P&O 'plague ship' docks at Southampton after norovirus outbreak

P&O 'plague ship' docks at Southampton after norovirus outbreak Passengers claim captain admitted crew had struggled to cope with outbreak on Christmas Baltic The P&O liner Oriana, which was described as a 'plague ship' by passengers, has docked at Southampton. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA A cruise liner dubbed "a plague ship" by passengers struck down with the norovirus winter vomiting bug has docked at Southampton. Scores of passengers were laid low by the virus.

One female passenger told Sky News today: "It was poorly organised. The crew were running around like headless chickens. Passengers on the 10-day voyage aboard the P&O vessel Oriana claimed up to 400 travellers had been struck down. Chris Meadows, from Southampton, who attended a crisis meeting between the liner's captain and passengers, said the captain had told them staff were struggling to cope. Meadows told the Daily Telegraph: "The captain has admitted at the height of the outbreak that the crew could not cope." "They didn't seem to know what to do and we were told it was all our fault." A male passenger told Sky that passengers had had to rely on room service for food as parts of the ship had been shut off. "The wait was around two and a half hours," he said. A spokeswoman for P&O's owner, Carnival, said on Thursday that out of 1,843 passengers only six had active symptoms. The Oriana left Southampton on 4 December, with passengers paying up to £1,400 for the voyage, which included visits to Copenhagen, Oslo and Amsterdam. The Health Protection Agency said this week that more than 750,000 people across the UK could be affected by a norovirus outbreak.

The P&O Cruises managing director, Carol Marlow, apologised to passengers on Friday. She told Sky: "We had a number of people who were taken ill. I have written to all the passengers saying how sorry I am. "These are our passengers. We want them to have a good time so they sail with us again." She invited passengers with particular concerns to contact the company and added that any compensation would be dealt with on an individual basis. Travel insurance: do I really need it? One well-travelled reader regales us with tales of his cover-free adventures... but can we all afford to be so oblivious to risk? Рlease write comment on my blog!

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Hello! My first impressin were great - i loved the deor in the foyer, staff were helpful and dheck in easy. 
And the location is great and rooms large enough considering the locatn but overall I was disappointed with the hotel.

So, I cannot believe that you are charged for wifi and not only once it is per device.....this can only be a money makinjgventure. You can'tturn the computer in the room off and the whirring sound was not congenial for sleep, I had to call twice to have it deactivated. My room had a musty smell each time I returned and I was particularly surprised that there is no turn down service of an evening.

And the restaurant staff were pleasant and helpful and service good.

The hotel was very busy for the four nights I stayed on enquiry I discovered it is s base hotel for the many cruise ships that leave from th area.

But overall I believe there are thugs the hotel can do to make it a better place to stay.

 I enjoyed my stay there, the highlights are the big windows with gorgeous views. the rooms are nice, clean and well decorated, but to be honest I would expect more from an intercontinental hotel. the wifi charge is a joke, come on people get with the times, and I did not like the computers in the room, kind of ruin the decor.
location is magnificent and i love the rain shower, but I do think for the price they could offer a bit more.
 My husband and I stayed here prior to our cruise out of NYC. We were so pleased with everything and everyone that we encountered. The bellmen were so courteous and helpful. Our check in service was pleasant also. Our room was very clean, small but that's a NYC given. The location is convenient, between Hell's Kitchen and Times Square. I would definitely recommend it, and will stay there again on our next trip.

 The hotel is in good condition. The room on 5th floor was not very large, but it was nicely decorated and pleasant enough. The bed was comfy. Large HD tv. Front desk, bellboys, housekeeping all offered correct service. Location is close to Times Square. Subway stop on 7th avenue is actually under the building. It was all fine, reliable, but nothing truly special. 
Stayed September 2012, travelled on business.
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