Cruise ships and norovirus: fact or myth

So far this year, three cruise ships had significant norovirus outbreaks, infecting 1,023 passengers and crew. That may seem extraordinarily high to many. However, while it’s of little solace to passengers and crew who were sick, 94.1 percent of the passengers...

Cruise ship muster drills need improvement

For some time, I’ve written about the need for cruise ships to run muster drills before they sail following any new passenger embarkation, such as in my January column, Cruise ship safety has improved in the year since the Concordia disaster. Today, CLIA (Cruise...