Swine flu figures have only really been down because of the summer months. The reason that flu is more dominant in the winter is because it is easier to spread in the cold as warm weather will destroy the virus in the air.
So with winter on the way how are companies that offer things like luxury cruise going to be able to combat the virus if it hits one of their voyages?
Cruise ship companies take on swine flu
One of the first things that is done is to take a look at the ship and give it a good clean. The main focus is to clean the ships with better cleaning products and to a better standard. If this step is actually put into practice early on it is unlikely other people will catch the virus.
There are many things that would happen if the ship was to suffer an outbreak of the virus. The infected are put into quarantine so that the rest of the ship is safe from getting the virus. If it gets really bad then they will actually stop people from leaving the vessal until everything is under control. Although this could potentially ruin your holiday it is very unlikely to happen and your money would more than likely be returned to you so do not worry if you are about to book one of those Oceania cruises
So when booking your river cruises, do not worry about swine flu as everything that can be done to stop it, is being done. Of course there are chances you can still catch the virus but it is often not the companies fault, you just need to make sure you sneeze into tissues and do all the sensible things to prevent giving it to someone if you think you have it.
Other travel businesses such as airlines have also been cleaning a bit more to try and stop the spread of this virus to their passengers.
Image by Ship by Vojko Kalan
