Cruise guest nightmare: Holidaymakers share terrible cruise experiences of norovirus | Cruise | Travel

One said: “I’ve never gotten Noro and I’ve been on 40 cruises. I got food poisoning a few times but it was always due to me being reckless and eating at places in the port I shouldn’t have.”

Another said: “The vast majority of norovirus occurs on land. If you’ve ever had food poisoning after eating somewhere, chances are it was norovirus.”

One added: “The reason cruise ships get a bad reputation from norovirus isn’t that it’s common, but that if it does happen, it spreads like wildfire throughout the ship.

“Wash your hands. Tell your travelling companions to wash their hands. Be careful about who you share food with.”