Doug15

"I say we take off & nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

Nanjing Narg10

Finally, America has a government that is willing to murder thousands of old people at sea

Mavis Gray7

cruise ships already feel like floating disease side quests so this escalation tracks

Mike B5

but sir, RFK jr is on the boat taking rat penis samples

Tom Forsyth3

What if we just send them to the Strait and let nature take its course?

Edgar Allan Poester2

Also we can scuttle them for artificial reefs, for the ocean critters of course.

Neil Stenhouse2

We were fools to mock Poseidon with our jolly vessels. The ocean is not a place for leisure

Scott Oliver2

… what about the pixelated ones?

Wyattlovesmusic16

I will never understand the appeal.

sandiego_cindy 👣🐾14

didn’t whackadoodle worm brain fire all cruise ship health inspectors?

ratchetology.bsky.social13

i think the same thing when i hear church school office concert play subway bus plane train grocery store amusement park aquarium zoo aboretum movie theater family gathering potluck

Carol11

I only go on small ship cruises. I will not do a 1000+ person cruise. It's not even just about the hygiene. It's the mass of humanity, the lines, the rudeness of the fellow passengers to each other and to the crew, etc. Small cruise ships are a lovely way to travel. Highly recommend.

Liz McFie7

...cruise travel still creates the same challenge: many people sharing the same meals, the same air, the same water systems, and the same common spaces. That is why outbreaks keep returning... britbrief.co.uk/health/publi...

Hey it’s Robin6

A giant floating petri dish.

splicer1.bsky.social6

The first thing I think of is a bunch of obnoxious loud fat people crammed into a tight space that offload at tourists spots where the natives hate them!

Neil Steedman5

Data suggests the chance of developing a gastrointestinal illness, such as norovirus, on a cruise is 1 in 5,500. Outbreaks like the May 2026 Caribbean Princess incident, where 115 people reported symptoms, represent only 1% of all norovirus cases.

Carol5

Norovirus is a concern. It's from the buffet. Back away from the buffet.

Millie, or Mills if we’re friends5

Truly. When I think cruise I think C. dif Covid Hepatitis And now hantavirus

pillsbury3

i was a chef, my wife finally convinced me to go with her on a cruise. never again. ewww

Vanessa Chaland3

Same here. Overstuffed. Noisy. Dirty bodies. Too many people crammed into a small space, drunks, overpriced, no thanks.

Beth Pink3

I've been on a couple cruises, and I enjoy being out a sea, and love the feeling of the waves. But I could do without the people, and after trump has fired the inspectors that used to keep the ships somewhat clean, I'll never go on another

Cbjmad3

Right, who are these brave souls keep getting going on Cruises to get sick? Is it like Fast Food and u eventually gain a tolerance that stops the diarrhea?

Clemson Gamecock ❌👑3

Convenient how the media neglects to say how trump fired all the cruise ship inspectors and health officials.

AndyV3

A floating petri dish ….

Beth Unlimited3

Look at the design of those ships compared to this one from the early '70s. I don't know how truly seaworthy those top-heavy-looking ships would be in rough waters, let alone coping with overcrowding and disease potential. No thank you.

Dogs10Gods03

"Icon of the Sea" has a 7,500 person capacity! 😳 I'd rather have unnecessary back surgery. 🤢

illimij3

My mom bullied my dad into taking her on a cruise. When I picked them up at the airport and asked dad how it went he only said, "don't need to do that again."

LadyFoodLover2

1: Don't rich ppl ride on those cruise ships? B: If you think about it, yea. Those ppl are stuck on a boat for days.

Jennifer Burchill 2

One of many reasons I will never go on a cruise.

Naneki 🌺 💙2

With Brainworm @ the helm, what could possibly go wrong? 😡

MadRabbit2

In all fairness the local Walmart probably spreads just as much or more! We just don’t hear about it. It’s not an interesting story so the media doesn’t bother. I’ve yet to be sick from a cruise. Just our local stores, dr offices etc. Especially around summer and spring break.

russellmania50.bsky.social2

How does the cruise industry continue to exist with all the bad press? I would never, ever…

Digital Relic 🌀2

Elect a clown expect a circus.

Abe R. Zuewrath2

I don't understand the allure of having the shits on a ship. 🙄

Dr.Dr. BRT2

Yes. But did they have comorbidities? 🤮🤢

cleep10002

The size of that thing!

The Best Words2

But, Trump cancelled the program that inspected the sanitation on cruise ships, even though it was not paid for by tax payers. Why did he do it? Donations from the cruise ships industry??? POS.

Fredxie2

These are floating Petri dishes

thevoiceindetroit.bsky.social2

The disease isn't being spread by Cruise Companies. It's being spread by self involved, elitist Americans who don't feel like they need to wash their hands before going into the dining room.

Ingrid 2.02

Floating Petri dishes or incubators like we used in our labs. Never step foot on one. Countries inundated with ship tourists should stop the landing immediately.

AncientActivist2

My first reaction is the claustrophobic feeling I had when I had to spend the day in jail. Even though the bars seemed wide, I still couldn't breathe and the Matron would not even consider "just cracking the door a bit". Drug charge . Nothing big. Simple possession. Reduced to "disturbing the peace"

Blackironfitter2

Same. We'd love to take one, but hard no.

🕹️Cuppa🍵Tom🌈🇬🇧🇪🇺2

I hate the idea of cruises but would love to go on one specifically to see the night sky and auroras, but maybe not…

Christine2

I call em floating Petri dishes

MJ🇨🇦2

I have no desire, nor have I ever wanted to go on a cruise. The floating petri dish analogy works for me, plus too many people in limited space, ewww!

Jay Whozblue2

A cruise ship is just a big hotel on a ship. They got you trapped and they overcharge you all day long. The virus that goes with it intolerable. Skip it and go to a hotel in a place with an ocean view. Safer.

Max2

Cruise ships are just big floating vile Petri dishes.

Firebird7x32

I watched Netflix's Trainwreck: Poop Cruise and there is no way I would ever go on a cruise now 😂

Lynn Everlasting 🇨🇦 🇺🇦2

Me too! The other thing I think of is “seasickness”, which is why big boats and I are not a thing. 🤢

OCLadyHawk2

I watched "The Love Boat" religiously when I was a teen. Cruising did not even look like "fun" to me then. I'd turn down insane money in a NY minute to be trapped on one now.

Tulpa King (aka Admiral Snackbar)2

You should also think “sexual assault”

MandyLoon2

When I hear the word 'disease,' the first thing I think of is RFK jr. #AllRepublicans #Midterms2026

Joy2

We were visiting Venice when 3 huge cruise ships docked. The city became uncomfortably crammed, but the next day they all sailed out and suddenly it was so much more pleasant to wander about. If you're on a huge cruise ship, you never get to see those quieter days. No thanks.

dlodz2

More than 100 people with the shits all at the same time. Better check the water pressure on that floating septic tank.

Maud Burnett McInerney2

Could not pay me to go on one.

LabLit.com4

Shouldn't we be more concerned about measles?

Kim Novak - The Reading Rx4

And there’s the Noro smell that is just everywhere

NonViolet3

I thought that the CDC no longer tracked outbreaks on cruise ships, but I may have been thinking of this news (from more than a year ago) that they were no longer doing inspections. I guess they still track whatever diseases the cruise lines inform them of? www.cruiselawnews.com/2025/04/arti...

Camille LaGuire2

A virus which is not killed by Purel. You need bleach or hot soapy water.

Billy Bragg's Liquid Aminos2

Seriously. A half-dozen people get Hanta? Norovirus is like HOLD MY BEER. I could do this six ways to Sunday!!

RJ3

Oh gawd. Once I craved a cruise but then thought: what could go wrong

anungunrob.bsky.social3

they'll probably have to connect from Miami, to L.A. to NYC and finally Nebraska just to be safe.

Dr Deb K2

How will they be transported from the Canary Islands to Nebraska?? 🤔

Mike Anderson2

Dang. The Plague and quarantined to Nebraska? May want to rethink life choices

Kikko-Man l'incroyable homme-sauce-soja3

3,116 total passengers and 1,131 crew members now i'm thinking about the potential for a very very tedious remake of Return of the Obra Dinn

The Joy🐇2

I still don't understand why they're so popular among people with disposable income

Linda Marie 🕊️4

Send Dr. Oz and RFK