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Royal Caribbean International
Swine Flu Statement
April 27, 2009 |
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We’ve been closely monitoring all developments regarding the Swine Flu, to help ensure the health and well-being of our guests and crew members.Health authorities from a variety of nations are investigating the situation and we remain keenly attuned to their progress. We maintain close working relationships with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and our industry association, and we’re working in close coordination with them.It is important to note that health authorities have not raised concerns regarding the ports of call we visit in Mexico. None of our sailings have been altered and none are scheduled to be.Our ships visiting Mexico are taking pro-active measures, such as:
- Placing a notice in the daily, onboard newsletter to provide our guests with basic information regarding this matter.
- Placing a letter, along with a fact sheet from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in each guest stateroom
- Providing hand sanitizers throughout the ship.
- And, conducting enhanced sanitizing of all high-touch areas.
We’re also asking guests to follow the advice of medical experts regarding the best ways to help prevent flu and other illnesses:
- Washing hands thoroughly with soap and hot water - often.
- Covering the mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
- Putting used tissues in waste baskets.
- If tissues are not available, coughing or sneezing into upper sleeves, not one’s hands.
Like our guests, we take all health matters seriously and we’ll continue to closely follow all developments regarding the Swine Flu. Additional information regarding Swine Flu is available at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: www.cdc.gov |
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Mexico Travel Advisory
Miami - Apr 28, 2009 —
The health and well-being of our guests and crew is of the utmost importance to Norwegian Cruise Line. Accordingly, the company is closely monitoring the health advisories regarding the current Swine Influenza (Swine Flu) situation.
Norwegian Cruise Line’s scheduled deployment does not include regular calls to Mexico until the end of September. Norwegian Pearl’s current repositioning cruise includes ports of call in Mexico; the company is aware of the recent travel advisory relating to Mexico and is very closely monitoring the situation. Norwegian Cruise Line has stringent protocols for cleaning and sanitation on all of its vessels to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. In addition, the company is taking proactive precautionary measures to protect its valued guests, including, but not limited to, fleet-wide guest screening via a health questionnaire prior to embarkation and on-board education regarding Swine Flu symptoms and preventative actions. As a result, the company does not anticipate that its guests’ cruise experience will be impacted.
Furthermore, Norwegian Cruise Line’s on-board medical centers are stocking an appropriate amount of the anti-viral medication used to treat the illness, in the unlikely event the need for its use becomes necessary.
Any further updates will be posted to ncl.com. For information on swine influenza, visit the CDC’s web site at www.cdc.gov
Tags: Norwegian Cruise line, Swine Flu
