| 2015 Box Score |
2016 Box Score |
2017 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) |
23 | 2458 | 112 | 2570 | 20 | 2278 | 106 | 2384 | 20 | 2266 | 73 | 2339 |
| E coli |
2 | 87 | 20 | 107 | ||||||||
| Salmonella |
1 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| Shigella |
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| Other |
1 | 184 | 12 | 196 | ||||||||
| Total |
23 | 2458 | 112 | 2570 | 23 | 2378 | 126 | 2504 | 21 | 2450 | 85 | 2535 |
| 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 |
#
of Reports |
Total
Sick |
| 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 |
| 2012 | 34 | 5542 |
| 2013 | 22 | 2385 |
| 2014 | 14 | 3559 |
| 2015 | 22 | 2570 |
| 2016 | 23 | 2504 |
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Cruise Line |
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Source |
| December 16 | Independence RCI |
Washington Post reports 332 passengers came down with a gastrointestinal illness during the cruise, which left Fort Lauderdale Monday for Labadee and Jamaica. The company said the illness affected only a small percentage (6.6%) of the more than 5,000 people aboard. However, some passengers disputed the company's count, saying many more people were sick. CDC reports 310 of 4,160 (7.45%) passengers and 23 of 1,398 crew (1.65%) | Media |
| December 6 | Ovation RCI |
ABC News reports nearly 200 people have been hit with gastro symptoms while onboard one of the world's largest cruise ships, the Ovation of the Seas, which has today docked in Hobart. Three ambulances greeted the ship when it docked in Hobart. "The ship has notified health services of two passengers that are likely to require transfer to a hospital for medical assistance." This afternoon authorities confirmed five passengers had presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital needing treatment. | Media |
| November 28 | Reflection Celebrity |
CDC reports 173 of 3034 (5.7%) passengers and 3 of 1240 (0.624%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning November 17 and ending November 27. CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers boarded the ship in Ft. Lauderdale on November 27 to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. | CDC |
| 18 November | Veendam HAL |
Cruise Law News reports a passenger sailing on the ship near Greece stated that a number of guests are experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms: "I'm currently on MS Veendam. Left Fort Lauderdale on October 20th and due to return to Fort Lauderdale on December 8th. Currently docked in Souda, Greece. Leaving at 5:00 pm less than an hour from now. Souda port terminal has WiFi. Noro started about four days ago. We did pick up passengers in Barcelona and some of them are sick now and seem to have gotten sick shortly after boarding from what I understand. One day there were 29 passengers and two crew sick . . . Yesterday ... only four new cases and no crew sick anymore. Ship is cleaning, isolating and taking precautions including not allowing passengers to handle food which is good." | Pax |
| 12 November | Anthem RCI |
From a reader: A lot of bloggers are reporting norovirus on the cruise that came back. Called Royal Caribbean and they said they were cleaning the ship and it would be departing late today. ABC6 reports 10 members of one family became ill. Royal Caribbeaan confirmed that "were a total of 98 reported cases of gastro-intestinal illness symptoms". | Pax |
| November 8 | Solstice Celebrity |
NZ Herald the ship, plagued with norovirus, has berthed in the Port of Tauranga today. It arrived at 7.15am as part of a 12-night cruise from Sydney to Auckland via the South Island. Of the 3985 guests and crew, 213 have been struck down with the vomiting and diarrhoea bug. The ship will sail as scheduled, departing at 6pm. Sydney man Walter Gibian was on board the ship with his wife Elisabeth but got off early after she fell ill. The couple left Sydney on October 30 and halfway into the 12-day cruise passengers started falling ill. Gibian says his wife come down with the bug on Saturday. She was then isolated to her cabin for 48 hours. Although his wife had already caught it, the Gibians decided to leave the ship early in Wellington on Tuesday morning because he did not want to risk getting ill. Gibian was told there was no refund but he could get a credit on a future cruise. Passengers on the current cruise disembark in Auckland on Saturday and the couple is worried new passengers will board oblivious to situation. | Media |
| November 3 | Crown Princess |
CDC reports 128 of 2,980 (4.3%) passengers and 7 of 1,153 (0.61%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning October 25 and ending November 8. A CDC VSP epidemiologist and environmental health officer will board the ship in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 5 to conduct an epidemiological and environmental health investigation. UPDATE: November 7 179 of 2,957 (6.05%) passenger, 11 of 1,172 (0.94%) crew. UPDATE: November 11 184 of 2,957 (6.22%) passengers, 12 of 1,173 (1.02%) crew. CAUSE: C. perfringens enterotoxin (food poisoning) | CDC |
| November 1 | Solstice Celebrity |
Herald Sun reports the ship has been hit with an outbreak of gastro, according to reports. A Melbourne passenger, who wished to remain anonymous, said both her husband and herself were struck down with the virus after an 18 day cruise from Hawaii. “We got off the Solstice on October 20 in Sydney after 18 day cruise from Hawaii,” she said. “My husband got norovirus the day before we docked and I got it the day after we got home.” She said the virus has been on the ship since the October 18 when the first lot of passengers were quarantined. “The ship did the best they could under the circumstances to try to contain it,” the Melbourne woman said. | Media |
| October 10 | Sea Bird Lindblad |
CDC reports 13 of 57 (22.81%) passengers and 1 of 30 (3.33%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning Sept 26 and ending October 2. | CDC |
| August 10 | Sun Princess |
ABC reports 91 cruisegoers have been struck down by a norovirus. Passengers afflicted with the virus during a 10-day cruise of the South Pacific suffered diarrhoea and vomiting, among other symptoms. |
Media |
| August 9 | Noordam HAL |
CDC reports 82 of 2,143 (3.832%) passengers and 5 of 790 (0.63%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning July 30 and ending August 6. | CDC |
| July 29 | Nieuw Amsterdam HAL |
CDC reports 73 of 2,210 (3.30%) passengers and 4 of 869 (0.46%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning July 22 and ending July 29. | CDC |
| July 29 | Noordam HAL |
CDC reports 167 of 2,086 (8.02%) passengers and 6 of 802 (0.75%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning July 23 and ending July 30. | CDC |
| July 26 | Volendam HAL |
CDC reports 46 of 1473 (3.12%) passengers and 10 of 610 (1.61%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning July 19 and ending July 26. The VSP epidemiologist and environmental health officers will board the ship on arrival in Juneau on July 28, 2017, to evaluate the outbreak and conduct an environmental assessment. |
CDC |
| July 19 | Volendam HAL |
CDC reports 68 of 1480 (4.59%) passengers and 1 of 610 (0.16%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning July 12 and ending July 19. |
CDC |
| June 30 | Constellation Celebrity |
From a passenger: First cruise. Family Involved in a noro outbreak on celebrity constellation on the 15-24th June 2017 Venice to Rome cruise. No reports published in media. Up to 300 passengers reported ill -- 4 days of crew changes and deep cleaning. Docking at Naples was delayed by customs for 2 hours. Just received a voucher for next cruise. |
Pax |
| April 7 | Regatta Oceania |
CDC reports 23 of 693 (3.60%) passengers and 1 of 397 (0.25%) crew became ill on the cruise beginning March 29 and ending April 14. A member of the cruise line’s public health team was sent to the ship to assist. CDC Vessel Sanitation Program is monitoring the outbreak and the ship’s response procedures. The cruise began in Lima and will disembark at Miami. | CDC |
| March 20 | Coral Princess |
CDC reports 157 of 2016 (7.79%) passengers and 25 of 881 (2.84%) crew became ill during the cruise 8 - 18 March. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer will board the ship in Ft. Lauderdale on March 18 to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. | CDC |
| February 16 | Sun Princess |
ABC reports about 140 passengers have come down with gastro, a fortnight after a similar outbreak on the vessel during a previous cruise. The Sun Princess returned to Brisbane about 7:00am after its 14-day trip around New Zealand. Queensland Health said 140 people were ill, but passengers estimated that number was higher. Some have complained that the ship should have delayed the voyage after 90 people suffered from norovirus on the ship's prior trip to Papua New Guinea. | Media |
| February 2 | Sun Princess |
ABC reports a gastro outbreak on a cruise ship has affected about 90 holidaymakers, leaving others hoping to board in Brisbane with a prolonged and anxious wait as the ship is disinfected, Queensland Health says. The Sun Princess docked in Brisbane this morning, having completed a 12-day trip to Papua New Guinea. The operator said the ship and terminal would undergo a "prolonged disinfection" ahead of this evening's departure for a 14-day trip to New Zealand. Boarding passengers said they were left waiting for up to two hours as the ship was disinfected. | Media |