A gastroenteritis-type illness has struck down scores of passengers on board a cruise ship from Belfast.
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines says 84 of its 763 guests on the Boudicca are suffering from the condition.
Having set off for the 10-day Scandinavian Cities Cruise on September 23, the vessel is due to return to Belfast on Thursday.
The Norwegian company said the ship would be arriving early to undergo an intensive cleaning and sanitisation programme.
It said in a statement to Sky News: "It is extremely unfortunate that a number of guests on board this Scandinavian cruise have experienced this illness.
"In such instances, every precaution is taken on board to ensure the swift containment of the illness, and a number of public areas, including all public toilets and the self-service buffet, are closed.
"Frequent cleaning of all areas of the ship is carried out, and any guest showing symptoms of the virus is asked to remain in their cabin, with complimentary room service and in-cabin entertainment, until they are considered to be symptom-free by the ship's doctor, before being able to join the rest of the ship.
"Fred Olsen would emphasise that, as with all its sailings from regional UK departure ports, it works closely with the relevant Local Health Authorities and Port Health Authorities to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of all its guests and crew, which are the company's utmost priority.
"All of Fred Olsen's cruise ships meet, at all times, the highest safety, hygiene and health standards."
It added that people booked onto the Boudicca's next cruise, the 12-night Madeira and Canaries trip, had been informed of the situation.
That cruise is due to leave on Thursday and the firm said delays would be kept to a minimum.
It is the second sickness outbreak to hit a Fred Olsen cruise in weeks, after around 130 people contracted a gastroenteritis-type illness on the firm's Black Watch liner last month as it sailed from Fife to Scandinavia and the Russian city of St Petersburg.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Gastroenteritis Hits Cruise Ship Passengers
Dengan url
http://eropaartikel.blogspot.com/2013/10/gastroenteritis-hits-cruise-ship.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Gastroenteritis Hits Cruise Ship Passengers
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Gastroenteritis Hits Cruise Ship Passengers
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar