- Cruise Line: Princess Cruises
- Cruise Ship: Regal Princess
- Voyage Dates: 3/13-3/25
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers: 69 of 1504 (4.6%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 8 of 680 (1.2%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: In response to the outbreak, Princess Cruises and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- sent daily updates to CDC until the number of ill people returned to expected levels,
- collected stool specimens for analysis.
- VSP staff boarded the ship on March 24th and in St. Thomas and sailed on it through the remainder of the voyage. They conducted a targeted environmental health investigation, an epidemiological evaluation, and made recommendations.
- By the next voyage, the number of ill people returned to expected levels.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A Tel: (404) 639-3311 • CDC Contact Center: 800-CDC-INFO • 888-232-6348 (TTY)
