Title. Apparently there is a cruise ship quarantined right now because of this. And a guy at work was telling me some of the staff escaped? Not sure what exactly is going on but is it cause for concern?

  • It’s only newsworthy and scary for the people on that cruise ship since it can be passed pretty easily in such tight, close quarters.

    Having worked on a cruiseship, it is insane how fast a single person with a cold becomes 80% of the crew having a cold even if that original person didn’t leave their quarters the whole time they were ill.

      • It was not any more horrible than a normal janitorial/housekeeping job except for the hours. 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. No weekends. No days off for the whole 5 months you’re on the ship. But you make bank and have no where or no reason to spend anything since you get fed and a place to sleep.

      • It’s because you’re all confined to a relatively small area. You see the same kind of contagion spreadage at conventions, too, but if you’re really sick you can leave and quaratine yourself. You can’t so easily get off a boat.