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Investigation Update on the Pacific Princess

  • Cruise Line: Princess Cruises
  • Cruise Ship: Pacific Princess
  • Voyage Dates: 12/15-1/10
  • Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers at the end of the voyage: 50 of 642 (7.79%)
  • Number of ill crew out of total number of crew at the end of the voyage: 6 of 369 (1.63%)
  • 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,
    • notified passengers aboard the ship,
    • sent daily updates to CDC and until the number of ill people returned to expected levels,
    • collected stool specimens for analysis.
  • VSP staff boarded the ship on January 10th to conduct a targeted environmental health assessment and make recommendations. The ship left the U.S. and is no longer reporting to VSP.