200 People Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Fell Sick
- 6 years ago
On Saturday, NBC News reported that more than 200 people became sick, and five were hospitalized in Australia after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard a cruise ship earlier this month. According to Royal Caribbean International cruise line spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez, symptoms were reported by 209 guests among the 5,796 people aboard. Martinez told the Associated Press that "Those affected by the short-lived illness were treated by our ship's doctors with over-the-counter medication."