Cruise ships are supposed to deliver safe, carefree fun for their passengers, but things don't always turn out as planned. Case in point: Monday's engine room fire that left the Mexico-bound Carnival Splendor cruise ship adrift without power off the California coast. None of the 4,000-plus passengers or crew members aboard was hurt. But the 952-foot-long ship must wait for the arrival of boats that will tow it back to shore - a process that is expected to take about 24 hours.There's not much passengers can do to guard against the inconvenience and anxiety caused by a disabled ship, but there are things passengers can do - before embarking and afterward - to avoid illness and infection while on a cruise.
For starters, passengers should have a thorough medical checkup before the cruise, says Dr. Benjamin Shore, a former cruise ship medical director and the former chairman of the section of cruise ship and maritime medicine section of the American College of Emergency Physicians. "Focus particularly on your immunization history, making sure you are up to date on tetanus, diphtheria, polio, and hepatitis A and B." R.More: Carnival Splendor Fire
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