The norovirus outbreak on a princess cruise ship last week caused 82 people to suffer from vomiting and diarrhea on a nearly three-week trip from California to Florida, health officials said.
Of the 1,906 passengers on the Coral Princess, 69 reported being ill from the highly contagious stomach virus during the 16-day voyage, but 13 of the 895 crew were also infected. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The spread of the disease marked the second outbreak of norovirus that shook Princess Coral this year – in the first case of miserable winter illness Reported about the 23-year-old ship in Januarysaid the health agency.
According to the CDC, the most recent infected group experienced diarrhea and vomiting on a 965-foot-long vessel that set sail on a one-way trip from Los Angeles, California on February 21.
Cruiseliner collected samples of stool from people who became ill for further testing, as well as increased cleaning and sanitization measures to isolate sick leave, quarantine workers, and contain the outbreak.
The ship completed its journey Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, following stops made in Mexico, Costa Rica, Alba and the Panama Canal. According to Cruisemapper.
The disastrous illnesses often associated with cruise ships were first reported to the CDC's Ship Sanitation Program on March 7, two days before the ship was drawn into the final port.
The latest outbreak shows the ninth gastrointestinal disease that infects cruise ship passengers in the first three months of the year. According to the CDC, 18 outbreaks were reported last year.
Norovirus was linked to five previous cases in 2025. In the first case, the Coral Princess experienced in January, affecting 128 vacationers and 20 crew members on the two-week excursion.
Princess Cruise did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the post.
