More than 150 people onboard a Princess Cruises ship became ill with norovirus during a Caribbean voyage this week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The outbreak occurred aboard the Star Princess during a voyage from March 7 to March 14, according to the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which monitors illness on cruise ships.
Those reported sick included 104 passengers and 49 crew members — out of 4,307 passengers and 1,561 crew members in total, the CDC said.
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The outbreak was reported to the VSP on March 11, less than a week after the voyage began.
According to the CDC, the most commonly reported symptoms were diarrhea and vomiting, which are typical signs of norovirus infection.
In response to the outbreak, Princess Cruises increased cleaning and disinfection procedures, isolated sick passengers and crew members, and collected stool samples from ill individuals for testing, the CDC said.
Norovirus outbreak sickens 153 passengers, crew on Caribbean cruise ship
