Due to possible illnesses, at least 15 passengers on the Norwegian Dawn were placed in isolation.
The ship was blocked, according to Mauritian authorities, “in order to avoid any health risks.”
Testing samples were collected yesterday, and tomorrow is when the results should be known.
While visiting South Africa, the passengers experienced moderate symptoms of a stomach ailment, according to a Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings spokeswomanAccording to the UN, at least 188,000 individuals have contracted cholera in seven countries in southern Africa since January 2023. There have been over 3,000 fatalities.
The Mauritius Ports Authority stated, “The health and safety of passengers as well as that of the country as a whole are of the utmost importance to the authorities.”
The ship did not stop in Réunion Island, therefore it arrived a day early and arrived in Mauritius on Saturday evening.
On board, there are 1,026 crew members and 2,184 passengers. Approximately 2,000 of them would have finished their cruise and disembarked in Port Louis.
