00:00Ah, travel cruises. Truly the last resort of human vacationing. But I can't knock it
00:05till I've tried it and everywhere you go you'll find folk who swear by it and say they had
00:10the best time. So why the apprehension? There's something about cruises that seems unsafe.
00:16Put aside the fact that you're just out there in the middle of the vast ocean. According
00:21to the CDC, the most common health concerns during cruise travel are a norovirus, respiratory
00:27illnesses like the flu or COVID, seasickness, sunburns, and bug bites. Yes, even on a ship
00:34in the middle of nowhere. But the truth is, the probability of getting sick or hurt is bigger
00:40on land, in the comfort and safety of city life. So there's no need to be scared to go
00:45on cruises, but there are ways to be more confident. HuffPost suggests paying attention to safety
00:51drills, staying alert when visiting ports, watching the amount of alcohol you consume
00:56and the kinds of food you eat, using the buddy system, researching the places you are going
01:02to and staying on top of your personal health and hygiene. You see, most of the worry can
01:07actually be relegated to being in foreign lands and have nothing to do with being on the ship
01:12itself. But better safe than sorry and better land than ship, I always say, as I pack to go
01:20get on an airplane. Everything will be fine.
