Caribbean cruise ended after outbreak of illness

[unhappycamper]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/world/article/Caribbean-cruise-ended-after-outbreak-of-illness-5176760.php

Caribbean cruise ended after outbreak of illness
By DAVID McFADDEN, Associated Press : January 26, 2014 : Updated: January 26, 2014 11:10pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The Royal Caribbean cruise line on Sunday ended a ship's 10-day trip in the Caribbean early after hundreds of passengers and crew members were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness.

The Miami-based company made the announcement a few hours after officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention boarded the Explorer of the Seas during its U.S. Virgin Islands port call to investigate the illness and evaluate the outbreak response.

"New reports of illness have decreased day-over-day, and many guests are again up and about. Nevertheless, the disruptions caused by the early wave of illness means that we were unable to deliver the vacation our guests were expecting," Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said in a statement.

The decision to end the trip came after consultation between CDC officials and members of the company's medical team, the company said.

[Stargazer09]

1. Why?

Why, oh why, do people still go on cruises? It seems like you're risking your health by trapping yourself on a crowded ship with thousands of other people. All it takes is one sick person to infect half the ship.