Why Are Cruisers So Susceptible to Viruses?
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 12.05.06 | 8:47 AM ET
Another cruise ship—this time Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas, the world’s largest—recently returned to port with hundreds of passengers reportedly ill from a norovirus. Its the latest ship to succumb to gastrointestinal bug, and yesterday Slate’s Explainer spelled out why these travelers keep on getting sick. The reasons: Close quarters, questionable food and water safety in some ports and the influx of new passengers.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
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