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The way cruise ships get sick or injured passengers to shore depends largely on "the weather, the location and the assets available," Scott said. If the ship is nearing a stop, they may wait until ...
Infectious disease on cruise ships is a hazard associated with cruises. Outbreaks of contagious diseases can spread quickly due to the confined cruise ship environment, reliance on shared spaces, the lack of healthcare facilities, [ 1 ] and the large number of passengers and crew members from disparate points of origin.
Cruise ship medical facilities: What happens if you get sick or injured (or bitten by a monkey) The illness is frequently associated with cruise ships, but those comprise only 1% of all reported ...
Nearly 30 passengers sailing on board a luxury cruise ship were struck down by illness during a voyage this month. Silver Nova, operated by Silversea Cruises, departed Peru on 31 March with 633 ...
The ship was originally scheduled to arrive Sunday. In a statement, Norwegian said "a small number of guests" were experiencing "mild symptoms of a stomach-related illness."
Cruising the high seas is a favorite way to explore the world for many. 31.7 million travelers took a cruise last year, according to Statista, and by 2027, that number is expected to climb to 39.4 ...
Income Protection Insurance (IPI) also known as loss of earnings insurance is an insurance policy paying benefits to policyholders who are incapacitated and hence unable to work due to illness or accident. This is typically a replacement for lost income suffered by the policy holder. These policies were formerly called Permanent Health ...
Cruise ships started to exceed ocean liners in size and capacity in the mid-1990s; [2] before then, few were more than 50,000 GT. [3] In the decades since the size of the largest vessels has more than doubled. [4] There have been nine or more new cruise ships added every year since 2001, most of which are 100,000 GT or greater. [5]