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Offline Host Mike

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284 people sickened on the Ruby Princess
« on: March 09, 2023, 04:03:22 PM »
"The Ruby Princess, part of the Princess Cruises lines, reported that 284 people, including 34 crew members, had become ill on a round-trip voyage to the Caribbean and Mexico that departed from Galveston on Feb. 26, according to the CDC. There were a total of 2,881 people onboard the ship, including 1,159 crew members."

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Re: 284 people sickened on the Ruby Princess
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2023, 06:32:23 AM »
We just got off the Enchanted - Both myself & the wife have nasty colds.
Same thing happened in Dec. I guess it's just part of being cooped up with others in a confined space.
At least it's not Covid.  :D

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Re: 284 people sickened on the Ruby Princess
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2023, 08:37:23 AM »
Hope they get the Ruby clean. I am sailing on the 16 day cruise on the 14th of April.

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Re: 284 people sickened on the Ruby Princess
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2023, 03:47:37 PM »
Plus 34 crew members.

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Re: 284 people sickened on the Ruby Princess
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2023, 08:31:26 AM »
It doesn't take much to have it spread around.