Sickness

[TravelinFam]

It sounds like it was something he ate. If it was Noro, he would not have gotten better that fast, and more than likely, you all would have been sick too. My daughter used to throw up just about every cruise when she was younger from too much soda (and motion sickness, which she has thankfully outgrown). Hubby did get food poisoning once, but that was on Carnival (don't get the lamb).

 

I totally agree!

 

No Flame Throwing Here! ;)

[barnacle_boy]

A friend of ours got sick on day 2 of his first cruise and was confined to his cabin for 3 days, it turned out NOT to be noro and he felt better after 1 day.

It was also his last cruise, he said the room service menu was pathetic & he hated cruising. LOL :rolleyes:

 

This is why a lot of people don't like self-reporting. The onboard medical teams lack the resources, so they mindlessly confine people to their cabins for long periods of time, often even if symptoms improve or disappear. It's a policy designed to be expedient for cruise lines, not for us passengers. I'd rather confine myself to a cabin (at least initially) if I thought I was possibly ill than sound the alarm because of the heavy-handed tactics that they use.

[Pacclady]

Not flaming either. But as someone who has had norovirus run through her house twice now, I wanted to correct some people who said it clearly wasn't norovirus because he got better so quickly. Actually, one the signs of norovirus is that it doesn't last long. It's usually 24 hours or less of absolutely horrible symptoms. And by horrible, I mean a lot more than throwing up (sorry to be too graphic). I don't know how sick he was but it really could have been anything. In the same shoes, I don't know if would have reported it either. Part of me says I would for the good of the other passengers. But quarantine would be so horrible. Tough call.

[sr71pav]

I doubt most folks factor in potential quarantine during cabin selection, but holy moly... imagine being confined to an inside... as compared to a balcony or even a suite. It would be like jail. You'd probably get a good dose of mental illness to go along with your physical one.

 

My wife got sick on a cruise a few years ago. She claims the balcony was what kept her sane and she refuses to cruise without one now. All the free movies and phone calls in the world can't be as comforting as that balcony during quarantine. Glad they let me out, though it was awkward for a couple days.

 

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[Godiva830]

No flaming coming from me either. I was in a similar situation last week on the Dawn. I had dinner in Cagney's then went to the casino then the show. I went to bed around 11ish. By midnight I was sick in the bathroom. Then 2am same thing happened. I was then thinking to myself "I hope this isn't noro!" I had an excursion that was meeting at 7:30am. I woke up at 6am to get ready and I was feeling much better. I hadn't gotten sick since 2am. It had to have been something I ate. I thought about reporting it but I was better by early morning and I didn't want to be quarenteened. If I was still getting sick I would then have reported it.

[declansdad]

I beg to differ. My husband and daughter suffer terribly from this on small boats. One can be perfectly fine until the other is stricken. Then they both go down.

 

I know. Not contagious in the strict sense of the word.

 

 

It's not contagious in any sense of the word.

 

 

OP, I would have done the same as you.

[gooch47]

It's not contagious in any sense of the word.

 

Tell that to the one who doesn't start puking until the other one does.

Edited May 3, 2014 by gooch47

[barnacle_boy]

Tell that to the one who doesn't start puking until the other one does.

 

It sounds like they're sympathetic vomitters, which means they're likely to become nauseous and vomit after seeing someone else vomit. Regardless, seasickness isn't contagious.

[declansdad]

Tell that to the one who doesn't start puking until the other one does.

 

It sounds like they're sympathetic vomitters, which means they're likely to become nauseous and vomit after seeing someone else vomit. Regardless, seasickness isn't contagious.

 

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