- Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
- Cruise Ship: Holiday
- Voyage Dates: 1/24-1/28
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers: 121 of 1548 (7.82%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 22 of 686 (3.21%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: Carnival Cruise Line and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions to respond to the outbreak:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- staffed the ship with senior environmental health officers for additional support,
- submitted stools specimens for analysis,
- delayed embarkation,
- provided daily updates to VSP until the number of ill people returned to expected levels.
- VSP staff continued to provide support to the ship until the number of ill people returned to expected levels. During the following voyage (sailing dates: 1/28-2/2) the numbers decreased and then returned to expected levels during the voyage that followed (sailing dates: 2/2-2/7).
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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)
