Overview

• The outbreak affected 89 passengers and 2 crew members out of 2,164 passengers and 910 crew aboard the Radiance of the Seas.
• The illness, reported to the CDC on Tuesday, caused symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting, though the exact cause remains unknown.
• The cruise departed Tampa, Florida, on February 1 for a week-long journey with stops in Mexico, Honduras, and Belize, and is set to return Saturday.
• Royal Caribbean has isolated sick individuals, increased cleaning and disinfection efforts, and collected stool samples for testing.
• The CDC notes that norovirus is a common cause of such outbreaks, but confirmation of the causative agent is still pending.