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Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria cruise liner reportedly had 30 people quarantined out of the 2000 crew and passengers aboard a trans-Atlantic sailing early in 2010. The report of illness had had been erroneously been reported to be severe enough that the ship was nearly turned away from its landing at the New York harbor with complaints of a widespread illness onboard. Reports published in Britain as the ship was heading toward the United States had suggested the ship would not…

Reports say that passengers on the cruise ship Norwegian Jade, a part of the Norwegian Cruise Lines fleet, became ill on a sailing early this year. Passengers reported several shipmates were sickened and the liner was evidently concerned enough to change all buffet areas from self-serve to cafeteria-style. The system reportedly remained in place for the entire cruise. Passengers also reportedly noticed new NCL sanitizing systems, including hand sanitizers in elevators and antibacterial hand spray at the entrance to each…