I got the Norwalk Virus on our last night of the cruise, and I can tell you from experience, the last thing I wanted to do anyway was get out of bed. Would I go get medical attention if it happened again? I really don't know. I do think they should do re-evaluations of people that are sick, because it could be anything from different food not agreeing with you to being sea sick.
How long do they quarantine people if they no longer show symptoms? How long is a person contagious? I do know it is highly contagious, my whole family either got sick at the airport the next morning or on the drive home from the airport.
Another thing I learned about Norwalk is that I will affect people differently. While I felt horrible and pretty much spent the last night in our bathroom, my DH just felt achey and nauseous, and DD felt just as bad but only got sick in the car once. Both were fine later that evening, while I was sick for three days. Since this happened on the last day, it really didn't affect our trip much (except getting home was pure hell!!). I too wondered if
trip insurance would cover any missed days (just in case for future cruises). It took alot of talking to get DH to agree to do the cruise again, but we loved it so much we are going twice in 2004.
IMO Disney needs to let people know what will happen if you are diagnosed with Norwalk so there are no surprises. It should be included with your cruise documents.
Rosemary123 you deserve compensation for all you were put through. What was suppose to be a special time was turned into a big dissapointment. As for the way you reacted, we were not there and have not walked in your shoes. If it happened to me, I'm sure I would have done and said things that I may regret later, but at the time I doubt I would have cared what people thought. I just hope Disney steps up and does something to make up for what you went though with all the renewal mistakes.
Keep us updated.
