More than 130 people aboard a Cunard Cruise Line ship departing from Florida collapsed after suffering mysterious diarrhea and vomiting, health officials said.
At least 120 passengers and 15 crew members traveling on the Queen Victoria have reported feeling sick since the cruise began on January 22, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. said in alarm on wednesday.
The cause of the gastrointestinal illness was not immediately known.
The main symptoms of those on board included diarrhea and vomiting, the CDC said.
In response to the mysterious outbreak, the CDC said the cruise line has isolated symptomatic passengers and crew members and “enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures in accordance with the ship’s outbreak prevention and response plan.”
The CDC added that the health agency’s Ship Hygiene Program is currently monitoring the situation aboard the ship.
The Queen Victoria, which can accommodate more than 2,000 passengers, departed on January 22 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a 16-night voyage, the paper said. cruise mapper tracking site.
The ship will call in San Francisco on February 7th and Honolulu five days later.
The cruise liner, which has been in operation since 2007, is currently on a 107-night voyage around the world, departing from Southampton, England on January 11th.
The gastroenteritis outbreak comes just a week after a passenger on a Florida-based cruise ship also fell ill with an unknown illness.
Passengers on Carnival Cruise Line’s Elation ship began reporting symptoms of gastroenteritis, or gastroenteritis, after departing Jacksonville.
1 passenger, Miranda Hill; told First Coast News Her bouts of illness were so severe that she began vomiting blue vomit.
“My vomit was bright blue and I’ve never eaten anything blue before, but every time I look into blue vomit, I think I’m poisoned,” she said.
