Disease Outbreaks Aren’t Uncommon

Everyone remembers the outbreaks onboard cruise ships whenever covid-19 hit. They just seemed to be especially bad onboard cruise ships, and that was because that’s simply what happens when you have thousands of people situated together in a tight space. It creates a perfect storm for bacteria and viruses to spread. However, there have been plenty of outbreaks onboard cruise ships even before the pandemic. One such outbreak happened in 2014.

That’s when around eight cruise ships and many of their passengers were hit with the norovirus. There have been more procedures and rules to limit the spread of sickness during an outbreak in recent years, but the risk is always going to be there.