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Nearly 100 people have been sickened by an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness on a Royal Caribbean cruise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About 89 passengers of the 2,164 aboard the Radiance of the Seas cruise have been affected by the stomach bug, which is about 4.1% of the passengers, the CDC said. Only two of the 910 crew members have been affected.
The CDC did not specify what type of gastrointestinal illness caused the outbreak, but the victims reported having diarrhea and vomiting.
Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship, Radiance of the Seas. James D. Morgan/ Getty Images
The cruise left Tampa, Florida on Feb. 1, setting out on a seven-day voyage that would see stops in Mexico, Honduras and Belize before returning to the U.S. on Saturday, according to CruiseMapper.
The CDC said the outbreak was reported to its Vessel Sanitation Program on Tuesday.
The sick passengers and crew members have been isolated from the rest of the people on the ship, the CDC said. The ship has also
Gastrointestinal outbreak on Royal Caribbean cruise sickens nearly 100 people
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