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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
[Re: wilsonck]
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03/18/2016 11:41 AM
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Wow, sorry your friends got caught up in this situation and did not get to SXM as a result! I hope they do not get sick. I wonder whether they will be able to dock in Tortola or not..
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/18/2016 11:53 AM
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I was just reading on Cruise Critic, that NCL seems to think that people got some bad water in San Juan, and that it's not noro, but I have no idea if they can test to determine what the exact cause is.
Carol Hill
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/18/2016 03:47 PM
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We were on the Riviera on Feb 17th when it docked in St Maarten. There was Noro on the ship at that time. We got off the ship first thing. Shortly after getting off, disembarkation was suspended for several hours but was allowed to continue.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/18/2016 09:42 PM
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Sonesta has been having some serious Noro issues in the past couple of months.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/18/2016 09:55 PM
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It's not just at the Sonesta....its all over Maho, and most of the island. unfortunately, after two days of being miserable, finally am feeling like myself. It is a stomach bug, that just zaps all the strength, and stuff right out of your system. Was not fun....but fortunately it really lasted only a day and a half. Some pepcid tablets, which i always have, and some extra strength tylenol seemed to have done the trick.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/18/2016 10:20 PM
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I am sorry that you were sick, but glad you are feeling better. It may well be all over Maho, but I really don't think it's a problem over the whole island. Noro seems to be limited to very specific areas that have problems. Recently I have not seen any reports other than in the Maho area.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/18/2016 10:25 PM
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10 years ago or so, before the Windjammer Barefoot Cruises went belly up, We started a cruise in SXM. We departed Monday evening for Tortolla. Tuesday morning I woke up feeling bad and ended up being the sickest I had ever been, from about 6:00 AM till about noon, then I was fine. About a third of the passengers and crew ended up being sick, including the captain. They traced it back to a virus in SXM - they said every hospital bed on the island was full.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/18/2016 10:28 PM
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Meant to say Ed, you are correct. Whatever name they give it, it is not fun.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/18/2016 11:52 PM
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Carol_Hill said: I am sorry that you were sick, but glad you are feeling better. It may well be all over Maho, but I really don't think it's a problem over the whole island. Noro seems to be limited to very specific areas that have problems. Recently I have not seen any reports other than in the Maho area. Carol.....i hate to disagree with you. According to people that i have chatted with on Orient the other day....the largest seems to be Maho area, but it has spread down into other areas.......loads of people are getting this bug......the druggists are having a field day. Also heard lots of people in Simpson Bay are also coming down with it. Funny thing, we brought purex along, and i personally have never washed my hands as often as i did last week....but to no avail. C'est la Vie. Glad I have a bit more than two weeks left to enjoy our second home. Oh...BTW.....they aren't using the words Noro.....just a stomach bug....so who knows if it's really Noro or not.....
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
[Re: EdB]
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03/19/2016 09:07 AM
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The thing is, just because you're staying in one area, doesn't mean that's where you picked up the bug. It could be anywhere. When I was on island at Regatta, I did eat at Fig, but until this situation dies down some, I don't think I personally would go anywhere near any restaurant in Maho.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/19/2016 09:39 AM
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Carol_Hill said: The thing is, just because you're staying in one area, doesn't mean that's where you picked up the bug. It could be anywhere. When I was on island at Regatta, I did eat at Fig, but until this situation dies down some, I don't think I personally would go anywhere near any restaurant in Maho. You are correct, Carol, in that the bug might be picked up anywhere, but since Ed is the third person I've personally known or known of staying in the Royal Islander/LaTerrasse/Sonesta area who has possibly experienced it over the past two to three weeks, much as I hate to say it, I think it might pay to be doubly cautious about this area of the island in particular right now. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/19/2016 09:50 AM
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That's kind of what I meant to say, but didn't say it correctly. Ed said that the illness is all over the island. What I was trying to say, badly, is that people staying in other areas of the island might have eaten somewhere in Maho and gotten the bug in Maho. So, the fact that someone was staying at Orient and got sick might mean that they got sick at Orient, or it MIGHT mean that they went somewhere in Maho and got sick.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
[Re: The_Lurker]
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03/19/2016 02:52 PM
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I've heard of unconfirmed reports of issues at Westin at Dawn Beach going back to December, so i don't think this issue is confined to Maho. Precautions should be taken anywhere. There is a story on the Gem's issue on Friday at http://smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin...lic-health.html
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
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03/26/2016 09:58 AM
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Here is a prior discussion.
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Re: Norwegian Gem Turned Away from St Maarten
[Re: Mantas]
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03/26/2016 10:43 AM
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Having had both actual food poisoning and Campylobacter (Google the term if interested), it is not something I would wish on anyone. Campylobacter can last from 2-10 days, trust me, I know.
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