| dd/mm/yy |
Event |
Incident |
| 26.2.10 | A reader provided the
following report: Around 10 A.M. this morning, morning
while breakfast was going on, one guest, supposedly of cabin 1905,
jumped from the outside deck. The jump was apparently witnessed as
there was an immediate man overboard call and the ship manouvered
quickly and then anchored and a search happened. The ship staff
searched for hours, and then about 5 pm, they recovered the nan's body.
The ship has been under code red for 6 days for norovirus and the staff
was already under huge stress. Another passenger writes: The
GI illness was all over the ship - I was diagnosed with the
illness a day after the passenger jumped. All self-serve areas
were completely shut down to passenger access and were administered by
the crew – this was in place for the remainder of the journey. I
am a 46 year old male and this illness was one of the worst I ever had
I experienced diarrhea for a solid 36 hours, going to restroom
every 15 minutes (literally) coupled with vomiting. I was given 6
Imodium tablets to take, which didn’t stop it – I started running fever
and was very weak. Then I was given antibiotics with a stronger
anti-diarrheal medication. It finally subsided and was able to
keep food down. Please take caution if you hear of an outbreak on
a cruise line. |
Passenger overboard
Illness |
| 28.9.04 |
Ambulances greeted the ship in Halifax after passengers and
crew endured a harrowing encounter with monster waves generated by
hurricane Karl in the North Atlantic. About a dozen passengers were
taken to hospital with suspected fractures and severe bruising.
In total, 90 poeple (including five crew) reported some minor
injury. The ship lost power and for 3.5 hours was tossed around
in high waves
and in total darkness. Here's a link
to a news story if you want more info. And another. |
Power Loss and Adrift -----
"Cruise from Hell" |
| Apr.00 |
Hit by rogue wave. Damage
to anything not bolted down; rough seas for Pacific crossing. |
Rogue wave |
| dd/mm/yy |
2010 |
| 7.3.10 | From a passenger: The ship is currently "Code Red" suspected to be the norovirus. Embarkation today will be delayed approximately 2 hours while the ship is being cleaned by crew and contracted union janitoial personnel. Complimentary shuttle busses have been chartered to take guests to nearby Seaport Village. |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
| 31.1.06 |
From a passenger, Santiago to Rio, 11-31 January: We were asked to complete a health questionnaire prior to boarding. I know of at least a dozen folks who were quarantined to their cabins with intestinal problems, but the really big problem was a cold like illness with an uncontrollable cough that seemed to affect almost half the passengers. The medical center told everyone that inquired that they hadn't had any complaints! |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 and earlier |
| 5-20.4.06 |
After an hour delay, passengers boarding for
the transatlantic crossing from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon were given a
questionaire to fill in about health issues, told there had been a
gastrointestinal illness outbreak on the last cruise, and given the
option to cancel the cruise (this at the last minute, after having
travelled to Rio). On the ship there was no self service at the Lido
etc, not even for coffee; all hot tubs, the library etc. was closed; no
shaking of hands, no salt and pepper, bread/butter on
the table etc., everything was provided by the crew. According to one
passenger: They were
fumigating all the time, even in the middle of the night, when I woke
up because of the noise the machine was making. When I opened my door I
saw a man with a mask and tank, who stopped immediatly. The crew would
not say how many persons were ill. On day 8, cruise passengers were
told the outbreak was over and self service at the buffets
etc. would start again. They kept spraying all through the
end of the cruise, which sometimes hurt my eyes and made breathing a
bit difficult during a short time. We heard about several people who
had
gone in quarantaine after reporting ill. All in all the ship
jandled the situation very well. |
| 11.1.06 |
From a passenger: I just completed a cruise on Holland America's Rotterdam (December 20 - January 11, ending in Valparaiso, Chile), and at least 125 passengers and crew were ill with norwalk-like virus symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea). Although every possible measure was being taken to deal with it (daily announcements, memos, staff using gloves and disinfectants) -- it still was a very difficult situation. One of our concerns was that the staff was told clearly not to discuss it, and/or to minimize the situation -- this resulted in a lot of mixed signals coming from the staff - those who were telling the truth, and those who were covering up the events. When a passenger died on board (apparently of natural causes, and not related to the epidemic), again, the attempt at cover-up was obvious. |
| 14.4.04 |
On
April 12, the ship reported that 39 passengers
(3.1%) and
8 crew
(1.42%)
had reported illness consistent with norovirus. The cruise ran
from April 2 - 15, ending in Baltimore. |