Dozens fall ill with norovirus on month-long cruise between Singapore and California
Dozens of people on a month-long cruise have fallen ill with norovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. (more…)
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Norovirus outbreak on Princess cruise ship leaves dozens of passengers, crew sick: CDC
Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess is back in Los Angeles on Sunday morning after dozens of its passengers and crew fell ill with Norovirus during its month-long journey from Singapore. (more…)
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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to cruise ship hot tubs, CDC says. The infection can lead to severe pneumonia in older and immunocompromised people
Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to U.S. cruise ship hot tubs, according to reports. (more…)
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CDC traces Legionnaires’ outbreaks on 2 cruise ships to hot tubs
Today (October 24, 2024) in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describe two cruise-ship outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease tied to private balcony hot tubs. (more…)
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CDC releases list of 2024’s least sanitary cruise ships: Have you been on one?
The CDC’s top 10 worst cruise ship hygiene scores of 2024 are available after officers randomly selected and inspected the ships in its Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). (more…)
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CDC: 170 Sickened on Radiance of the Seas
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 170 people on the Radiance of the Seas were sickened with diarrhea and abdominal cramps among other gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Ship Reports Outbreak During Last Alaska Sailing
Passengers on the final 2024 Alaska cruise for Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas did not have the cruise they may have hoped for when a gastrointestinal illness outbreak made its way through the vessel. (more…)
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75 people aboard P&O cruise ship sick in gastrointestinal illness outbreak
More than 70 people on a P&O Cruises sailing got sick in a gastrointestinal illness outbreak (more…)
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United plane undergoing ‘deep cleaning’ after cruise ship passengers fall ill on Vancouver-Houston flight
A United Airlines plane is being removed from service after several passengers on a flight from Vancouver to Houston, Texas, felt sick. (more…)
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P&O Cruises introduces new infection control measures onboard Ventura
P&O Cruises delayed embarkation ahead of Ventura’s current cruise by seven hours on Saturday (25 May) as part of new measures designed to reduce the spread of infection onboard. (more…)
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Cruise ship Ventura to get deep clean after norovirus spread
Health officials are working closely with the owners of a cruise liner following a norovirus outbreak. (more…)
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People onboard Royal Caribbean cruise ship Allure of the Seas report being sick in gastrointestinal illness outbreak
It appears a case of food poisoning on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas has resulted in sick passengers and a delay in the ship not allowed to disembark at one port. (more…)
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More than 250 passengers taken ill after suspected ‘vomiting bug’ outbreak aboard cruise ship, report says
More than 250 passengers on a P&O cruise ship have fallen ill with suspected norovirus. (more…)
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Nearly 30 Silversea Cruise passengers sickened by outbreak on board
28 passengers and one crew member fell ill with stomach bug on luxury Silver Nova cruise liner, the CDC reported. (more…)
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Cruise Sailing Interrupted After Suspected Cholera Outbreak
Passengers planning to board Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) Norwegian Dawn in Mauritius on Sunday found there was no ship for them to board. (more…)
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Southampton-Newcastle cruise cancelled due to ‘gastro-related illness’
A two-night cruise from Southampton to Newcastle, which was priced at less than the rail and air fare, has been cancelled “following on from some reported cases of gastro-related illness on board”. (more…)
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Norwegian Dawn: Mauritius says cruise ship can dock after cholera scare
Mauritius has given a Norwegian cruise ship the all clear to dock at the capital Port Louis after finding no evidence of cholera onboard. (more…)
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Thousands stranded on Norwegian Dawn cruise ship hit by possible cholera outbreak
A Norwegian cruise ship with over 2,000 passengers and 1,000 crew on board has been denied permission to dock in Mauritius over fears of a potential cholera outbreak on board. (more…)
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Gastrointestinal outbreak hits luxury cruise ship headed from SF to Hawaii
Nearly 160 people suffered from vomiting and diarrhea aboard a luxury cruise ship that has since departed from San Francisco, health officials confirmed, and it’s still unclear what caused the mysterious gastrointestinal outbreak. (more…)
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More than 100 passengers ill on Cunard cruise ship after sickness outbreak
More than 100 passengers on a cruise holiday gave fallen ill after an outbreak of sickness on a Cunard ship. (more…)
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100 People Fall Ill With Norovirus Aboard Cruise Ship
Aboard the Celebrity Constellation, 92 out of 2,056 passengers, plus eight crew members, fell ill with norovirus during the course of a nine-day voyage that ended on Friday. (more…)
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From COVID to gastro, why are cruise ships such hotbeds of infection?
Dual outbreaks of gastro and COVID on the Grand Princess cruise ship that docked in Adelaide on Monday have now been declared over by the doctor on board. (more…)
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Over Six Dozen People Sickened On Scarlet Lady
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that 73 (66 passengers and 7 crew members) on Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady cruise ship reported being ill during the cruise that ended in Miami on Friday, with complaints of abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. (more…)
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More than 100 Viking cruise passengers were hit with bouts of vomiting and diarrhea amid a nasty norovirus outbreak onboard
The Viking Neptune transformed into a cross-continental petri dish as more than 100 passengers onboard the cruise ship fell ill with the highly contagious norovirus this month. (more…)
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Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak on Viking Neptune Cruise Ship Sickens Over 12% of Guests
12.7% of the 838 passengers aboard the Viking Neptune cruise ship are experiencing abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (more…)
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CDC: 10 of 12 cruise ship outbreaks due to norovirus year to date
In a follow-up on previous reports on cruise ship outbreaks investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), officials did an update last week showing that ten of the 12 outbreaks investigated were due to norovirus (see list below). (more…)
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More than 175 people fall ill in Celebrity Cruises norovirus outbreak
More than 175 people got sick with norovirus during a recent Celebrity Cruises’ sailing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. (more…)
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Cruise Ship Illness Cases Surpass 2019 Levels – What It Means
Recorded outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses have been reported aboard 12 cruises so far in 2023, already surpassing the total number of outbreaks in 2019, the last year of full data available. (more…)
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As Cruise Trips Rebound, So Do Stomach Viruses
While most noroviruses don’t last long, contracting one can still a rough experience – especially when you’re at sea, thousands of miles from home. (more…)
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2023 is the year of getting sick on a cruise
Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam, a cruise ship that, according to the company’s site, “celebrates historic New York City with an inspired design and art collection,” is currently traveling along the western coast of Canada for a 14-day tour to Alaska and back. (more…)
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More than 300 sickened on Ruby Princess cruise ship, CDC says
Hundreds of passengers and crew members fell ill while on board a Princess Cruises ship, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. (more…)
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Over 200 Sickened by Gastrointestinal Illness on Ruby Princess – U.S. Health Officials Now Boarding Cruise Ship in Galveston to Investigate
At least two-hundred and nineteen passengers and crew became ill, experiencing vomiting and diarrhea, from a gastrointestinal illness aboard Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess which has returned this morning to Galveston, Texas following a cruise to the Caribbean. (more…)
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FDA sends warning to American Cruise Lines after guests contract Legionnaires’ disease
The Food and Drug Administration said American Cruise Lines had not provided sufficient proof of changes to procedures after multiple guests were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, according to a warning letter to the line. (more…)
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Caribbean Princess cruise ends early due to norovirus outbreak
Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess ship returned to port early over the weekend after 245 people on board fell ill from a norovirus outbreak. The same thing essentially happened on the same ship last month, when at least 371 people on a February cruise were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness. (foxnews.com)
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Cruise ship returns to Port Everglades early after gastrointestinal outbreak
A cruise ship returned to Port Everglades on Thursday morning after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness forced it to cut short its voyage. The Caribbean Princess arrived about 7 a.m. after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said more than 300 passengers and more than two dozen crew members fell ill with symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea. (local10.com)
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British cruise ship denied entry to Gibraltar due to norovirus outbreak
A British cruise ship was refused entry at the Port of Gibraltar and sent back to dock at Southampton, England, after norovirus broke out on board. Saga’s Spirit of Discovery was returning from a trip around Italy and Spain Saturday when it was turned away at Gibraltar, a British overseas territory on Spain’s southern coast. (usatoday.com)
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Princess cruise ship forced to turn around after over 300 sickened with norovirus
As Princess Cruises grapples with concerns of coronavirus onboard a ship in Japan, another one of its ships, the Caribbean Princess, was forced to turn around due to a norovirus outbreak. (usatoday.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Ship Docks After Multiple People Become Ill
On Sunday paramedics examined several people who fell ill aboard a cruise ship docked in the Port of Los Angeles. Four cruise ship passengers were transported to hospitals for medical evaluation. Paramedics were dispatched at 9:17 a.m. to the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ “Norwegian Joy,” docked at Berth 91, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. (nbclosangeles.com)
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Princess Cruises ship with 2,000 passengers on board evacuated after massive norovirus outbreak
The Sun Princess departed Perth on November 1 for a 12-night trip when the virus spread across the cabins. According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, 229 passengers on board the ship had symptoms of the virus before everyone was evacuated on the final day of the trip in Singapore. (thesun.co.uk)
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Moldy cucumbers. Dead bugs atop a wine cooler. Cruise line ships under inspection
The last three months of inspections say cruise lines out of South Florida have cleaned up somewhat since Carnival and Royal Caribbean ships failed health inspections in July. But when it comes to cruise ship inspections, even a perfect score doesn’t mean perfect cleanliness. These inspections are part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program. (miamiherald.com)
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