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~~ZELAZNY, ROGER (1937-1995, Science fiction and
fantasy author)
{Doorways in the Sand, 1976}
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2190472,00.html
Disney Ship Reports Hundreds Sick
Friday November 22, 2002 5:10 AM
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - About 100 passengers on a Disney
cruise ship contracted a contagious stomach virus, shortly after
more than 500 people on another cruise ship came down with a
similar illness, Disney officials said Thursday.
Passengers and crew members on the Disney Cruise Line ship
Magic became ill Wednesday. The ship departed Nov. 17 from Port
Canaveral with 3,200 people on board and returns Saturday.
Disney will clean and disinfect the ship at sea, spokesman Mark
Jaronski said. Disney's terminal and other locations also will be
cleaned.
Sick passengers will be offered compensation. There are no plans
to cancel any scheduled cruises aboard the Magic, he said.
Disney made its announcement the same day that Holland
America's cruise ship Amsterdam returned to port for a stem-to-
stern scouring after more than 500 people on its last four voyages
became sick.
The ship had been scheduled to leave on a 10-day Caribbean cruise
Thursday, but the voyage was canceled so the vessel could be
sanitized.
After the latest passengers disembarked, 573 crew members began
cleaning the ship, emptying garbage cans and wiping down remote
controls, clock radios, even Bibles. During the next 10 days, crew
members will replace 2,500 pillows and dry-clean, steam-clean and
disinfect every surface aboard the ship, which is 780 feet long and
has 690 staterooms.
The Holland America cruise line said that during the ship's just-
completed 10-day voyage, 58 passengers and 18 crew members
developed symptoms associated with the Norwalk virus. Eighty-
seven of the 1,305 passengers left the ship at various ports in the
Caribbean and were flown home.
In all, 454 passengers and 70 crew members have become sick
within the past month during four successive voyages aboard the
Amsterdam. The virus, spread through food and water and close
contact with infected people or things they have touched, can cause
diarrhea, stomach pain and vomiting.
The cruise line had spent more than 10 hours scrubbing the
Amsterdam with a chlorine solution before it departed on its latest
voyage.
On the cruise, passengers were barred from serving themselves at
buffets or touching any food or drinks but their own.
``They were cleaning all the time. You'd see people and then they
would not be there for dinner, so you knew they got sick,'' said Lori
Druckeroff, a Boynton Beach retiree.
The cruise line is working with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Holland America Line is owned by Miami-based Carnival Corp.
http://www.naplesnews.com/02/11/florida/d858716a.htm
Infected Holland America cruise returns to port
Friday, November 22, 2002
Associated Press
PORT EVERGLADES — The troubled Holland America Line cruise
ship Amsterdam returned to port Thursday, awaiting top-to-bottom
scouring after more than 500 people caught a contagious stomach
virus on four separate voyages.
Holland America officials said 58 passengers and 18 crew members
developed symptoms similar to the Norwalk virus during the 10-day
voyage. Eighty-seven of the ship's 1,305 passengers left the ship at
various ports in the Caribbean and were flown home.
John Landy and his wife, Ruth, from Long Island, N.Y., talk about
their cruise on the Amsterdam after they left the ship in Fort
Lauderdale early Thursday. Holland America has announced the
ship will miss its next cruise as the crew works to rid it of stomach
virus that has affected hundreds. The couple are upset because
they did not know about the virus until minutes before they boarded
the ship. J. Pat Carter/AP
Many passengers said they enjoyed their vacation despite the
problems and did not mind the frequent reminders by crew
members to wash their hands and avoid customary greetings.
"Rather than shaking hands we rubbed elbows," said Joel Bennett
of Bel Mar, N.J., a bassist for a Tommy Dorsey orchestra that
performed onboard. "They did everything they reasonably could."
Other passengers said they resented not being told of the virus and
the precautions until just before they boarded the ship just outside
Fort Lauderdale. Passengers were not offered an option of
postponing or canceling their trip without losing their full fare.
"There should have been full disclosure. As far as I am concerned,
they put us in harm's way," said Joseph Carbonell of New Britain,
Conn.
The virus, spread through food and water and close contact with
infected people or things they have touched, can cause diarrhea,
stomach pain and vomiting for up to two days.
The cruise line had spent more than 10 hours scrubbing the
Amsterdam with a chlorine-based solution before it departed on its
voyage after 181 passengers and crew became sick on the previous
trip. Those who became sick were asked to remain in their quarters
to keep the virus from spreading.
"They were cleaning all the time. You'd see people and then they
would not be there for dinner, so you knew they got sick," said Lori
Druckeroff, a Boynton Beach retiree.
On the last cruise, passengers were barred from serving
themselves at buffets or touching any food or drinks but their own.
Crew members wearing plastic gloves doled out buffet dishes.
"It was a wonderful trip — we had no trouble at all," said Becky
Wiechers, a retiree from Menlo Park, Calif. "As long as you washed
your hands all the time, you were fine."
In all, 454 passengers and 70 crew members have become sick
over four sails on the Amsterdam. The ship has had a total of 7,648
passengers and crew members during that period. Passengers on
later cruises were notified of the virus before sailing.
Passengers who became sick were given a full refund and a 25
percent credit on a future cruise. The cruise line paid for their travel
expenses to return home.
The Amsterdam had been scheduled to leave on a 10-day
Caribbean cruise Thursday but the voyage has canceled so the ship
could be cleaned. Passengers booked on the voyage were being
given the option of a refund or upgraded travel packages.
After the passengers departed, an army of 573 crew members
began cleaning the ship, emptying garbage cans, swiping remote
controls, clock radios — even Bibles. During the next 10 days, crew
members will disinfect the ship, replace 2,500 bed pillows and dry-
clean, steam-clean and scour every surface.
The cruise line is working with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the government agency that oversees cruise line
illnesses.
Holland America temporarily pulled another ship, the Ryndam, from
service for a week in July to disinfect it. The ship had 388 reported
cases of a Norwalk-like virus. A lawsuit seeking class-action status
was filed in Vancouver, British Columbia, in August on behalf of
Ryndam passengers.
One passenger who became ill sued the company last week.
Company officials have declined comment on the lawsuit.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2190472,00.html
Disney Ship Reports Hundreds Sick
Friday November 22, 2002 5:10 AM
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - About 100 passengers on a Disney
cruise ship contracted a contagious stomach virus, shortly after
more than 500 people on another cruise ship came down with a
similar illness, Disney officials said Thursday.
Passengers and crew members on the Disney Cruise Line ship
Magic became ill Wednesday. The ship departed Nov. 17 from Port
Canaveral with 3,200 people on board and returns Saturday.
Disney will clean and disinfect the ship at sea, spokesman Mark
Jaronski said. Disney's terminal and other locations also will be
cleaned.
Sick passengers will be offered compensation. There are no plans
to cancel any scheduled cruises aboard the Magic, he said.
Disney made its announcement the same day that Holland
America's cruise ship Amsterdam returned to port for a stem-to-
stern scouring after more than 500 people on its last four voyages
became sick.
The ship had been scheduled to leave on a 10-day Caribbean cruise
Thursday, but the voyage was canceled so the vessel could be
sanitized.
After the latest passengers disembarked, 573 crew members began
cleaning the ship, emptying garbage cans and wiping down remote
controls, clock radios, even Bibles. During the next 10 days, crew
members will replace 2,500 pillows and dry-clean, steam-clean and
disinfect every surface aboard the ship, which is 780 feet long and
has 690 staterooms.
The Holland America cruise line said that during the ship's just-
completed 10-day voyage, 58 passengers and 18 crew members
developed symptoms associated with the Norwalk virus. Eighty-
seven of the 1,305 passengers left the ship at various ports in the
Caribbean and were flown home.
In all, 454 passengers and 70 crew members have become sick
within the past month during four successive voyages aboard the
Amsterdam. The virus, spread through food and water and close
contact with infected people or things they have touched, can cause
diarrhea, stomach pain and vomiting.
The cruise line had spent more than 10 hours scrubbing the
Amsterdam with a chlorine solution before it departed on its latest
voyage.
On the cruise, passengers were barred from serving themselves at
buffets or touching any food or drinks but their own.
``They were cleaning all the time. You'd see people and then they
would not be there for dinner, so you knew they got sick,'' said Lori
Druckeroff, a Boynton Beach retiree.
The cruise line is working with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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