Investigation Update on the Serenade of the Seas
- Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
- Cruise Ship: Serenade of the Seas
- Voyage Dates: 10/29-11/11/06
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers: 68 of 2023 (3.36%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 9 of 854 (1.05%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions to respond to the
outbreak:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- submitted stools specimens for analysis,
- provided daily updates about the illness to VSP until the number of ill
people returned to expected levels.
- The number of ill people returned to expected levels for the voyage that was completed on 12/2/06.