Cruise ship reports its fourth outbreak of stomach illness this year after recent docking in Juneau

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions (Logo)A small cruise ship traveling through Southeast Alaska has reported outbreaks of a gastrointestinal illness on two back-to-back voyages this month. On one of the sailings, nearly a third of the passengers got sick.

That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which today reported the fourth outbreak aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird since late May. The Sea Bird is a small cruise ship of Lindblad Expeditions.

The ship was last in Juneau on July 15. The CDC reports the most recent outbreaks – the ship’s third and fourth – occurred on voyages that took place July 10 to 15 and July 15 to 20.

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