Once again a mystery illness strikes passengers and crew of a cruise ship while at sea. Again while at sea passengers and crew members of a pleasure
cruise are hit with an illness that seems to come again from an unknown source...
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Nearly 350 passengers and crew aboard a Princess Cruises ship in southeast Alaska fell ill with a virus this week, cruise line officials said.
As of Wednesday, 308 passengers and 40 crew members aboard the Island Princess complained of Norwalk virus-like symptoms. Altogether, 2,018 passengers
and 896 crew members were making the weeklong voyage from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Whittier.
The vessel was in Skagway Wednesday and will probably continue on schedule, said Dean Brown, CEO of Princess Tours Division, which oversees Alaska
operations. He said ill passengers and crews were recovering in isolated rooms.
Onboard testing confirmed the presence of the norovirus - which includes Norwalk and Norwalk-like viruses.
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Too many times have we seen this now. Coincidence? It seems that cruise ships are far less habitable for humans these days. or is there something else
going on here?
[Edited on 3-6-2004 by Zion Mainframe]
