Magic 11/16/02 Illness - THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN POST ABOUT THIS INCIDENT

[KenP]

Forgot to mention... personally witnessed 3 year old having diarrhea all over the steps leading down to the mickey statue in the atrium. Just to give you a better picture of things...

 

[my3kids]

EEEWWWW. Too much information.

 

[Pluto4President]

Originally posted by KenP
Forgot to mention... personally witnessed 3 year old having diarrhea all over the steps leading down to the mickey statue in the atrium. Just to give you a better picture of things...

OK can we draw the line somewhere

 

[MnParrothead]

It may be too much information for some people but if I was scheduled to sail tomorrow I would want to know the reality of the situation.

 

[imgoingtodisney]

yes it is a disgusting/horrible thought - but what was done about it? was the child or parent left to feel disgusted/humilated? did DCL clean immediately? was this in the middle of alot of traffic? was the kid in a diaper? or new potty trained?

 

[TChrist05]

OK...we are on the 11/30 Magic cruise....and I am ready to go...and it is certainly a shame the people got sick....but it happens with the kids in school....one kid has a cold and before long half the class has it....I am sure Disney will do the right thing...and I could not see them canceling a cruise....both for the people they would disappoint and the money they would lose having the ship down for the week....anyway...let's all think positively.....hope for nice weather....and then have a party of a time.....
7 days to the "MAGIC"!!!

 

[madcoco]

Local news here on the coast just reported Magic docking in the AM with over 200 sick with flulike symptoms.This afternoon same station reported 100.We wish all those families affected to have a full and speedy recovery.

 

[my3kids]

I wish the press would quit referring to stomach illnesses as "flu." Maybe that's why people don't get flu shots thinking a stomach bug isn't so bad or that THEY never throw up. Two totally different illnesses and it would seem the press ought to know the difference. Climbing off my soap box now........

 

[Hopkins]

CNN has a reporter at Port Canaveral this morning at 7AM and the president of the cruise line will be speaking at 9AM.

Wash those hands and don't touch your eyes, noses, ears or mouth. It's so hard to do.

Tina
Magic Western 1/18/03

 

[nedleycan]

Just watched the cnn coverage. Matt seems like a great guy! I feel totally safe cruising in a week's time!

 

[Hopkins]

I agree! I trust him! Nice cruise line jacket, too.

Pixie Dust.
Tina
Magic Western 1/18/03

 

[imgoingtodisney]

I believe they'll do their best to clean it while in port. But hopefully keep up with the cleaning while they are out to sea. I dont want them getting sick while on this week's cruise and cancelling next week! Good luck 11/23 cruisers.

 

[Wonderlandmom]

You are right, my3kids. It is NOT the flu!! It is a stomach virus and the flu shot does NOT protect against this. The media is incorrect in calling it this!
I just hope these sick people(or soon to be sick!) are not heading to WDW and spreading it there ! Wash those hands!!

 

[wovenwonder]

Sounds like it was more than 100 -- closer to 200 with the passengers and the crew. It's nice to hear that Disney is giving the option of refund, reschedule, or go to WDW! They are taking a horrible situation and trying to handle it the best way they can! Thumbs up to DISNEY -- a Class Act!

 

[mmouse37]

I also felt that Matt was a "good guy". He seemed very natural, sincere, and CONCERNED... not just a "talking head". As wovenwonder said, Disney is a CLASS ACT....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!

MJ

 

[NJDVCmember]

Saw some of the CNN coverage this am but had to stop watching....you know the kids need mom for everything. Did they cancel the cruise that was to leave today? Did he say that the passengers that got sick will get their money back? Just wondering if Disney is planning anything. I would think they would be.
Thoses poor people!

 

[AnnMorin]

Didn't they say the HAL incident was on the eastern like disney's last cruise, maybe they picked something up at an eastern port not on the ship at all?

 

[lsmac]

>>getting it in port>>>

Ann, I was thinking the same thing! Disney got a perfect score on their CDC rating right before this cruise! That is why I am thinking that someone got something in port (whereever they were on Tuesday) and brought it on ship. Seems the Eastern is the common thread.

Lisa

 

[AnnMorin]

Ha! That would be like a free upgrade since the western costs more Who knows if I was on to something but it just seems coincidential that the both went to St. Thomas... Does HAL only go eastern? Maybe they have an outbreak of gastrointestinius there???

 

[MavisMarie]

The problem is that the passengers leave the ship but the crew is left behind, still spreading the virus amoungst themselves. This causes a never-ending cycle of illness and contamination. It doesn't matter how many hours are spent cleaning the ship as long as the crew is still sick.

The Ryndam had Norwalk in Alaska last summer. The cruises ran for about 3 weeks before HAL finally cancelled a cruise, let the crew get well, and had the ship professionally cleaned. That was the end of the virus.

The Amsterdam sailed for 4 weeks before HAL *woke up* and cancelled a cruise. She is sitting now, the crew is finally going to get it out of their system, and then the ship will be professionally cleaned. I'm sure that will end the virus, just as it did on the Ryndam.

I believe Disney should cancel one cruise, just as HAL did. Otherwise, that virus will be running rampant. I am really worried about the children because their immune systems tend to be more fragile than that of adults.