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Cholera epidemic ruled out, Norwegian Dawn passengers will disembark in Mauritius
2,184 passengers and 1,026 crew members stranded on board
Reunion Island on Saturday and Mauritius on Sunday banned the Norwegian Dawn from disembarking passengers due to a suspected outbreak of gastroenteritis and cases of cholera. After analyzes carried out by the Mauritian health authorities, passengers and crew members will be authorized to disembark no later than Tuesday February 28 in the morning.
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Written by Laurent Guéna on Monday February 26, 2024
It’s every shipowner’s nightmare.
Since Sunday, the Norwegian Dawn, a Norwegian Cruise Lise ship, has been immobilized off the coast of Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius before health authorities authorized the ship to dock this Monday. Passengers will be allowed to disembark no later than Tuesday, February 28 in the morning.
The samples taken and analyzed by the health services ruled out any case of cholera . On Saturday, it was turned away by the port authorities of Reunion Island where it was supposed to stop for a few hours. It then headed to Mauritius for its last stopover.
“ The decision not to allow the cruise ship to access the quay was taken in order to avoid any risk to health ,” the Mauritian authorities in turn justified. “ The health and safety of passengers and the country as a whole are of the utmost importance to the authorities. »
Norwegian Dawn: 2,279 new passengers were expected to board
The ship has 2,184 passengers and 1,026 crew members. Among them, around 2,000 passengers are expected to disembark in Port Louis after completing their cruise, while 2,279 new passengers were expected to board the ship.
The liner first left Cape Town in South Africa on February 13, then made a stopover in Nosy-Be, Madagascar, before heading to Reunion and Mauritius.
Already at the beginning of February, Cunard had been forced to place 139 passengers . isolation, this is one of the rights that companies can grant themselves in the event of an epidemic.
On its website, Royal Caribbean states that " we may, in our sole discretion, require that a guest or other members of their traveling party be confined to their cabin or placed in quarantine to prevent the possibility of a communicable disease or other contagious condition does not spread to other persons on board or outside .
Companies can impose quarantine on sick passengers
Thus, “ guests may be required to move to a new cabin specially designed for isolation/quarantine ” and all passengers must comply with all instructions given during the isolation/quarantine period and cooperate fully with the crew throughout the disembarkation procedure at the end of the cruise.
On the other hand, companies also have an obligation of transparency, which does not seem to have been successful in the case of Norwegian.
“ As soon as they left Cape Town, they must have been aware that there was a problem. There was no more buffet. They served us with gloves. It was already rumored that there were cases of gastroenteritis, ” a couple of passengers testified to the Quotidien de la Réunion.
“ In the morning, they told us that the liner was going to go to Mauritius instead. We were somewhat worried. There was a blatant lack of communication. Finally, we said to ourselves that we were going to go down to Mauritius and return to Reunion Island by plane. That's when we learned that the health authorities were going to come on board. It was only very late that they raised suspicions of cholera. This is the second time we find ourselves in such a situation . The first was four years ago with Covid-19 .”
Covid jurisprudence
During the health crisis, States widely used maritime law which authorizes them to refuse a ship in one of its ports if there is a risk of “ spreading a disease ”.
Additionally, local authorities at the port of call may also require additional screening and testing of passengers at the point of disembarkation and/or embarkation and passengers must comply with these requirements.
We remember, for example, that in Marseille, the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône refused to grant an exemption to a cruise ship which wanted to make an unscheduled stopover in Marseille to disembark 1,400 people, including many French people.
In a press release, the prefecture recalled that the Costa Deliziosa boat, flying the Italian flag, was initially scheduled to end its journey in Venice.
Laurent GuenaPublished by Laurent Guéna
Journalist - TourMaG.com
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Liner off the coast of Mauritius: no cholera epidemic, cases of gastroenteritis, quarantine lifted
This Monday, February 26, 2024, the Ministry of Health of Mauritius announced the official lifting of the quarantine of the Norwegian Dawn liner. No cholera epidemic is suspected on board the boat.
Annaëlle Dorressamy / Abdoollah Earally • Published on February 26, 2024 at 4:42 p.m., updated February 26, 2024 at 4:49 p.m.
The Ministry of Health of Mauritius announced, this Monday, February 26 at 3:30 p.m., the official lifting of the quarantine of the Norwegian Dawn liner.
As a reminder, the ship was supposed to dock in Reunion before going to Mauritius, but the prefecture had prohibited its docking.
No trace of cholera
Coming from Madagascar, the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship has been stranded off the coast of Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital, since Saturday February 24.
“There are no health problems on board the ship ,” declared the Director of Health, Doctor Ori.
Health authorities confirmed that microbiological analyzes revealed no trace of cholera. Tests of drinking water samples did not detect any pathogens.
Cases of gastroenteritis detected
The results of the food analyzes are still pending. According to health authorities, 15 people showed symptoms of gastroenteritis when the Norwegian Dawn entered Mauritian waters last Saturday.
Passengers on the liner are allowed to disembark
Norwegian Dawn's 2,186 passengers will be allowed to disembark no later than the morning of Tuesday, February 28.
The Mauritian authorities have not yet communicated the ship's departure date.
Cholera epidemic ruled out, Norwegian Dawn passengers will disembark in Mauritius
2,184 passengers and 1,026 crew members stranded on board
Reunion Island on Saturday and Mauritius on Sunday banned the Norwegian Dawn from disembarking passengers due to a suspected outbreak of gastroenteritis and cases of cholera. After analyzes carried out by the Mauritian health authorities, passengers and crew members will be authorized to disembark no later than Tuesday February 28 in the morning.
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Written by Laurent Guéna on Monday February 26, 2024
It’s every shipowner’s nightmare.
Since Sunday, the Norwegian Dawn, a Norwegian Cruise Lise ship, has been immobilized off the coast of Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius before health authorities authorized the ship to dock this Monday. Passengers will be allowed to disembark no later than Tuesday, February 28 in the morning.
The samples taken and analyzed by the health services ruled out any case of cholera . On Saturday, it was turned away by the port authorities of Reunion Island where it was supposed to stop for a few hours. It then headed to Mauritius for its last stopover.
“ The decision not to allow the cruise ship to access the quay was taken in order to avoid any risk to health ,” the Mauritian authorities in turn justified. “ The health and safety of passengers and the country as a whole are of the utmost importance to the authorities. »
Norwegian Dawn: 2,279 new passengers were expected to board
The ship has 2,184 passengers and 1,026 crew members. Among them, around 2,000 passengers are expected to disembark in Port Louis after completing their cruise, while 2,279 new passengers were expected to board the ship.
The liner first left Cape Town in South Africa on February 13, then made a stopover in Nosy-Be, Madagascar, before heading to Reunion and Mauritius.
Already at the beginning of February, Cunard had been forced to place 139 passengers . isolation, this is one of the rights that companies can grant themselves in the event of an epidemic.
On its website, Royal Caribbean states that " we may, in our sole discretion, require that a guest or other members of their traveling party be confined to their cabin or placed in quarantine to prevent the possibility of a communicable disease or other contagious condition does not spread to other persons on board or outside .
Companies can impose quarantine on sick passengers
Thus, “ guests may be required to move to a new cabin specially designed for isolation/quarantine ” and all passengers must comply with all instructions given during the isolation/quarantine period and cooperate fully with the crew throughout the disembarkation procedure at the end of the cruise.
On the other hand, companies also have an obligation of transparency, which does not seem to have been successful in the case of Norwegian.
“ As soon as they left Cape Town, they must have been aware that there was a problem. There was no more buffet. They served us with gloves. It was already rumored that there were cases of gastroenteritis, ” a couple of passengers testified to the Quotidien de la Réunion.
“ In the morning, they told us that the liner was going to go to Mauritius instead. We were somewhat worried. There was a blatant lack of communication. Finally, we said to ourselves that we were going to go down to Mauritius and return to Reunion Island by plane. That's when we learned that the health authorities were going to come on board. It was only very late that they raised suspicions of cholera. This is the second time we find ourselves in such a situation . The first was four years ago with Covid-19 .”
Covid jurisprudence
During the health crisis, States widely used maritime law which authorizes them to refuse a ship in one of its ports if there is a risk of “ spreading a disease ”.
Additionally, local authorities at the port of call may also require additional screening and testing of passengers at the point of disembarkation and/or embarkation and passengers must comply with these requirements.
We remember, for example, that in Marseille, the prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône refused to grant an exemption to a cruise ship which wanted to make an unscheduled stopover in Marseille to disembark 1,400 people, including many French people.
In a press release, the prefecture recalled that the Costa Deliziosa boat, flying the Italian flag, was initially scheduled to end its journey in Venice.
Laurent GuenaPublished by Laurent Guéna
Journalist - TourMaG.com
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Liner off the coast of Mauritius: no cholera epidemic, cases of gastroenteritis, quarantine lifted
This Monday, February 26, 2024, the Ministry of Health of Mauritius announced the official lifting of the quarantine of the Norwegian Dawn liner. No cholera epidemic is suspected on board the boat.
Annaëlle Dorressamy / Abdoollah Earally • Published on February 26, 2024 at 4:42 p.m., updated February 26, 2024 at 4:49 p.m.
The Ministry of Health of Mauritius announced, this Monday, February 26 at 3:30 p.m., the official lifting of the quarantine of the Norwegian Dawn liner.
As a reminder, the ship was supposed to dock in Reunion before going to Mauritius, but the prefecture had prohibited its docking.
No trace of cholera
Coming from Madagascar, the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship has been stranded off the coast of Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital, since Saturday February 24.
“There are no health problems on board the ship ,” declared the Director of Health, Doctor Ori.
Health authorities confirmed that microbiological analyzes revealed no trace of cholera. Tests of drinking water samples did not detect any pathogens.
Cases of gastroenteritis detected
The results of the food analyzes are still pending. According to health authorities, 15 people showed symptoms of gastroenteritis when the Norwegian Dawn entered Mauritian waters last Saturday.
Passengers on the liner are allowed to disembark
Norwegian Dawn's 2,186 passengers will be allowed to disembark no later than the morning of Tuesday, February 28.
The Mauritian authorities have not yet communicated the ship's departure date.
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