Hundreds Of Bed Bug Bites Sicken Couple On Cruise
Royal Caribbean Apologizes To Couple, Refunds Ticket Money
POSTED: 7:35 am EDT April 11,
2005
UPDATED: 2:01 pm EDT April 11,
2005
A Florida couple was treated after being bitten by hundreds of bed bugs during a vacation cruise on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, according to Local 6 News.
Alan and Nathalie Wasserstorm said their vacation aboard the Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas was ruined by the infestation of bed bugs.
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"I was in such disbelief at first, you know, I mean, it was hundreds and hundreds of bugs, we had leaned against all the night before, I mean it literally made my skin crawl," Alan Wasserstorm said.The couple moved to another room on the ship but it was too late, according to the report.Nathalie Wasserstorm was treated with Benadryl and steroids."We really wanted a dream vacation and instead I am taking nitro pills instead for pains," Alan Wasserstorm said.Royal Caribbean apologized to the couple and refunded $2,800 for the tickets. The company declined to reimburse them for medical care or hotel expenses incurred while waiting to get home.The Wasserstorms say this is the last cruise they will ever take.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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IMAGES: See More Images VIDEO: Bed Bug Bites Sicken Couple On Cruise IMAGES: Larger image, more strange stories "I was in such disbelief at first, you know, I mean, it was hundreds and hundreds of bugs, we had leaned against all the night before, I mean it literally made my skin crawl," Alan Wasserstorm said.The couple moved to another room on the ship but it was too late, according to the report.Nathalie Wasserstorm was treated with Benadryl and steroids."We really wanted a dream vacation and instead I am taking nitro pills instead for pains," Alan Wasserstorm said.Royal Caribbean apologized to the couple and refunded $2,800 for the tickets. The company declined to reimburse them for medical care or hotel expenses incurred while waiting to get home.The Wasserstorms say this is the last cruise they will ever take.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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