Overview
- A total of 104 passengers and 49 crew members reported acute gastroenteritis symptoms during an eight-day Caribbean voyage, according to the CDC.
- The Star Princess sailed from Fort Lauderdale on March 7, the cruise line notified U.S. health authorities on March 11, and the ship returned to port on March 14.
- Crew implemented isolation of symptomatic individuals and intensified cleaning and disinfection across the vessel during the voyage.
- The CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program began an onboard environmental investigation, with laboratory analyses pending to identify the causative agent.
- Roughly 5,868 people were aboard, and the incident follows several recent cruise-ship gastroenteritis outbreaks reported since December.