Thousands stranded on cruise ship hit by possible cholera outbreak

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A Norwegian cruise ship with over 2,000 passengers and 1,000 crew on board has been denied permission to dock in Mauritius over fears of a potential cholera outbreak on board.

At least 15 people on the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn have been isolated and samples were taken for testing on Sunday, according to a statement from the Port of Mauritius. The test results are expected on Tuesday, the Reuters news agency reported.

People on board the ship developed mild stomach symptoms after visiting South Africa for a couple days in mid-February, CBS partner network BBC News reported.

"The health and safety of passengers as well as that of the country as a whole are of the utmost importance to the authorities," the port authority of Mauritius said. Officials there decided to block the ship "to avoid any health risks."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/thousands-stranded-cruise-ship-hit-143320432.html

[AllaN01Bear]

1. eek.

[MOMFUDSKI]

2. Rut

Roh

[3catwoman3]

3. I have never wanted to go on a cruise.

Stories like this only reinforce my resolve.

[MOMFUDSKI]

4. Can you say

floating Petri dish?

[Polly Hennessey]

5. Petri dish, for sure. I have never been on a cruise and

have never 👎 wanted to go on one. Amazing that some individuals love them.

[madaboutharry]

6. There are people who love cruises and go on one after another.

I went on a cruise to Alaska, which is a very beautiful place to visit and I have memories that are still special.. It was on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship.
When I got home, I vowed to never, ever go on another cruise. It wasn't that anything terrible happened and everyone was very nice, but I could never shake the sense of being trapped on the ship and had claustrophobia a lot of the time, even with a big window. The fear of illness is an added reason I wouldn't go on a cruise again even if it was free.
I'd rather go camping. Or at least visit a place where there is land all around.

[kimbutgar]

7. I used to love going on cruises before the pandemic but now I'm a little more leery about going on one

Reading this article reinforced why i not in a hurray to go on one anything soon.