Phil Reimer--We were at a time last year when the outbreaks of norovirus on cruise ships had taken a holiday. Not this year. Keep in mind, Norovirus is the same virus you would find around your office or other enclosed areas. However, when you're on a holiday and it happens, it’s a royal pain in the you know where.
Beside the sickness, you're also not allowed to leave your cabin—which can be a bigger pain. When this happens on a ship, it's cleaned from stern to bow and officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then inspect the ship. The ship is not to sail until it's cleared by the CDC.
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