THE negative headlines just seem to keep
coming for Carnival Cruise Lines.
Fresh off the wires recently is news of a
class action lawsuit being brought on the
line by some passengers who are claiming
that the onboard hot tubs are crawling with
flesh-eating bacteria.
According to one passenger, who was
sailing on the Carnival Paradise in late 2011,
one of his legs “turned black” as a result of
contracting “hot tub folliculitis”, with doctors
wishing to amputate the infected leg.
The passenger’s leg was eventually saved
after spending more than week in hospital.
Allegedly, the bacteria was not limited to
only one ship, with passengers on a May
2012 sailing of the Carnival Fascination
saying they contracted Multiple Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) from using
one of the ship’s hot tubs.
The case has not been settled, and the
class action is continuing.
