Outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease on the Wonder....

[Michelle]

Hi pavlarusso -- as I told you in my e-mail to you, I am most certainly NOT telling folks not to say anything negative about Disney Cruise Line. We have negative posts all the time and folks are certainly free to express an opinion.

I merely stated that I did not want posters to be unduly alarmed by the posts they read about illness on the ship. If there was something confirmed by Disney that an outbreak of an illness was related to something ON the ship (other than other sick guests) I can assure you we would most definitely report it on the board. We have done so in the past. And folks are certainly free to post if they get sick on the ship; we have not removed anyone's posts about illness.

I am very sorry your child got sick while onboard, I know that coxsackie is miserable for everyone. I hope you did report the illness to the medical staff while you were onboard; I have been to the medical center and they definitely track any illnesses reported to see if there are patterns or an outbreak occurring.

Best of luck to you on future cruises.

 

[Buzz LightYear from St. Pete]

Maybe somebody needs to change the title of the thread here. It sounds so alarmist. Like Webmaster Michelle said, there is nothing on the ship that is making people sick except other sick people. When I lived up north, viruses, whether they were flu or others, spread very quickly, especially among kids, and especially in the winter. In Florida it's not as bad because kids are outside more in the winter. The ship is no different than any other enclosed environment in this regard.

Thanks, Michelle, for setting people straight.

Again, I think the thread should be renamed to cut down on the "yelling fire in a crowded building effect."

 

[mermaid96]

The original poster just as likely picked this virus up at home before her trip or on the plane (if she took one). I was on that cruise and if I get H,F & M....... you will all be the first to know!

 

[wovenwonder]

Oh my -- there has only been one case of this brought to the boards attention -- hardly an outbreak. This is exactly how unfound rumors get started.

 

[mmouse37]

pavlarusso.....after reading your post I reread webmaster Michelle's to see if I missed something......she was not out of line with any of her comments! She was actually right on the money!

She gave a perfectly acceptable response to ease fears that the ships were "contaminated" in some way.

There are plenty of posts here on the DIS with negative comments about Disney. Yes, most people do love Disney and post positive things....but these boards are all about being honest with what is right with something as well as what is wrong with something.

I do agree with the poster that the name of the thread should be changed!

Just my 2 cents!

MJ

 

[atigeg]

I too agree with Michelle.
One of the things I love about DIS is that posts are not censored, so you get the negative along with the positive. But that also has to be tempered with common sense. We're leaving on our Disney cruise tomorrow, and I'll be bringing my "winter blend" herbal pills, but I'm definitely not worried. I know that when you have that many people together, and especially kids, there is bound to be some passing of illness around, but it's the same risk as flying on an airplane. I think Michelle just didn't want people to get alarmed unnecessarily. I spend a lot of time on these boards, and I can vouch for the fact that you can find the bad along with the good...that's why it's such a great resource.
Barb
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[kshabare]

All the more reason for me to bring the mini-bottles of liquid soap. Little boys never like to wash their hands and so many adults and children don't do the same. DS7 had this when he was a baby. What a horrible virus! We didn't know anyone who was sick - we think DS contracted this from the shopping carts. So, you could have contracted it anywhere. Sorry to hear you had such a terrible attack of it. Get well soon.

Kim ºOº