Overview
- The CDC reports 102 passengers and 13 crew are ill with vomiting and diarrhea consistent with norovirus, and all have been isolated.
- There are just over 4,000 people on board, and officials say cases appeared across the voyage with many already recovered.
- The ship notified the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program after the case rate passed the 3% threshold that triggers public reporting.
- Princess Cruises has increased cleaning and disinfection, is collecting stool samples for lab testing, and says the ship will undergo a full sanitization in Port Canaveral before its next trip.
- The voyage is continuing toward the Bahamas and then Port Canaveral as crews work to limit spread, and norovirus commonly moves through contaminated food, water, and high‑touch surfaces in close quarters.