Originally Posted by ladiflier

Are you referring to all travel and Norovirus or just Cruise ships because the media has blown it out of proportion. First its Norovirus, and second it is no more prevelent than in Airplanes, hotels, schools, hospitals etc. You only hear about it on Cruise ships because it's in a concentrated area with the Media jumping all over it. If you look at the CDC reports, you will see the relative numbers and scale. Cruiselines are able to report the outbreaks because of the concentration. People stay for a short time in a hotel and hours on a flight and then scatter, so the hotels and airlines never even know about it. As a matter of fact, most people get it on a ship from people who board already sick, having picked it up before their trip on a plane or hotel room. So if you are worried about that, better stop traveling.