CruiseInd 2.0 » h1n1 http://cruiseind.com A social commentary on the cruise industry and the media following it all Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:56:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Voyager of the Seas confirmed Swine Flu? http://cruiseind.com/2009/07/31/voyager-of-the-seas-confirmed-swine-flu/ http://cruiseind.com/2009/07/31/voyager-of-the-seas-confirmed-swine-flu/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:29:47 +0000 Greg http://cruiseind.wordpress.com/?p=726 Well this is another interesting development in the Cruise lines v. “that damn flu.”  Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the Seas pulled into Villefranche-sur-Mer, France today, along with 60 sick crew members and 2 passengers.  French officials according to this Reuters report, say the sick crew tested positive for swine flu. The report also goes on to say that there are 70 other crew members with symptoms that are being quarantined.

Now things get interesting, Gene Sloan over at Cruise Log scored an interview with RCI about this:

Cynthia Martinez tells USA TODAY that 62 crew members and two passenger on board the Voyager of the Seas are experiencing cold and flu-like symptoms…  the sick passengers and crew have tested negative for influenza A. H1N1 is a type of Influenza A…Martinez notes the line can’t test for H1N1 on board ships as that can only be done in a lab.

Now the question is who to beleive: RCI, who have had a massive stock drop and don’t what ANY publicity over even a false alarm. Or the French officials,  who don’t want a repeat of the Scotland incident.

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