Legionnaires Disease Linked to Cruise, Carnival Addresses MDR Controversy, Cruise News
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The creator discusses several recent developments in the cruise industry, beginning with a serious report regarding American Cruise Lines. The FDA conducted an investigation after three cases of Legionnaires disease were linked to the company in 2021. Testing of drinking water on the American Star and American Heritage revealed the presence of Legionella bacteria, with a high percentage of samples from the American Star testing positive. The creator notes that the FDA expressed dissatisfaction with the company's failure to update disinfection procedures or perform environmental sampling following the initial cases. The video also covers Royal Caribbean's ship production, clarifying that Utopia of the Seas belongs to the Oasis class rather than the new Icon class. Additionally, the creator highlights Windstar Cruises joining the trend of using Starlink internet to provide faster connectivity at sea. Finally, the segment addresses a controversy involving Carnival Cruise Line's dining menus. While some rumors suggested paper menus were eliminated in favor of digital QR codes, the creator clarifies that printed menus remain available upon request, despite the shift toward digital options in the main dining rooms.
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the FDA has sent a letter out to American Cruise Lines American Cruise Lines they do river cruising in the United States they do some Coastal cruising and while they've linked three cases of Legionnaires disease back in 2021 to one of their cruise ships
Starlink coming to these cruise ships is a good thing for anybody that's interested in using the internet
we do of course have printed menus so please ask really just ask and please ignore the tube users who are saying we don't
I'm your host Tony some say the Walter Cronkite of the cruise space and that's the way it is
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