Rare mcatmcat Posted January 28, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I understand royal is now in the spotlight for the norovirus and they will say or do anything to defend royal but blaming the cold for the norovirus is ridiculous lol Fain said that the recent temperature drop in the Northeast may have been a factor in the outbreak. "They're having a lot of cold up in the north," Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorman23 Posted January 28, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I understand royal is now in the spotlight for the norovirus and they will say or do anything to defend royal but blaming the cold for the norovirus is ridiculous lolFain said that the recent temperature drop in the Northeast may have been a factor in the outbreak. "They're having a lot of cold up in the north," Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Perhaps he was misquoted or he mispoke but he is correct that Norovirus is most prevelent in the cold winter months. http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/trends-outbreaks.html Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted January 28, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 28, 2014 This needed a whole new thread? :confused: The entire forum is already full of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted January 28, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 28, 2014 This needed a whole new thread? :confused: The entire forum is already full of them. Are you intimating that they're spreading like a virus:confused::D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 28, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Are you intimating that they're spreading like a virus:confused::D I took it as he thinks this forum is full of it!:eek::p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted January 29, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted January 29, 2014 And new report says that this is the highest number of sick people reported on any cruise ship in two decades, Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet524 Posted January 29, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 29, 2014 When an item like a norovirus on a cruise ship gets this much air time, all I can think is that it sure must have been a slow news day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAMBKY Posted January 29, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 29, 2014 When an item like a norovirus on a cruise ship gets this much air time, all I can think is that it sure must have been a slow news day. Or maybe a way to keep themselves from being so jealous over someone cruising to a tropical location......:rolleyes: I can hear them now... Yes sir, I would much rather stay home freezing then being on a cruise, everyone gets sick on those ships!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaO Posted January 29, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) I always find it interesting when someone always takes one sentence... or one comment from an entire press release/statement and focuses on a few words. Those few words do not deserve the attention. I also believe the Norovirus hysteria doesn't deserve all the attention. Edited January 29, 2014 by LindaO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted January 31, 2014 Author #10 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I also believe the Norovirus hysteria doesn't deserve all the attention. Really, !!! thanks god royal caribbean think that it deserve all the attention. I can only imagine the suffering of those people onboard Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shipshape sam Posted January 31, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Are you intimating that they're spreading like a virus:confused::D I washed my hands before getting on Cruise Critic. And afterwards too! Edited January 31, 2014 by shipshape sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted January 31, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 31, 2014 He is most sincerely correct...that's why:rolleyes: Come one people....this happens every year at this time to multiple cruise lines.....it's cold and flu season for crimany sake. I don't get this hype about Noro...it's always been around and always will be, especially in the cold months. It's no different from getting sick at home only you can't just go home and go to bed:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare styles27 Posted January 31, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 31, 2014 He is most sincerely correct...that's why:rolleyes: Come one people....this happens every year at this time to multiple cruise lines.....it's cold and flu season for crimany sake. I don't get this hype about Noro...it's always been around and always will be, especially in the cold months. It's no different from getting sick at home only you can't just go home and go to bed:rolleyes: 99% of the time I would agree with your above statement but what makes this different is the number of sick reported....700 is the most ever on any ship any line. There has to be a reason why it spread to so many when in the past it hits a much smaller percentage. Hopefully the CDC test results and investigation will show the reason and it can be rectified if it's something the crew on the ship isn't doing properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Posted January 31, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I understand what he was saying, and in a way, he was correct. Noro and other easily transmitted viruses are spread much more easily in the cold months when everyone is cooped up inside and sharing recycled air. I was a principal of an elementary school for a number of years. Our months with the highest numbers of gastro illnesses and respiratory illnesses were January and February. Once the weather started to warm up and people got outside more, the numbers of people catching these viruses started to subside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare styles27 Posted January 31, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) I live "up North" in MA and sure we're having cold but we're also having a lot of days in the 40's and 50's. It's winter...cold happens every year. Noro happens every year just not 700 people on one ship before. That's a first.:rolleyes: Edited January 31, 2014 by styles27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted January 31, 2014 #16 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Well then the other 2000+ passengers who didn't get sick were doing something right now weren't they?:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted January 31, 2014 #17 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I live "up North" in MA and sure we're having cold but we're also having a lot of days in the 40's and 50's. It's winter...cold happens every year. Noro happens every year just not 700 people on one ship before. That's a first.:rolleyes: You must live in a different MA than I do because we certainly aren't having a lot of days in the 40's and 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpj Posted January 31, 2014 #18 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I always find it interesting when someone always takes one sentence... or one comment from an entire press release/statement and focuses on a few words. Those few words do not deserve the attention. I also believe the Norovirus hysteria doesn't deserve all the attention. when over 700 people get sick it deserves attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted January 31, 2014 #19 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hmmmmm....seems that Vermont is usually the top healthiest state in the Union and we get pretty cold up here so I find that statement puzzling at best. I can't remember when we heard of Noro virus here in the frozen north. Hypothermia yes....Noro, not so much....:D Now that Princess has their own outbreak this may take the heat off RCCL.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare styles27 Posted January 31, 2014 #20 Share Posted January 31, 2014 You must live in a different MA than I do because we certainly aren't having a lot of days in the 40's and 50's. South eastern MA close to Providence, RI Monday it was 50 degrees here all day...at night it dropped to 10. Tues, Wed Thurs lucky if we made it to 20 degrees during the day...today it's 45 degrees again...tomorrow's forecast 40 degrees Sunday's foreceast 47 degrees. It's been like this all winter. We've used MUCH less heating oil this year up to this date than we did last winter. So not sure what part of MA you're in but keep the cold where you are please and I'll keep the 40's and 50's. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted February 1, 2014 #21 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Interesting reading from the CDC today....confirms some things discussed here: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/01/31/norovirus-should-be-afraid-to-go-on-cruise/?intcmp=obnetwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted February 1, 2014 #22 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Hmmmmm....seems that Vermont is usually the top healthiest state in the Union and we get pretty cold up here so I find that statement puzzling at best. I can't remember when we heard of Noro virus here in the frozen north. Hypothermia yes....Noro, not so much....:D Now that Princess has their own outbreak this may take the heat off RCCL.;) It's so cold up her in Canada... How cold is it you ask? When you step out the door of your house your nose hairs freeze, and seconds later you vomit and then fill your pants. :o If Noro was cold related I would have had it for the last month due to the darn Article Vortex. Maybe Fain should have blamed it.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted February 1, 2014 #23 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I washed my hands before getting on Cruise Critic. And afterwards too! Very funny. I am off to wash my hands. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted February 1, 2014 #24 Share Posted February 1, 2014 When an item like a norovirus on a cruise ship gets this much air time, all I can think is that it sure must have been a slow news day. It's still being televised, and today is February first. The Explorer sailed out on its next cruise yesterday. Hopefully, this will be the end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoarzy Posted February 5, 2014 #25 Share Posted February 5, 2014 It's so cold up her in Canada... How cold is it you ask? When you step out the door of your house your nose hairs freeze, and seconds later you vomit and then fill your pants. :o If Noro was cold related I would have had it for the last month due to the darn Article Vortex. Maybe Fain should have blamed it.;) Are you getting the snow that we are today? We live in Niagara Area and it is still coming down. Gotta love winter. I see in your avatar that you own a nice looking Stang. I too have one. Mine is a 06 gt vert in legend lime green. email me if you can spoarzy at hotmail dot com here is a pic of my ride: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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