What Your Cruise Ship Staff Isn’t Telling You
| March 20, 2015
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Diseases
Cruise ships make for the perfect breeding ground and hotbed for viruses such as the Norovirus (2005), which is spread through fecal-oral transmittance. In 2002, the CDC received reports of 21 outbreaks from 17 cruise ships, which is the most on record to date. Check the CDC for outbreaks, and always bring antibacterial sanitizers with you to wipe down all surfaces.
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