Investigation Update on the Ryndam
- Cruise Line: Holland America Line
- Cruise Ship: Ryndam
- Voyage Dates: 3/3-3/13
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers:
61
of 1209 (5.05%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew:
7 of 593 (1.18%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: In response to the outbreak, Holland America Line and the crew aboard the ship
took the following actions:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- staffed the ship with additional people to support the cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- sent environmental health staff to the ship for additional support,
- notified passengers aboard the ship,
- sent daily updates to CDC until the number
of ill people returned to expected levels,
- notified oncoming passengers about the illness,
- collected stool specimens for analysis.
- Because this is the third consecutive outbreak, Holland America Line will
take the ship out of service from March 13-15. They will staff the ship with
additional people to clean and disinfect the ship while it's out of service.
- On March 13th, VSP staff boarded the ship in San Diego, CA to conduct an
environmental health investigation and make
recommendations.
- During the following voyage (3/15-3/23) reports of gastrointestinal illnesses returned to expected levels.
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