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Gastro-bug exhausted passengers cheer as 'Explorer of the Seas' returns to home port

Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:12 UTC
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Passengers staggered off a Royal Caribbean ship reeking of vomit and diarrhea at its home port on Wednesday after their cruise was cut short by an apparent stomach bug that felled nearly 700 vacationers and crew. Cheers erupted from the Explorer of the Seas as the vessel pulled into Bayonne, New Jersey, in New York Harbor. Read full article

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  • Briton

    You poor people, what a disastrous time you have had,

    We thinks you all need a nice relaxing holiday..

    Just not on a ship..

    Jan 30th, 2014 - 12:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Stevie

    Poor, poor people had a miserable time on a luxury cruiser.

    Understandable. With that company, I would puke too...

    Jan 30th, 2014 - 02:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    Pity they weren't going to The Dark Country, the ill ones wouldn't have looked out of place:
    “SEWER SYSTEM IN USHUAIA
    Pumping station still not functioning
    Almost a year since the technical report on the status of the sewer system of Ushuaia was presented by the Advisory Commission on Coastal Management Plan, the Government and Municipality has still not defined who will be responsible for the repair and maintenance.” Source Ushuaia Noticias.

    Jan 30th, 2014 - 08:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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