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28th December 2012, 02:55 PM
#1
QUEEN MARY 2 SICKNESS
Just seen on AOL News at 11PM Cebu time, 3 PM UK, the Queen Mary 2 has between two and three hundred cases of the Vomiting Bug on board. , seems to be the scourge of Cruise Liners,
Tony Wilding
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28th December 2012, 03:10 PM
#2
One of the problems with any large group of people in a confined area is that inevitably any type of bug will soon spread just like in schools and universities. It only takes one person to start the chain reaction which could be a crew member or a passenger.
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28th December 2012, 03:43 PM
#3
According to the Government medics over a 1m people in the UK are suffering from the virus.
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28th December 2012, 05:26 PM
#4
Some people do have disgusting personal habits, like sneezing everywhere and not covered up same as coughing, just do it.
I have seen a Waiter have a crap and walk out to serve on tables and never washed his hands, I reported him to the Matre D and he was removed from the Saloon and so on.
Also Passengers and crew go ashore and eat and drink in places that have no hygene standards and bring on board the Germs, so it is difficult to avoid sometimes.
Over one million people in UK have it.
Have a nice day
Brian.
Last edited by Captain Kong; 28th December 2012 at 05:50 PM.
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28th December 2012, 05:32 PM
#5
"crew go ashore and eat and drink in places that have no hygiene standards"
Not sure what you're trying to say here Brian
Regards
Calvin
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28th December 2012, 05:52 PM
#6
Hi Calvin, the line says "passengers and crew go ashore"..............
Simple, I have seen many passengers and crew members ashore in various ports around the planet going in and out of cafes, restaurants and bars or all types.
I do not understand the question.
Cheers
Brian.
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28th December 2012, 06:10 PM
#7
Sorry Brian, it was a tongue in cheek comment on days of yore. I think the last thing on most of our minds on a run ashore was a current hygiene certificate, especially after a few sherbets. In fact, in most of the bars I remember it would have been fighting talk to inquire of same of the proprietor.
Regards
Calvin
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28th December 2012, 07:25 PM
#8
neville
I remember a bar in Veracruz where you took a pee on the wall across from the bar.it was set up like a toilet slab and ran down a gutter . how come we never got sick ,in some of the places that we hung out in . and Brian what were you doing watching a waiter taking a crap .you old perv.
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28th December 2012, 07:38 PM
#9
i was only bragging the other week that everyone around had the norovirus bar me yeah it got me and its bad. the world is a small place now tuberculosis is back in this country down south abroad people take ice in their drinks that's a definite no no. but as young men and all the jabs we had we thought we were indestructible.jp
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28th December 2012, 08:22 PM
#10
Sickness
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