- Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line
- Cruise Ship: Norwegian Crown
- Voyage Dates: 8/12-8/19
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers: 51 of 1246 (4.09%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 2 of 534 (0.37%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: In response to the outbreak, Norwegian Cruise Line and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- suspended guest self-service buffets,
- collected stool specimens for analysis, and
- sent daily updates to CDC until the number of ill people returned to expected levels.
- During the following voyage (sailing dates: 8/19-8/27) the number of people that reported being ill 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)
