Americans Book Record Cruises Despite Virus Risks on Ships
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 15
Americans Book Record Cruises Despite Virus Risks on Ships
5 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 15
Record cruise bookings are continuing even after recent outbreaks including hantavirus on the Hondius and norovirus on the Ambition.
Shared dining, buffets and other close-quarter spaces make cruise ships efficient settings for virus transmission, disease experts said.
Cruise Critic editor Colleen McDaniel, writing from a European river cruise, said passengers were focused on excursions and socializing rather than illness.
The rebound underscores how strong leisure-travel demand is outweighing health concerns that remain inherent to shipboard travel.
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