Sick from Gastroenteritis or Norovirus caught on cruise ship?
Gastroenteritis. It’s probably not something most cruise ship passengers think about when booking a cruise. But like the Norovirus and other viruses, it can be spread about quickly on a cruise ship and the surrounding port operations. The viruses can lead to vomiting or watery diarrhea or both, with fevers, abdominal cramping or stomach pain [...]
Tags: Gastroenteritis, illness on cruise, Norovirus
Posted in Crew Member Illness, Medical Negligence, Passenger Illness, Uncategorized |
Cruise ship injury attorneys help passengers sick from Norovirus evaluate potential claims
Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships seems to be occurring with more frequency, the most recent outbreak occurring aboard Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas as over 100 passenger and crew became ill with a severe stomach virus. Read more here at ABC News about the incident. Stomach bugs and other contagious viruses like Norovirus are [...]
Tags: ill passengers, Norovirus, norovirus outbreak, sick passengers
Posted in Crew Member Illness, Cruise Ship Accidents - Know Your Rights, Cruise Ship Safety, Passenger Illness, Royal Caribbean |
Norovirus affects Royal Caribbean cruise ship – over 100 passengers sick
As reported by ABC News and media other outlets, Vision of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship returned to port in Florida with over a 100 sick passengers and crew. The likely reason? Norovirus. According to the report… A Royal Caribbean cruise ship has returned to port with more than 100 passengers sickened by [...]
Tags: Norovirus, sick crew, sick passengers
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Noroviruses on Cruise Ships
As attorneys working clients who were injured or became sick while on a cruise ship, we’re familiar with common claims brought against the cruise lines. Relatively often, passengers get sick while cruising. One common reason is that they’ve contracted a norovirus – a stomach bug or stomach flu – that’s beyond the general realm of [...]
Tags: Norovirus, Passenger Illness
Posted in Crew Member Illness, Cruise Ship Safety, Passenger Illness |
Stomach Bug Hits Cruise Ship; Stay Healthy on Your Cruise
In November, passengers aboard Holland America’s Amsterdam were hit with “a stomach bug.” Reportedly, 10 percent of the passengers reported to the infirmary with a common type of gastrointestinal illness.” Of around 791 passengers, 81 were sickened. Some crew members were affected as well. The Amsterdam was traveling from Sydney, Australia to San Diego sailing when the [...]
Tags: Holland America, Norovirus, Stomach Bug
Posted in Crew Member Illness, Medical Negligence |
Can a passenger sue a cruise line if they got meningitis aboard a cruise ship?
Can a passenger sue a cruise line if they contracted meningitis while on a cruise? Can crew members also sue the cruise line they work for if they got meningitis while working on the cruise ship? Those are two questions our maritime attorneys have been asked over the last few days. The simple answer is [...]
Tags: cruise passenger illness, cruise ship crew member illness, cruise ship illness lawsuit
Posted in Crew Member Illness, Cruise Ship Lawsuits, Medical Negligence |
Crew members found with meningitis on Italian cruise ship – will it affect passengers too?
Reports over the last 48 hours have shown that 4 crew members aboard the MSC Orchestra contracted bacterial meningitis infections. As a precaution, more than 2,500 passengers and more than 950 crew members were being treated. It seems the news was originally posted by SeaTrade Insider. As related by USA Today, meningitis is… …characterized by a sudden onset [...]
Tags: Crew Member Illness, cruise ship lawsuit
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Meningitis Outbreak on Cruise Ship MSC Orchestra
Yesterday, Oct. 8, it was reported that 4 crew members aboard the MSC Orchestra had contracted and were being treated for bacterial meningitis infections. Read the full article here as reported by gCaptain.com. The potential for crew member injury and illness is an ever present concern when hundreds or thousands of both crew and passengers [...]
Tags: Crew Member Illness, Cruise ship crew sick
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