Family's 4,300 euro Montenegro vacation ends in hospital visits

A family vacation in Montenegro, costing 4,300 euros, has soured for Romanian blogger Dan Cruceru, known online as 'Taticool,' after one of his children was hospitalized twice in four days with acute gastroenteritis. The digestive issues subsequently affected the entire family.

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We have never experienced this before, even though we have traveled all over the world.

Cruceru recounted the distressing experience on Facebook, stating, "We have never experienced this before, even though we have traveled all over the world." The family was staying in the Ulcinj area, and the incident has led Cruceru to declare he will not return to Montenegro. He expressed dissatisfaction with the local infrastructure and the accessibility of medical services, particularly during nighttime hours.

"The nearest hospital that could treat our child in the middle of the night was 40 kilometers away, and it's even far from the level of hospitals here," Cruceru explained. He criticized the lack of arrangements with private medical services or ambulances for resort guests, forcing them to take a taxi late at night to reach the distant hospital.

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The nearest hospital that could treat our child in the middle of the night was 40 kilometers away, and it's even far from the level of hospitals here.

Cruceru also noted the absence of ride-sharing services like Uber or Bolt in the area and complained about high taxi fares. He believes the gastroenteritis was caused by food consumed at their resort, suspecting either old fish or a melon left out in the sun. Despite having an Ultra All Inclusive package, they only ate at the resort.

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The closest hospital that could treat our child in the middle of the night is 40 km away and is far even from the level of hospitals in our country. They do not have a contract with a hospital, with an ambulance or with a private doctor to come to the resort to treat a patient at any hour. The costs did not matter. But the only solution was to get in the car with the child and go 40 km, in the middle of the night.

The child's diagnosis was confirmed by doctors upon their return to Romania. Cruceru shared that his son experienced a second crisis shortly after returning home, requiring another hospital visit. His daughter Sophia has also been suffering from severe pain, leaving the family struggling to cope.

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Because my son got acute gastroenteritis from one of the foods in their restaurant. Whether it was old fish or a melon left in the sun too long, it doesn't matter. We had the Ultra All Inclusive option and only consumed from the resort.