{"id":333041,"date":"2026-05-11T20:50:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=333041"},"modified":"2026-05-11T20:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:20:58","slug":"greater-than-100-sick-in-norovirus-outbreak-on-caribbean-princess-cruise-ship-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/greater-than-100-sick-in-norovirus-outbreak-on-caribbean-princess-cruise-ship-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater than 100 sick in norovirus outbreak on Caribbean Princess cruise ship – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greater than 100 passengers and crew members fell sick during a norovirus outbreak on the Caribbean Princess cruise ship, in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The CDC said that 102 passengers and 13 crew members reported becoming unwell throughout the voyage, which took place from April 28 to May 11.<\/p>\n

In response to the norovirus outbreak, Princess Cruises and the crew aboard the ship reported increased cleansing and disinfection procedures in response to its outbreak prevention and response plan and isolated unwell passengers and crew, the agency said.<\/p>\n

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The Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which helps the cruise ship industry prevent and control the introduction and spread of gastrointestinal illnesses on ships, is conducting a field response for an environmental assessment and outbreak investigation to help the ship in controlling the spread.<\/p>\n

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Norovirus is very contagious and thrives in places where people gather in close quarters, making cruise ships at risk of outbreaks. There have been two norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships thus far this 12 months, the CDC reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In line with the CDC, norovirus might be contracted from an infected person, contaminated food or water or by touching contaminated surfaces. The virus causes inflammation of the stomach or intestines, which ends up in stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting.<\/p>\n

Norovirus illness might be serious, especially for young children and older adults, but it surely is different from the hantavirus, which recently sickened passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship.<\/p>\n

Hantavirus often spreads by inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings and, in rare cases, might be transmitted from individual to individual, in response to the World Health Organization. Symptoms often show between one and eight weeks after exposure.<\/p>\n

A complete of three,116 passengers and 1,131 crew members are on the Caribbean Princess cruise ship, the CDC reports. The vessel left Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 28 and is predicted to reach in Florida on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrincess Cruises can confirm that a limited number of people reported mild gastrointestinal illness throughout the April 28 Caribbean Princess voyage from Port Everglades,\u201d Princess Cruises said in an announcement on Friday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe quickly disinfected every area of the ship and added extra sanitizing throughout the voyage,\u201d the cruise line added.<\/p>\n

Global News has reached out to Princess Cruises for further comment, but has not received a response.<\/p>\n

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