Overview
- At least 95 of 2,007 passengers and six of 640 crew reported gastrointestinal illness with vomiting and diarrhea, according to the CDC.
- The agency identified norovirus as the cause and logged the outbreak on Nov. 30 following calls in Boston, New York, Miami, and Charleston.
- Ship personnel increased cleaning and disinfection, isolated ill individuals, consulted the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program, and collected stool specimens for testing.
- The AIDAdiva departed Hamburg on Nov. 10 for a 133-day itinerary with scheduled stops across multiple regions, and the voyage continues.
- AIDA Cruises did not immediately respond to media inquiries, as the incident joins 21 cruise-ship gastrointestinal outbreaks reported by the CDC in 2025, 16 tied to norovirus.