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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Smartphone-based device for detecting norovirus, the ‘cruise ship’ microbe
Made infamous by outbreaks on cruise ships, norovirus can really ruin a vacation, causing severe vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. But the highly infectious virus can also strike closer to home, with water- and foodborne outbreaks occurring in municipal water systems, schools and restaurants. (phys.org)
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Adult-only Cruise Ship Norovirus Outbreak Strikes Passengers Aboard Newly Renovated Vessel
Just a month on from its launch following a lavish renovation, norovirus has struck the Marella Explorer 2 cruise ship as it journeyed through the Mediterranean Sea, leaving passengers vomiting and ill. Marella Explorer 2 is currently at the port of Olbia on the Italian island of Sardinia. A spokesperson for Tui, the parent company of Marella Cruises which operates the vessel, told The Telegraph that a small number of passengers began feeling unwell last week. (newsweek.com)
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VIDEO: Passengers React After Norovirus Breaks Out On Royal Carribean Cruise Ship
Some passengers who disembarked Royal Carribean’s Oasis of the Seas cruise ship Saturday morning remembered their cruise as less than ideal. (spacecoastdaily.com)
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Returns to Florida Early After Hundreds Are Sickened With Norovirus
A cruise ship will return to its Florida port one day early, after at least 277 of its guests and crew were struck by the bug norovirus. (time.com)
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More than 150 people affected by Norovirus outbreak on Royal Caribbean cruise
More than 150 passengers aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas cruise ship have been struck by an outbreak of Norovirus, according to Florida Today. (fox35orlando.com)
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300 passengers QUARANTINED in CABINS after gastroenteritis outbreak
Some 300 people aboard the AIDA Cruises vessel fell ill from the virus leaving the ship’s two doctors completely overwhelmed, Madrid-based newspaper El Mundo reports. (express.co.uk)
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Holland America cruise in Alaska hit by norovirus
Some 73 people reported falling ill on the Zaandam which is carrying more than 2,000 passengers and crew. Juneau’s top attraction is the Mendenhall Glacier. The glacier’s visitor center can receive as many as 6,000 cruise ship visitors in a single day. The U.S. Forest Service monitors reports of outbreaks on cruise ships so it can step up sanitation as a precaution. (alaskapublic.org)
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24 sickened with gastrointestinal virus on Royal Caribbean cruise ship (Azamara Quest)
A cruise ship carrying passengers stricken with a virus arrived in San Diego Thursday morning. On Wednesday, San Diego Port officials confirmed that several passengers on board the Azamara Quest were sick with a gastrointestinal virus. The CDC is testing for possible norovirus contamination. (abc15.com)
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Sun Princess cruise ship passengers to sue after 8 consecutive voyages left them ‘violently ill’
At least 16,000 cruise ship passengers may qualify for compensation after eight consecutive voyages on the Sun Princess cruise liner left people feeling “violently ill” — or at least that’s what one Australian firm is hoping in filing a lawsuit against Princess Cruises for the string of norovirus outbreaks. (foxnews.com)
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2 more Carnival cruise ships fail health inspections
Two of the newest ships in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet have received failing grades in health inspections designed to control the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses. (ajc.com)
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46 fall sick on Royal Caribbean cruise ship that departed from Baltimore
A Royal Caribbean Cruises ship that departed from Baltimore on a nine-night trip earlier this year has had 46 reported cases of gastrointestinal illness on board, according to company spokesman Owen Torres. (baltimoresun.com)
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Sea Princess cruise gastro: Passengers tell of staff ‘sanitising everything’ after outbreak
People on a cruise in which at least one-in-10 passengers were struck down with gastro say they remain unfazed by the prospect of a getting the virus on their holiday. (abc.net.au)
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How Cruise Lines Keep Passengers Healthy
In the U.S., the risk of getting Norovirus each year is about one in 15, but a cruise passenger has about a one in 5,500 risk of getting laboratory confirmed Norovirus during a shipboard outbreak. (maritime-executive.com)
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Sailing After Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreak
Days after being hit by a gastrointestinal illness that affected several hundred passengers, Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas has undergone a deep cleaning and is sailing, as scheduled. (cruisecritic.com)
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More than 200 people sickened on Royal Caribbean cruise
About 220 people on Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas became sick during their 5-night Caribbean cruise this week. The 220 reported cases of gastro-intestinal illness symptoms represented less than 5 percent of the 5,547 guests and crew on board, Royal Caribbean spokesman Owen Torres said. (local10.com)
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Gigantic cruise ship hit with foodborne illness outbreak
Almost 200 people on one of the world’s largest cruise ships are sick with what public health officials say appears to be a foodborne illness from the boat’s bottomless buffet. (foodsafetynews.com)
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Outbreak of vomiting, diarrhea strikes cruise ship passengers
Almost 200 passengers aboard one of the world’s largest cruise ships (Ovation Of The Seas) have been struck down with a diarrhea and vomiting after indulging in a “bottomless buffet.” (nypost.com)
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Cruise ship Celebrity Solstice hit by norovirus arrives in Tauranga, New Zealand
A cruise ship plagued with norovirus has berthed in the Port of Tauranga today. The Celebrity Solstice arrived at 7.15am as part of a 12-night cruise from Sydney to Auckland via the South Island. (nzherald.co.nz)
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Passengers on cruise ship docked in Melbourne struck down with gastro
A cruise ship carrying 3000 passengers has been hit with a gastro outbreak as it travels down the east coast of Australia. Celebrity Solstice, run by Celebrity Cruises, is currently docked in Melbourne after leaving Sydney on Monday. (9news.com.au)
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Almost 100 people afflicted with norovirus on cruise ship
Almost 100 passengers aboard a Sun Princess cruise ship suffered the symptoms of norovirus during a 10-day cruise of the South Pacific, according to news reports. (palmbeachpost.com)
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Norovirus on the Coral Princess
The Coral Princess arrived in Fort Lauderdale this weekend with 157 of 2,016 cruise passengers aboard the Princess Cruises’ ship stricken with nausea/vomiting and diarrhea which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suspect are symptoms related to norovirus. (cruiselawnews.com)
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Cruise-ship cleaning standards in lawyers’ sights
The cleaning of cruise ships between trips looks set to be in focus as lawyers eye Carnival Australia for a lawsuit over recent gastro-ridden cruises. The Courier Mail reported that Shine Lawyers had been contacted by passengers keen for compensation for disappointment and personal injury after they were hit by norovirus during cruises on the Sun Princess. (travel.startsat60.com)
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Gastro outbreak repeat aboard Sun Princess cruise ship
Not even crew members decked out in hazmat suits could prevent the dreaded norovirus from striking down passengers aboard a cruise ship currently docked in Brisbane. (9news.com.au)
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Gastro outbreak hits 90 passengers on Sun Princess cruise ship, Queensland Health says
A gastro outbreak on a cruise ship has affected about 90 holidaymakers, leaving others hoping to board in Brisbane with a prolonged and anxious wait as the ship is disinfected, Queensland Health says. (abc.net.au)
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Norovirus suspected after 104 become ill on Tampa-bound cruise ship
A cruise ship scheduled to depart from Tampa on Friday will undergo a thorough sanitation after a suspected Norovirus outbreak on the ship. (wfla.com)
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Woman found dead on board cruise ship
Australian police officials confirmed Sunday they were called on board a P&O Pacific Jewel cruise ship Saturday afternoon following reports that a 79-year-old woman had died. The boat was docked off the coast of Cairns, near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. (foxnews.com)
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