Released from the Cruise Lines International Association, Inc.:To continue ensuring the healthiest environment for all cruise passengers, the cruise industry is taking these proactive steps out of an abundance of caution to identify, isolate and treat any suspect cases of the H1N1 virus as appropriate.Under new CLIA member cruise line health screening procedures, all passengers scheduled to board CLIA member line cruise ships will be required to complete the new public health questionnaire prior to boarding at any port. Under the enhanced screening protocols, CLIA member lines will perform a secondary screening if a passenger reports on the questionnaire flu-like symptoms, including fever, cough, runny nose or sore throat, or contact with a confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) case. Medical personnel at each cruise line will make case by case decisions regarding the boarding of these passengers. Passengers will not be permitted to travel if they exhibit influenza-like-illness or meet the suspect case conditions for swine flu as defined by CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/casedef_swineflu.htm). All other passengers will be permitted to travel.
