| 2010 Box Score |
2011 Box Score |
2012 Box Score |
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| Illness: |
# of reports |
Pax Sick |
Crew Sick |
Total Sick |
# of reports |
Pax Sick |
Crew Sick |
Total Sick |
# of reports |
Pax Sick |
Crew Sick |
Total Sick |
| Gastrointestinal (including Noro virus) |
36 | 6799 | 299 | 7098 | 20 | 1629 | 105 | 1734 | 32 | 5079 | 453 | 5532 |
| E coli |
2 | 105 | 32 | 137 | ||||||||
| Salmonella |
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| Shigella |
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| Other |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Total |
37 | 6799 | 302 | 7101 | 23 | 1834 | 137 | 1971 | 34 | 5079 | 463 | 5542 |
| NOTE: Box Score includes outbreaks confirmed by the CDC or those reported by multiple sources with reliable numbers. Estimates given by passengers are generally not included in the table. | ||||||||||||
| Year |
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of Reports |
Total
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| 2002 |
43 |
3530 |
| 2003 |
44 |
3556 |
| 2004 |
42 |
3675 |
| 2005 |
35 |
4674 |
| 2006 |
54 |
7215 |
| 2007 |
42 |
4577 |
| 2008 | 39 | 3743 |
| 2009 | 30 | 4197 |
| 2010 | 37 | 7101 |
| 2011 | 23 | 1971 |
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| December 26 | Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line |
From a passenger: We are on the Queen Mary 2 which left NYC on Dec 19th. When it came to NY from Southampton there were people already ill. Currently there is a serious outbreak of the Norovirus with more 200 people stricken a new cases still being reported. We are on red alert (per the UK and CDC standards) and no matter what they do passengers are still getting sick. Officers and crew doing their best. Dec 28: CDC reports 194 of 2613passengers (7.42%) and 11 of 1255 crew (0.88%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers and an epidemioligist will board the ship on arrival in Brooklyn on January 3 to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. January 3: Numbers revised to 204 of 2613 passengers (7.81%) and 16 of 1255 crew (1.27%). | PAX/ CDC |
| December 23 | Emerald Princess Princess Cruises |
From a passenger: Ship on Code Red on December 21: Noticeable last night with crew wiping down surfaces and at breakfast in the Horizon Court - not sure about the restaurants as we ate last night at the Crown Grille. Captain announced it just after 9am and the Doctor explained the procedures - standard stuff. No indication as to the # of ill passengers or crew, but it seems to have come on suddenly - from no signs of any abnormal concern Friday morning right to code red. This is a 10 day Southern Caribbean cruise (FLL, Aruba, Bonaire, Grenada (today), Dominica, St Thomas, Princess Cay, FLL), first one after dry dock in Nassau. WSVN News report more than 150 passengers and crew members caught the Norovirus aboard the ship. Crews will work to sanitize the ship once it docks at Port Everglades on Thursday. Sick passengers and crew were confined to their rooms to prevent outbreaks on the 10-day cruise. Dec 28:CDC Reports 189 of 3235 passengers (5.84%) and 31 of 1189 crew (2.61%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer and an epidemioligist will board the ship on arrival in Fort Lauderdale on December 27 to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. | Media/ CDC |
| December 20 | Crown Princess Princess Cruises |
KTRK News reports a major outbreak of illness on a ship arriving in Galveston on Saturday. Officials say 102 passengers and crew got sick.The ship will undergo a comprehensive disinfection upon arrival into Galveston on Saturday. | Media |
| December 11 | Oriana P&O Cruises |
The Sun reports passengers were last night threatening a mutiny after more than 150 were hit by the winter vomiting bug. Crew members taped off areas of the ship “like a crime scene” and the liner smelt of sick, according to trippers on board. At least 150 reported being ill — but travellers said the figure is more like 300. Angry passengers claim the captain has ignored their plight and blamed them for bringing the bug on board. They plan to confront the crew before they dock at Southampton tomorrow. Retired fireman Dave Stringer, 57, said he was charged £55 for an injection to ease symptoms. Dave, from Walsall, West Mids, said: “There might be a riot because the captain and crew just refuse to listen. “We’ll refuse to disembark unless we get some answers. This hasn’t been a holiday — it’s been a cruise to Hell.” Another British passenger said: “It is a scandal — misery on the high seas.” The liner set sail on December 4 for a tour of the Christmas markets of Zeebrugge, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo and Hamburg. But within hours the bug swept through the 1,843 passengers. Many travellers say the virus had hit the ship’s previous cruise and staff were suffering when they boarded. The Daily Mail reports the number ill is now 400 (December 13th), that passengers are being restricted to their cabins, and that they are being told if they get sick it is their own fault for not taking proper care to remain clean. | Media |
| December 10 | MV Bellriva |
Merco Press reports many passengers aboard the River Rhine cruise ship have fallen ill. Around 70 people complained of symptoms linked to the highly contagious Norovirus. Some of the more elderly affected passengers were taken off the ship to nearby hospitals in Wiesbaden while 183 people have been quarantined onboard. | Media |
| December 8 | Riviera Oceania Cruises |
The CDC reports 37 of 1019 passengers (3.63%) and 13 of 767 crew (1.69%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer and an epidemioligist will board the ship on arrival in Miami on November 29 to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. The ship was on a 14 day cruise. | CDC |
| December 4 | Amsterdam Holland America Line |
The CDC reports 64 of 791 passengers (8.1%) and 3 of 610 crew (0.49%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers and an epidemioligist will board the ship on arrival in San Diego on December 5 to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. The ship was on a 24 day cruise. The ship will require a delayed debarkation on Wednesday. Embarkation will begin after 2PM. UPDATE Dec 7: The number ill is now 85 of 791 pax (10.75%) and 6 of 610 crew (0.98%) | CDC |
| November 24 | Voyager of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
New Zealand media reports crew members are battling a suspected norovirus outbreak among passengers. An unofficial Royal Caribbean blog website, written by supporters of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, reported about 135 passengers became sick during an 18-day cruise of Australia and New Zealand which ended in Sydney last Thursday night. The ship's captain was guarded when asked for comment about the health problems on board ship while at sea last Thursday. ''I do not want to talk about that. We are following the procedures when it comes to that," he said. | Media |
| November 20 | Voyager of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
Cruise Law News reports a number of people have contacted us, including one passenger "Nancy" from Australia, complaining about a recent, major norovirus outbreak on the Voyager of the Seas. She writes: "The Voyager of Seas has relocated to Asia Pacific region husband and I sailed on the relocation cruise from Singapore 22nd Oct 2012 to Fremantle Australia. There was Norovirus outbreak around 800 passengers affected undetermined number with chest infection, one Norovirus victim airlifted . . . The ships doctor was swamped with sick passengers couldn't cope turned people away untreated. Cabins were sanitized once during the 14 night cruise and measures taken to fight the infection cabins sanitized as we left the ship ,very hard to fight when there are 3000+ people in one place." There are estimates that12% of passengers have fallen ill. | Media |
| October 28 | Celebrity Constellation Celebrity Cruises |
From a reader: It has been reported that 4.5 percent guests and 3.5 percent crew have reported GI illness. The ship is sailing in Europe so data will not be reported to the CDC. Update November 1: The percentage reporting ill is now 15% of passengers and 6% of crew. BBC reports the ship arrived in Southampton at 06:00 GMT at the end of a 12-night cruise. Southampton's Port Health Authority said about 350 passengers had fallen ill with the vomiting and diarrhoea bug. Its departure was delayed until 20:00 while deep cleaning took place. | Pax |
| October 28 | Rhapsody of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
From a passenger: The ship has seen a 15 percent GI outbreak in guests and 3.5 percent of crew. The ship is sailing in the South Pacific so data will not be reported to the CDC. The Fiji Broadcast Corporation reports the ship was initially quarantined during its port call at Denarau, Nadi. | Pax |
| October 25 | Ruby Princess Princess Cruises |
The CDC reports 150 of 2971 passengers (5.05%) and 14 of 1177 crew (1.19%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer and an epidemioligist will board the ship on arrival in Fort Lauderdale on Octoiber 28, 2012 to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. The ship was on a 19 day cruise. | CDC |
| October 8 | Orchestra MSC Cruises |
ANSAmed reports four crew members are in hospital, including one who is fighting for his life, following an outbreak of bacterial meningitis. The four were admitted to hospital in the Tuscan port of Livorno on Sunday at the end of a cruise. A 32-year-old Indonesian crew member is the most ill of the four. He is in the intensive care department of Livorno hospital as is another man who is seriously ill, a 47-year-old Italian who worked in the kitchen of the ship. The two other crew members are in the hospital's infectious diseases department. The ship left Livorno to start another cruise late on Sunday. MSC Cruises said that ‘as a precaution and in agreement with the local maritime authorities, all the passengers on board were treated with antibiotics.’ Crew were also treated. UPDATE: AFP reports an Indonesian cruise ship crew member died of meningitis, nine days after being hospitalised with three colleagues in the western Italian port city of Livorno, health sources said. Ermandiasa I Gede, 32, died Tuesday despite intensive attempts to save him since he was hospitalised on October 7. According to the company, a 47-year-old Italian cook from the ship was still on life support but his condition had "improved markedly" in recent days. |
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| September 21 | Celebrity Solstice Celebrity Cruises |
Cruise Law News reports there was a gastrointestinal outbreak on the Celebrity Solstice at the end of August. One cruise passenger contacted us and stated: "Our Celebrity Solstice cruise out of Barcelona on 8/27/12 had a huge outbreak of the norovirus. People were sick at the end of the cruise, however Celebrity loaded up the ship to head back out the same day. I don't see how in the world the boat could have been cleaned thoroughly." The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) do not document cases of cruise ship norovirus / gastrointestinal illness when the cruise ships do not call on a U.S. port. | Pax |
| September 14 | Sound of Music Gate 1 Travel |
From a passenger: On board with 114 passengers on the Danube headed toward Nurenburg. Min. 15 passengers have become ill with symptoms of virus ( vomiting and diahria). Started Tuesday afternoon continues today (Friday). | Pax |
| September 6 | Dawn Princess Princess Cruises |
The CDC reports 114 of 1778 passengers (6.41%) and 11 of 851 crew (1.29%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers will board the ship on arrival in Juneau, AK on September 7, 2012 to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. The ship was on a 25 day cruise from Beijing to San Francisco via Alaska. | CDC |
| August 31 | Rhapsody of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
The CDC reports 153 of 2129 passengers (7.19%) and 6 of 812 crew (0.74%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program is collaborating with Health Canada’s Travelling Public and Conveyances Program, which sent two inspectors to meet the ship in Victoria, BC prior to the ship’s arrival in Seattle, WA on August 31, 2012.The ship was on a 7 day cruise to Alaska. | CDC |
| August 12 | Carnival Glory Carnival Cruise Lines |
From a passenger: I just returned (yesterday) from a New England / Canada cruise out of New York. I was one of over one hundred that suffered from some from some form of GI virus on day 3 of the cruise. Three people were taken to a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I received a shot and some pills and was confined to my cabin for 24 hours. This, along with long waits to get into the dinning room made this my last cruise for my wife and I on Carnival. UPDATE:The CDC reports 205 of 1918 passengers (5.61%) and 3 of 1144 crew (0.26%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers boarded the ship on arrival in New York City on August 11, 2012 to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluated the outbreak and response activities. The ship was on a 5-day cruise. | CDC |
| July 21 | Sun Princess Princess Cruises |
The CDC reports 165 of 3652 passengers (8.60%) and 13 of 836 crew (1.56%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers and an epidemiologist boarded the ship on arrival in New York City on July 20, 2012 to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluated the outbreak and response activities. The ship was on a 13 day segment that began July 8, 201 in Dover as part of a 104-day world tour. UPDATE: The number reporting ill has been reviewed to 201 of 1918 passengers (10.48%) and 15 of 836 crew (1.79%) | CDC |
| May 15 | Boudicca Fred Olsen Cruises |
Greenock Telegraph reports 30 passengers stricken by a vomiting bug on cruise the ship remain in isolation. More than 1,000 people are on board the liner, including 828 holidaymakers, which is due to dock in Funchal in Madeira today. The ship left Greenock on 7 May on a 13-night cruise to the Canary Islands. The Daily Mail sunsequently reported 170 passengers (about 20%) had reported ill. | Media |
| May 12 | Carnival Freedom Carnival Cruise Lines |
Cruise Fever reports the ship will undergo an extensive cleaning when the ship arrives back in Port Everglades on Sunday morning. Carnival sent out an email to all the passengers of Sunday’s cruise that embarkation will not begin until 1:30pm so the ship can be thoroughly cleaned. The ship is scheduled to leave Ft. Lauderdale, FL at 4:00pm Sunday for a 6 night cruise stopping in Key West, FL, Grand Cayman Island, and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. There has been no official word from Carnival on whether the cruise will depart at a later time, although it is likely to be pushed back an hour or two to allow for proper embarkation. Passengers have reported that virus like symptoms have spread not only on this current sailing, but also on sailings as far back as April 21, 2012. | Media |
| April 18 | Norwegian Gem Norwegian Cruise Line |
From a passenger:My family just came back from a cruise where all three of us were violently ill along with unconfirmed reports of up to 1,000 other passengers. People started getting GI-related symptoms on Thursday 4/12/2012 when we were leaving Nassau. The cruise was from New York, to Port Canaveral to Great Stirrup Cay to Nassau & back to New York. Symptoms resolved within 24 hours. | Pax |
| March 7 | Ruby Princess Princess Cruises |
The CDC reports 129 of 3147 passengers (4.10%) and 9 of 1179 crew (0.76%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers and an epidemiologist boarded the ship on arrival in Ft. Lauderdale on March 4, 2012 to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluated the outbreak and response activities. The ship was on a 7 day cruise that began February 26 and ended March 4, 2012. UPDATE: The Miami Herald reports there were illnesses on the cruise that followed this one. | CDC |
| March 7 | Balmoral Fred Olsen Cruises |
Globo.com reports more than 50 passengers and crew were ill with diarrhea and flu symptoms (likely norovirus) when the ship docked in Santos, Brazil. | Media |
| February 28 | Independence of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
Cruise Ship News reports "we can break some exclusive news that has come to us thanks to a few reports, which were received by email and pointed us to a Norovirus outbreak on Independence of the Seas this month. It’s alleged that the Norovirus outbreak happened during the last week, and some cruise passengers that got back to Southampton yesterday state there was an “outbreak of Norovirus during the second week” of the cruise ... While yet to be officially verified it’s alleged that thecrew “pulled out all the stops cleaning everything down“, and officers made sure crew cleaned the lifts, hand rails, tables, chairs, and more with “disinfectant packs on their backs“ ... Other rumors point to a deep clean taking place after they were in port; again this has not been confirmed. Update: We’ve had an email from someone who has family currently on Independence of the Seas and they state that the sail away was delayed, which adds to the possibility of a deep clean yesterday to stop the virus from remaining onboard. From a passenger: We sailed on the Independence voyage 2 Feb 2012 and 3 days into the cruise there was a norovirus outbreak. Letter was issued to cabin to take care. The Windjammer staff wore rubber gloves and carried bottles of disinfectant about, as soon as someone left a table they wiped down all the chairs and table immediately. Also were handing out wipes at the pier when reboarding and at the main dining rooms. Still people do manage to bypass these precautions. Sounds like the Indy has an ongoing problem at the moment. NOTE: The ship is not sailing from/to a US port so it is not requried to report the illness outbreak to the CDC. | Media |
| February 18 | Armonia MSC Cruises |
Globo News and Ultimo Segundo report a 30 year old female crew member (waitress) has died after been hospitalized in serious conndition for a fever and cough -- she was breathing with the help of a ventilator when she died. She had been diagnosed with pneumonia. Five other crew members remain in hospital under observation with the same symptoms. The ship docked at the Port of Santos today. Officials of the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance met the ship and it took six hours for the 2,000 passengers to be cleared to disembark. The company says the next cruise will proceed as normal. | Media |
| February 10 | Celebrity Silhouette Celebrity Cruises |
The CDC reports 174 of 2809 passengers (6.19%) and 11 of 1236 crew (0.89%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer amd an epidemiologist will board the ship on arrival in Newark on February 10, 2012 to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluated the outbreak and response activities. The ship is on a 12 day cruise that began January 28 and ends February 10, 2012. | CDC |
| February 10 | Celebrity Constellation Celebrity Cruises |
The CDC reports 95 of 1992 passengers (4.77%) and 12 of 946 crew (1.27%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers will board the ship on arrival in Ft. Lauderdale on February 11, 2012 to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluated the outbreak and response activities. The ship is on a 14 day cruise that began January 28 and ends February 11, 2012 | CDC |
| February 7 | Crown Princess Princess Cruises |
The Sun Sentinel reports the increased incidence of gastrointestinal illness that occurred during the previous cruise of Crown Princess has reappeared on the current voyage which departed Saturday, February 4, Princess Cruises said in a statement Tuesday. The ship is now returning to Fort Lauderdale where the cruise will end on Thursday, Feb. 9. The ship was scheduled to return on Saturday, Feb. 11. On the current sailing 55 passengers (1.79% out of 3,078) and 56 crew (4.75% of 1,178) have reported gastrointestinal illness. CNN reports the numbers of are 114 passengers and 60 crew members. The CDC reports 288 of 3078 passengers (9.36%) and 68 of 1178 crew (5.77%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. | Media/ CDC |
| February 6 | Rotterdam Holland America Line |
From a passenger: We returned Feb 3 from a 30 day Hawaii and S. Pacific Cruise on the Rotterdam. We had a code red situation because of GI for 8 of the 30 days and nearly everyone else came down with the respiratory colds and or severe cough. Luckily my wife and I did not get GI but we both got the severe respiratory illness and my wife is still undergoing medical care. Everyone aboard referred to it as the Rotterdam cough. Have no idea how many passengers and cruise had the GI problem but the last day of the cruise I spoke with 4 people I had not met previously and half had the problem earlier. One said she developed the illness on Day 2 of the cruise. We were not notified of the illness until many many days later. Passengers did not cooperate with the health instructions given by the officers and strolled into the food areas refusing to use the sanitizers. HAL needs to station people of authority at the entrance to these areas and deny admission to people how refuse to sanitize. | Pax |
| February 3 | Voyager of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
The CDC reports 203 of 3139 passengers (6.47%) and 9 of 1192 crew (0.76%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers will board the ship on arrival in New Orleans on February 4, 2012 to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluated the outbreak and response activities. Stool specimens will be sent to the CDC lab for testing. The cruise began January 28. UPDATE: 248 of 3139 pax (7.90%); 11 of 1192 crew (0.92%). | CDC |
| February 3 | Crown Princess Princess Cruises |
Local 10 News reports 140 of 3,013 passengers (4.51%) and 16 of 1,186 crew members (1.54%) have been affected by gastrointestinal illness suspected to be norovirus. The ship is on a seven day cruise that left Ft. Lauderdale 28 January.Update from CDC: 364 pax (11.73%) and 32 crew (2.74%) have reported ill. The CDC reports there were an unknown, but significant number of passenger cases who reported their illness by phone to the medical facility onboard, but were not seen in a timely manner and disembarked the ship. | Media / CDC |
| February 3 | Ruby Princess Princess Cruises |
Local 10 News reports 81 passengers (2.59%) and nine crew members (0.76%) have been affected by gastrointestinal illness suspected to be norovirus. The ship is on a seven day cruise that left Ft. Lauderdale 29 January. Update from MSNBC: 92 pax and 13 crew have reported ill. | Media |
| February 3 | Rotterdam Holland America Line |
From a passenger: I've been told to expect a late embarkation today in San Diego. Apparently there has been a Norovirus outbreak, and the ship and pier will be sanitized between debark and embark. Shuttle busses will take guests to Seaport Village from the pier and back from 11 - 3pm. | Pax |
| January 26 | Aurora P&O Cruises |
The CDC reports reports 142 of 1742 passengers (8.24%) and 8 of 824 crew (0.97%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers and an epidemiologist will board the ship on arrival in San Francisco on January 25, 2012 to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluated the outbreak and response activities. Stool specimens will be sent to the CDC lab for testing. The cruise began January 4 and ends January 26. | CDC |
| January 16 | Star Princess Princess Cruises |
MSNBC reports Princess Cruises said Monday that it is surprised and disappointed that the Falkland Islands government turned away the ship because a small number of people on board have stomach flu. Falklands government spokesman Darren Christie said it had to deny entry to the ship Saturday because some passengers had contagious norovirus, which the islands are ill-equipped to handle. The decision was made by the Falklands' chief medical officer in consultation with a microbiologist in Britain, Christie said. "An outbreak in the Falkland Islands would put enormous pressure on our limited medical resources, and jeopardize other scheduled cruise visits," his statement said. The cruise line reports 74 passengers and crew were reportedly ill. The ship had planned to dock in Port Stanley in the middle of its 14-day South America cruise from Valparaiso, Chile, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ship's next port of call is Tuesday in Buenos Aires, followed by Montevideo, Uruguay. The cruise ends Jan. 21. |
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| January 4 | Maasdam Holland America Line |
The CDC reports reports 56 of 1255 passengers (4.46%) and 6 of 573 crew (1.05%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer and an epidemiologist boarded the ship on arrival in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on January 2, 2012 to conduct targeted environmental health and epidemiologic assessments and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. Ship crew conducted intensified cleaning and disinfection of staterooms occupied by those who reported their GI illness to the infirmary. Stool specimens were sent to the CDC lab for testing. The ship is on a 10 day cruise ending January 2nd. From a passenger: Two or three days into the voyage, the Captain came on the PA to announce the problem. He said it came from European passengers. They closed buffet lines and the crew had to serve you; they removed salt/pepper shakers from the dining room; they took rolls away and served bread at dinner with tongs, and closed the hot tub. In addition, in the evenings, we saw our cabin steward and assistant washing down all of the cabin corridors (even the ceiling) with disinfectant. In addition, when passengers became ill, they were confined to their cabin and the stewards were not allowed to clean. When "quarantine" was over, crew members with masks went to the "contaminated" cabins and cleaned under supervision. The Captain announced the numbers ill and daily progress against the illness. The largest number announced was about 25. We had friends on the next voyage and learned that embarkation was delayed as they continued to try to rid the ship of the GI virus. HAL also had people stationed at each entrance to the dining areas providing hand sanitizer to all passengers to try to control the outbreak. | CDC |
| January 3 | Marco Polo Cruise and Maritime Voyages |
The Daily Mirror reports twenty-nine passengers along with eight members of staff, have been isolated in their cabins and treated by medical staff. The ship, carrying 738 holidaymakers and 360 crew, is due to return to Tilbury docks, London, this morning after the cruise to Tenerife, which left on December 20. One passenger on board, who did not want to be named, said the festive trip had turned into a nightmare. She said: “There are bags marked human waste everywhere and staff are wearing masks. “It is like something out of a film. They have closed the coffee stations but the bar is still open. But all the public toilets have been shut and we have been told to use our own in our cabins. "But our cabin is miles away from anywhere. The trip has been a complete disaster.” Tour operator Cruise & Maritime confirmed that a small number of passengers had fallen ill with the norovirus. The ship will be disinfected today before setting off on another cruise tonight and passengers on the new trip will be told what has happened. | Media |
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| December 31 | Norwegian Spirit Norwegian Cruise Line |
The CDC reports reports 94 of 2409 passengers (3.90%) and 13 of 945 crew (1.38%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer boarded the ship on arrival in New Orleans, LA on December 25, 2011 to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluated the outbreak and response activities. Ship crew completed a full comprehensive super-sanitation turn around between disembarking and embarking passengers. Stool specimens were sent to the CDC lab for testing, which revealed that this outbreak was caused by Norovirus.The ship is on a 7 day cruise ending December 25th. | CDC |
| December 31 | Mariner of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
The following message was sent on December 22 to passengers booked for the cruise from Galveston, 12/26/2011 to 01/02/2012: We are contacting you to provide you with important information regarding your sailing on Mariner of the Seas on Monday, December 26, 2011. During Mariner of the Seas' last sailing, a number of guests onboard experienced gastrointestinal illness. In an abundance of caution, we are conducting enhanced sanitizing onboard the ship and within the cruise terminal to help prevent any illness from affecting your cruise. Because of this additional sanitizing, the check in and boarding process is now anticipated to take place between 2:00 p.m and 5:00 pm. We sincerely apologize for this delay. Due to the limited seating in the cruise terminal in Galveston, Texas, please do not arrive at the pier before 2:00 pm on Monday. As a gesture of goodwill, and to thank our guests for their understanding and cooperation, Royal Caribbean will provide each guest with a $20 credit to their onboard account to cover lunch in Galveston and any incidental cost they might incur due to the delay in boarding. | Cruise Line |
| December 30 | Aurora P&O Cruises |
The Daily Echo reports around 25 passengers were showing symptoms of norovirus last night. Sick passengers are being told to isolate themselves in their rooms while a “comprehensive” disinfection programme is rolled out on the ship, which set sail from Southampton last week. Yesterday the vessel was on a day call in Tenerife ahead of the next leg of its 15-day voyage – a cruise to Gran Canaria. Aurora is due to return to Southampton on January 4. | Media |
| December 16 | Ryndam Holland America Line |
The CDC reports reports 69 of 1298 passengers (5.32%) and 6 of 574 crew (1.05%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer and an epidemiologist will board the ship on arrival in Tampa on December 18, 2011, to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. The ship is on a 7 day cruise ending December 18th. | CDC |
| December 12 | Carnival Conquest Carnival Cruise Lines |
From a passenger: There was an outbreak of something vomiting and diarrhea starting on Tuesday of the cruise (4-11 Dec). My husband got sick on Thursday morning and was asked to stay in cabin on isolation. On Friday I came down with vomiting and diarrhea. We were told there were lots of people sick. We were basically left to fend for ourselves. It may have taken 2 to 3 hours to get a powerade. They sent up crackers one time. They did not even help us get off the ship with our luggage. This was our second trip on the Conquest and our last. They had half the staff they did on our first voyage. The Cezenne dining room was dirty most of the time with dirty tables. After 7 pm it was hard to find anything other than pizza. I talked to Carnival and they said they had cut back on dining times and menu. They said they were sorry we got sick. Another passenger writes: On our final day at sea suddenly all the crew was wearing gloves and none of the passengers were allowed to get their own plate or food at the buffet. Everything had to be served by the staff and they were constantly wiping down everything and making announcements about hygiene. We asked if something was going on and we were told no however by that night 3 of the seven people in our party were very sick and once we walked in on an employee in the bathroom vomiting very badly. A casino employee told us that night many of the crew and passengers were very sick. When we were getting off the boat Sunday we saw stacks and stacks of mattresses in plastic they were loading on the ship. We still have people from our group sick and I wish we had been told something. We received no information and since I was traveling with two children and my seventy year old father I continue to be concerned. | Pax |
| December 9 | Celebrity Constellation Celebrity Cruises |
From a passenger: I just returned home. I did a 13 night that got into FLL on 12/3 from Barcelona and it was delayed boarding 5 hours because of a deep clean. The whole cruise was very different: no boarding drinks, no captain's club buffets, no brunches. The entire cruise everything including beverages were served. Not even napkins were available. Bleach ruined some of my clothes from the "deep clean" They were spraying bleach in every room with a steam machine after each event. The prior cruise Istanbul/ Turkey was so bad it was reported people got #2 at the buffet, and in the Solarium Jacuzzi!!! The men in orange suits arrived, but people continued to eat. :( | Pax |
| December 8 | Celebrity Solstice Celebrity Cruises |
The CDC reports reports 128 of 2730 passengers (4.69%) and 11 of 1211 crew (0.91%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. Three CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers and an epidemiologists will board the ship on arrival in Fort Lauderdale on December 11, 2011, to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. The ship is on a 14 day cruise ending December 11th. | CDC |
| November 27 | Oasis of the Seas Royal Caribbean International |
NBC Miami reports dozens of peoplehad a gastrointestinal illness, but the ship was sanitized as has since set sail on another cruise, the company said. The ship completed the Caribbean trip on Saturday at Port Everglades. During the trip, 54 guests and 10 crew members fell ill with what was thought to be Norovirus, the company said in an email statement. The people were treated with over-the-counter medication aboard the ship. The crew sanitized the ship in the port to avoid spreading the illness, and the vessel left port again on Saturday and is on a seven-day cruise through the western Caribbean. | Media |
| November 22 | Veendam Holland America Line |
The New York Post reports at least 72 passengers and seven crew members were affected by an unspecified ailment (gastrointestinal) on the journey from Chile. Anvisa officials who boarded the ship when it docked in Rio Tuesday found only two people still showed symptoms of intestinal discomfort, Azaro said. The Vancouver Sun subsequently reports that 79 passengers and 7 crew member reportedly became ill with gastrointestinal illness. | Media |
| November 18 | Ryndam Holland America Line |
The CDC reports reports 148 of 1188 passengers (12.46%) and 11 of 732 crew (1.92%) have reported ill with gastrointestinal illness. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers and two epidemiologists boarded the ship on arrival in HAL's private island in the Bahamas on November 18, 2011, to conduct a comprehensive environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. The ship is on a 14 day cruise ending November 20th. | CDC |