Gastrointestinal Illness Sickens Over 90 on Royal Caribbean Cruise

Passengers and crew aboard the Radiance of the Seas report vomiting and diarrhea as CDC investigates potential norovirus outbreak.

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.