BALMORAL

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Diarrhoea outbreak on cruise ship

A diarrhoea outbreak aboard the 'Balmoral' caused a sailing from Southampton, UK, to Newcastle, the operator Fred Olsen had been offering for a discounted price of £99, to be cancelled, following reported cases of gastro-related illness on board. The ship was due to set sail in the evening of Feb 28, 2024, but the sailing was cancelled at lunchtime after it returned from a two-week voyage to see the Northern Lights in Norway with numerous passengers suffering from stomach problems. Olsen would now have to conduct a deep clean of the ship, causing delays to the planned departure time on this short cruise.

Medevac off Cherbourg

On Nov 1, 2022, a French Navy helicopter medevaced a passenger from the 'Balmoral', who was suffering from health problems off Cherbourg. At around 1 p.m. the captain of vessel requested assistance from the CROSS Jobourg. The patient was hoisted aboard the Caiman helicopter to be transported to the hospital center in Cherbourg. The ship berthed in Rouen on Nov 2.

German passenger medevaced

On Oct 18, 2022, a 77 year old German tourist collapsed aboard the ' Balmoral', which was en route to Mahón.m south of Sardinia A helicopter of the Italian Navy medevaced her and transported the woman into a hospital in Cagliari