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.