Cruise ship quarantined off Isla de Margarita

Venezuela quarantines cruise ship over flu scare (Reuters): "Venezuela quarantined a Spanish cruise ship on Wednesday after three crew members were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus and Barbados and Grenada refused to allow its passengers to disembark.

The cruise ship, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL.N), is docked off the Venezuelan island of Margarita and the 1,200 people aboard will not be allowed off for a week, Venezuelan officials said."

See Isla de Margarita: Pearl of the Caribbean for information about the island.