Investigation Update on the
Regal Princess
- Cruise Line: Princess Cruises
- Cruise Ship: Regal Princess
- Voyage Dates: 12/7-12/27/06
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers:
75 of 1479 (5.07%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 5 of 678 (0.07%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: Princess Cruises and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions to respond to the
outbreak:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- collected stool specimens for analysis,
- sent daily updates to CDC until the number of ill people returned to
expected levels.
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