PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – 102 passengers on the Caribbean Princess have become sick with Norovirus according to the CDC.
An additional 13 crew members are also sick.
The Princess cruise ship is on a 13-day trip that originated at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale and is scheduled to arrive in Port Canaveral on Monday, May 11.
During the 13-day journey the ship made stops in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Aruba, St. Maarten, Curacao, and Bonaire.
The most common symptoms among those who have become sick are diarrhea and vomiting.
According to the CDC, Princess Cruises and the crew aboard the ship reported the following actions:
Increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to their outbreak prevention and response plan
Collected stool specimens from gastrointestinal illness cases for testing
Isolated ill passengers and crew
Consulted with CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program about sanitation cleaning procedures and reporting ill cases
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