Norovirus was an unwelcome stowaway on one of the world's largest cruise ships, sickening 332Jose Luis Cernadas Iglesias/WIKI Independence of the Seas is the world's largest cruise ship. It was supposed to be a relaxing five-day jaunt aboard one of the world's largest cruise ship, Independence of the Seas - travel, adventures and good food in the Caribbean. As the Miami Herald wrote, by the time the cruise ship returned, most passengers "couldn't wait to disembark". Though especially inconvenient for someone who's shelled out hundreds of dollars for a cruise, norovirus is rarely fatal. Perhaps underscoring the "especially challenging to control on cruise ships" point, the Independence of the Seas wasn't the only Royal Caribbean cruise ship afflicted by norovirus this past week.

Source: Stuff December 17, 2017 03:25 UTC