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Second Royal Caribbean cruise ship hit by holiday illness (27 January 2014)
Date: 27/01/2014
More than 280 passengers and 22 crew members have fallen ill on a luxury Caribbean cruise on board the Explorer of the Seas cruise liner.
The holiday illness is reported to include symptoms of sickness and diarrhoea with stomach cramps.
The vessel has 1,165 crew members in total and has been forced to dock at Puerto Rico to undergo an extensive sanitising process – meaning passengers will miss out on the proposed trip to Haiti.
The Explorer of the Seas is the second Royal Caribbean cruise liner to be hit with illness in January.
Illness began to spread among passengers on board the Majesty of the Sea on 18 January, when 66 passengers were taken ill and a proposed trip to Miami had to be curtailed.
The illness is thought to have been caused by the bug winter flu virus – also known as Norovirus.
Symptoms can develop rapidly and spread quickly in close communities such as ships, schools, hospitals and care homes
Norovirus symptoms can be violent, with extreme episodes of diarrhoea and vomiting leaving patients weak and dehydrated.
Passengers may need rehydration therapy after suffering violent symptoms of diarrhoea and sickness – and if left undiagnosed or untreated, gastrointestinal illnesses contracted on holiday can cause post-infective conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn’s disease.
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Holidaymakers who suffer holiday accidents and illness are able to claim compensation if they booked a package holiday.
Package holidays have an ATOL certificate issued by the agent at the time of booking, and a claim can be made against the tour operator under the Package Travel Regulations 1992 – or using the Athens Convention for illness and accidents at sea, or the Montreal Convention for illness and accidents on aircraft.
For expert advice on making a no win no fee compensation claim for holiday illness or accidents contact Duncan Lewis personal injury solicitors on 020 7923 4020.