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Sick passengers get the heave-ho on German cruise

by Anita Dunham-Potter on July 10, 2009

Anita Dunham-PotterPoor sanitation can ruin your cruise. Just ask the 400-plus passengers who were stricken by a suspected norovirus outbreak on a German cruise liner this week. The cruise ended up being canceled, leaving passengers without a vacation. So how can an outbreak be prevented? The answers may surprise you.

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For cruisers, winter vomiting virus makes a rare summer appearance

by Christopher Elliott on June 24, 2008

Looks like the winter vomiting virus is making a rare summer appearance. A suspected norovirus infection is said to have afflicted 112 passengers on a Holland America Alaska cruise last week. It’s one of three off-season outbreaks that have plagued the cruise industry.

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