Both Carnival and Royal Caribbean have cut the Mexican Riviera itinerary and are now sailing north to San Francisco, Seattle and Victoria BC instead because of the US Centres for Disease edict that Americans should not travel to Mexico. Their two biggest ships are now taking 7,000 people a week north to Canada instead of south to Mexico. So the following statistics prove rather interesting:
Mexican Riviera Cruises:
Statistics as of 8.5.09:
Baja California Sur (Cabo San Lucas): 0 Cases of Swine Flu
Sinaloa (Mazatlan): 0 Cases of Swine Flu
Jalisco (Puerto Vallarta): 0 Cases of Swine Flu
Total for Cancelled Mexican Riviera Itinerary: Zero Cases of Swine Flu
Source: http://ais.paho.org/flu/sm/en/atlas.html
California: 106 Cases of Swine Flu
Oregon: 15 Cases of Swine Flu
Washington: 23 Cases of Swine Flu
British Columbia: 54 Cases of Swine Flu
Total for New Replacement Itinerary: 198 Cases of Swine Flu
The Cruise People, Ltd. London Office
