CELEBRITY SUMMIT

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73 people sick with norovirus

68 passengers of the 'Celebrity Summit' got sick in a norovirus outbreak during a recent cruise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ship had bon board 2,264 guests on a cruise that ended on Jne 7, 2024, along with five crew members. Their main symptoms were diarrhea and vomiting. The ship is currently sailing week-long Alaska voyages between Vancouver and Seward. In response to the outbreak, the cruise line isolated sick passengers and crew members and collected samples for testing, among other steps. There were an isolated number of cases on board and the impacted guests are no longer on the ship, which was also sanitized.

177 people struck by norovirus

177 people were struck down with norovirus aboard the 'Celebrity Summit' after it set sail to Bermuda on May 15. 2023, from Bayonne, New Jersey. In the 10 days it took to complete its destination, 25 crew members and 152 of the on the whole 2,144 passengers onboard reported norovirus symptoms. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was notified.

Two crew members suffered chemical burns

A US Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced two crew members from the 'Celebrity Summit' approximately 69 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach on June 1, 2022. The cruise ship contacted the Coast Guard Fifth District Command Center to get assistance for the crew members who were suffering from chemical burns and were in need of further medical care. A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the two crew members as well as the physician from the 'Celebrity Summit' and transported them to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Injured Celebrity crew members are not permitted to file lawsuits against the cruise line after they are injured. Instead, they are required to pursue their legal remedies through internattional arbitration pursuant to the one-sided arbitration agreements inserted by their employer into their employment contracts which require that that the law of Malta applies.