I know why I get the flu on Princess.

[san diego sue]

Maybe people coughing and spraying us in the theatre would cut out the spread of germs by staying in their cabins a couple of days, visiting the medical center and getting cough suppresants.

We always get flu shots well in advance of cruising.However, the common cold is easily caught. I guess we are lucky, only got sick a couple of times

on cruise ship. Just eating out at home during cold season can get anyone sick.

[MrMan]

There is another very good reason for respiratory illnesses on cruise ships.

 

The ship's ventilation system has many filters in the ducts that carry air to your cabin and public areas.

 

Changing these filters regularly is time consuming and expensive.

 

Some cruise lines (HAL and Princess for example) base yearly bonuses for Captains and Chief Engineers on how much money they can save the company.

 

 

 

Failing to change these filters regularly not only saves money, but makes less work for the Engineers (and results in larger annual bonuses).

 

Unfortunately these filters hold mold and viruses, spreading them to each new group of passengers.

 

 

Very speculative, little fact

 

 

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