Norovirus Hits Over 70 People Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise

Above, the Royal Caribbean ship, Majesty of the Seas, in Havana
 Port. I caught a cold on this cruise ship. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

There is one main reason that cruise ship traveling is not my favorite way to vacation: diseases.

Two out of three cruises I have taken had me get sick. They were relatively minor, one a 24-hour flu and the other a head cold.  

With the trend of cruise lines introducing bigger cruise ships, carrying around 5,000 passengers and crew, they are floating petri dishes. 

It has happened again. An outbreak of norovirus occurred on board a Royal Caribbean ship 

According to NBC News:

Over 70 people aboard a 13-day Royal Caribbean cruise have reportedly fallen ill from norovirus ahead of its final destination in Miami, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

The outbreak on the Royal Caribbean International ship Serenade of the Seas, which departed from San Diego on Sept. 19 and is scheduled to arrive in Miami on Thursday, was reported to the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program on Sunday. The program is set to help prevent and control the introduction and spread of gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships.

The CDC reported that 71 out of 1,874 passengers and one of 883 crew members have "reported being ill during the voyage" and noted that predominant symptoms included diarrhea and vomiting.

To read more, go here. 

Cruise Ships: 15 Nightmarish Facts

Above, the ill-fated Costa Concordia.

To date, I have been on three cruises. One to Alaska in 2001, one to Havana in 2019 and one to the Bahamas last year.

Each one was enjoyable, but I have found on two of them that having so many people in a small space does spread germs. I have come down with an illness twice during cruises.

That's not all people have to contend with while on a cruise. Other things can and do happen aboard cruise ships.

AOL posted an article with 15 "nightmarish facts" that may make one not want to take a cruise.

They begin it with:

Cruise ships market the illusion of a floating escape with unlimited buffets, sunsets on demand, and zero dishes to wash. But behind the floating resort vibe is where things get weird, really fast.

These facts about how cruise ships operate—and what can go wrong—might make you think twice about setting sail.

Here's a snippet:

No, cruise ships don’t sink every week—but when they do, they make headlines and documentaries. Remember the Costa Concordia in 2012? The ship ran aground, tipped over, and tragically took over 30 lives. From 1980 to 2012, 16 cruise ships sank, and many more got stuck. On average, 2.5 ships run aground every year.

To read more, go here. 

RFK Jr. On Chronic Disease and Food

 

America, your new HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has a message for you about our food

This is the single most important video on the internet right now

We must stop poisoning ourselves & our children. Soon this will be illegal. Can’t happen fast enough

Thank Godpic.twitter.com/Y7lroE5T2y

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 14, 2024

Covid: It Was a ‘Test’ of Our Obedience

How and why COVID-19 ravaged the world has been on people's minds from the beginning.

Whether it spread and infected the world's population by accident or intentionally may now be answered. It appears that it may have been an "intentional test".

The Gateway Pundit posted:

They wanted to know how many people would comply with a complete re-ordering of their lives based on no science at all, just random orders, some of which bordered on absurdity.

I have long said that Covid 19 was launched by design by a small number of people in the globalist predator class for one reason and one reason only — as a beta test for the coming technocratic new world order.

Now, we’ve got the World Economic Forum coming out and all but admitting that was exactly why the Covid-19 “pandemic” had to happen.

The WEF gleefully posted the following snippet to the “My Carbon” page of its website where they make a pitch for so-called smart cities, which is just another term for 15-minute cities.

To read more, go here. 

Monkeypox Is Likely An STD

Research into monkeypox is showing that it is likely an STD (sexually transmitted disease).

The Daily Caller reported:

The viral outbreak occurring almost exclusively amongst men who have sex with men is likely caused by men having sex with men, new research shows.

Three new studies, each published within the past month, conclude that the evidence suggests monkeypox is primarily spread through sexual intercourse between men, not the skin contact that occurs during sex. Many experts and health agencies previously advised that monkeypox spread largely through skin-to-skin contact, which didn’t necessarily have to occur in a sexual context.

Well, at least it wasn't occurring through sex with monkeys, if that's any consolation.

To read more, go here. 

Carnival's Massive Cruise Ship Arrives In Florida

Above, Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas, at Havana Port, was big enough. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

On average, cruise ships carry around 2,000 passengers, give or take.

Imagine a cruise ship that will carry over 6,000 people! 

Commentator Neal Boortz Tweeted:

Can you even imagine being on a cruise ship that holds 6500 passengers? Imagine the boarding process, and the crowds it would produce at destinations. Thanks, but no.

Cruise ships are already "floating petri dishes" with so many people crammed into a limited area. Humongous cruise ships would really be major sources of the spread of disease and illnesses.

Well, that's not stopping Carnival Cruise Line from building a gigantic cruise ship that was just delivered.

From AJC:

Carnival’s new cruise ship arrived Friday at Port Canaveral, and like its name, did so in style.

The new ship, Carnival Mardi Gras, was escorted into the port by two other Carnival ships.

Hundreds gathered to the area to welcome the massive cruise ship, which can hold 6,465 people and weighs a whopping 180,800 tons.

 As Boortz said, "Thanks, but no."

To read more and see a photo of the ship, go here.