I just finished reading a post submitted by another person that was on the same cruise we were on and I just can't understand all the negative comments because from our experience, which was totally opposite, he and his travel mate must have been on another cruise.

Neither of us noticed anyone that was sick, crew or otherwise. Yes, on two occasions, an ambulance came and met the ship upon arrival but that's another matter altogether. As for the sterility liquid dispensers, well, that's what they are there for; to sterilize one's hands before touching anything. And as concerns that person contracting a cold or flu, me thinks that considering the ingestion period, his cold was got either on his flight over or during his two days in Rome, not on the ship.

Yes, when one gets a cold, and miserable and develop a bad mood making everything about you seem less than pleasant so I can understand that gentleman's demeanor. But to label staff as overweight, indifferent, apathetic and other such names and to say that many had colds is just plain wrong because that certainly was not our experience or observation. Read more