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200 cruise ship passengers suffering from norovirus
The 'Baölmoral', which was scheduled to visit for Up-Helly-Aa, has suffered an outbreak of gastroenteritis affecting as many as 200 people on board. The affected people had to isolate herself from other passengers. The guests were given daily announcements saying the ship was “experiencing increasing cases of people presenting with symptoms of gastroenteritis". The ship had been due to call at Lerwick on Jan 27, 2026, to enable passengers to watch the spectacle of Up-Helly-Aa. However, the visit was already cancelled on Jan 25 due to forecasts for stormy weather.
Diarrhoea outbreak on cruise ship
A diarrhoea outbreak aboard the 'Balmoral' caused a sailing from Southampton, UK, to Newcastle, the operator Fred Olsen had been offering for a discounted price of £99, to be cancelled, following reported cases of gastro-related illness on board. The ship was due to set sail in the evening of Feb 28, 2024, but the sailing was cancelled at lunchtime after it returned from a two-week voyage to see the Northern Lights in Norway with numerous passengers suffering from stomach problems. Olsen would now have to conduct a deep clean of the ship, causing delays to the planned departure time on this short cruise.
Medevac off Cherbourg
On Nov 1, 2022, a French Navy helicopter medevaced a passenger from the 'Balmoral', who was suffering from health problems off Cherbourg. At around 1 p.m. the captain of vessel requested assistance from the CROSS Jobourg. The patient was hoisted aboard the Caiman helicopter to be transported to the hospital center in Cherbourg. The ship berthed in Rouen on Nov 2.
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