2016 Box Score |
2017 Box Score |
2018 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) |
20 | 2278 | 106 | 2384 | 20 | 2266 | 73 | 2339 | 13 | 948 | 61 |
1009 |
E coli |
2 | 87 | 20 | 107 | ||||||||
Salmonella |
1 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
Shigella |
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Other |
1 | 184 | 12 | 196 | 2 | 151 | 17 | 168 | ||||
Total |
23 | 2378 | 126 | 2504 | 21 | 2450 | 85 | 2535 | 15 | 1099 | 78 | 1177 |
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 |
2017 | 21 | 2535 |
|
Cruise Line |
|
Source |
December 11 |
Crystal Symphony |
CDC reports 30 of 700 (4.3%) passengers and 17 of 585 (2.9%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness on the 8 November - 2 December cruise. | CDC |
November 14 |
Volendam |
CDC
reports 68
of 1285 (5.29%) passengers and 9 of 599 (0.50%) crew
have reported gastrointestinal illness on the 3-18
November cruise. |
CDC |
October 10 | AIDAprima | Daily Mail reports hundreds of passengers on a luxury Mediterranean cruise were reportedly struck down with a sickness bug that left them quarantined in their cabins. Around 300 people were left suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea after a virus is thought to have swept the vessel following its departure from Palma in Majorca on September 22. The cruise liner had been bound for destinations including Corsica, Rome, Florence and Barcelona. A wave of illness also spread over one of the Prima's sister ships, the Perla, recently. Last month dozens of passengers on it fell ill and they were quarantined on board after it moored in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. | Media |
September 20 | AIDAperla | MedicalXpress reports dozens of cruise ship passengers who fell ill during their voyage were temporarily held on board Thursday after the liner moored in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. The sickened passengers were on board the AIDAperla. The ship's German operator Aida Cruises said in a statement that crew increased hygiene measures after "gastro intestinal infections occurred among passengers." Local emergency services said in a statement that 70 passengers reported feeling sick and received treatment onboard. By early afternoon, port authorities and the cruise company said that all passengers were being allowed on and off the ship. | Media |
September 12 |
Pearl Mist |
CDC reports 6 of 196 (3.06%) passengers and 0 of 169 (0 %) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness on the 1-12 September cruise. | |
June 28 | Seven Seas Mariner | CDC reports 38 of 652 (5.83%) passengers and 0 of 457 (0%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness on the 20-30 June cruise. | CDC |
June 23 | Zaandam | CDC reports 58 of 1,472 (3.94%) passengers and 15 of 591 (2.54%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness of the 18 June - July 2 cruise. UPDATE 28 June: 95 of 1,472 (6.45%) and 18 of 591 (3.05%) crew. | CDC |
May 24 | Silver Shadow | CDC reports 28 of 327 (8.56%)passengers and 8 of 290 (2.76%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness of the 10-24 May cruise. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program epidemiologist will travel to Seward, Alaska, to meet the ship in port on May 24, 2018, to conduct an epidemiologic investigation and monitor the ship’s sanitation procedures. | CDC |
April 27 | Celebrity Innfinity | CDC reports 111 of 2,140 (5.19%) passengers and 7 of 970 (0.72%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness of the 17 April- 2 May cruise. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program epidemiologist and two environmental health officers will board the ship in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on May 2, 2018, to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. | CDC |
March 9 | Queen Victoria | CDC reports 80 of 1,901 (4.2%) passengers and 10 of 968 (1.03%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness of the 21 February - 9 March cruise. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer and an epidemiologist boarded the ship in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on March 9, 2018, to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. Causitive agent: enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) | CDC |
February 9 | Azamara Quest | San Diego Union Tribune reports the ship that docked in San Diego early Thursday and will undergo a “full barrier sanitation cleaning” after 22 passengers and two crew members came down with gastrointestinal symptoms. CDC confirms the outbreak. | Media / CDC |
January 24 | Island Princess | CDC
reports 71 of 2,181 (3.26%) passengers and 7 of 898
(0.78%) crew reported ill on the cruise 9-24 January 2018.
Three CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health
officers and one epidemiologist will board the ship in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida, on January 24, 2018, to conduct an
environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak
and response activities. Causative agents: Norovirus
and Campylobacter |
CDC |
January 12 | Grandeur of the Seas | USA Today reports nearly 50 people have fallen sick on a cruise ship that departed from Baltimore last week, delaying its return. The ship originally was scheduled to set sail back to Baltimore on Thursday, but now won’t until Saturday, following 46 reported cases of gastrointestinal illness on board. | Media |
January 3 | Sea Princess | ABC News reports about 200 people have been struck down with gastro onboard a cruise ship which is set to dock in Brisbane on Thursday. The ship is completing the final leg of a two-week round trip between Brisbane and New Zealand. Queensland Health confirmed on-board testing found norovirus to be the cause of increased gastro cases. | Media |