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2 days agoI’ve been working on cruise ships since 2004, it happens very frequently (personally I’ve never caught this virus) . On board ships, especially on cruise ships, there are strict protocols for this virus, because it is highly transmissible.
The thing that has always made me smile is when you go to the crew mess 🫕 near the sinks there are signs on how to wash your hands with photos, and wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.
If a crew member has symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea, the first thing to do is to isolate yourself by going to your cabin and notify the doctor . This virus is taken very seriously on board ships
@Kolanaki @radiofreebc
Instead, I worked for a corporation for 10 years (Princess Cruise is part of this corporation), and when you join the ship, the first thing they explain to you is medical information: if you have certain symptoms, what to do. They also give us a sheet where you have to check some boxes regarding the medical information. In the first forms, it says if you have had symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea in the last 20 days.
This is my thought, this information is given, also because if a passenger should catch this virus he will have to be compensated by the company, today there are ships with over 5000 passengers plus 1000 Crew member, think if 1000 passengers catch Norovirus, or even worse the ship is stopped by the authorities for too many cases on board the company will lose billions of dollars a day