80 passengers and two crew members experienced gastrointestinal disease symptoms on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship returning to Tampa, Florida on Saturday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The sea glow departed Florida on Saturday for a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise. Crumapper on the cruise tracking website. The planned stops included two in Mexico, one in Honduras and one in Belize.
The outbreak was reported to the CDC's Ship Sanitation Program on Tuesday.
People who get sick have experienced diarrhea and vomiting. At this time, the CDC has stated that the cause is unknown.
Royal Caribbean didn't respond to Fox's business requests immediately. I told USA Today, “It comes with a wide range of precautions and enhanced measures to protect the health and comfort of all guests and crew.”
Illegal passengers and crew members were isolated from others, the CDC said, with “increasing cleaning and disinfecting procedures” in place.
Cruise ships must report gastrointestinal diseases to the CDC, the agency noted.
“The reported cases are the total total of the voyage,” the CDC website states. “It doesn't mean that when you arrive or leave at a port or a ship, that everyone is sick at the same time.”
Noroviruses are “often the cause of gastrointestinal diseases on cruise ships,” but the CDC says it will determine that it is “a time consuming.” Flight specimens of affected passengers were collected to assist in the investigation.
