking out.