Investigation Update on the Island Princess
- Cruise Line: Princess Cruises
- Cruise Ship: Island Princess
- Voyage Dates: 10/21-11/5/06
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passenger: 109 of 1959 (5.56%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 11 of 905 (1.22%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: Princess Cruises and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions to respond to the
outbreak:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- continues to provide daily updates until the number of ill people returns to
expected levels,
- submitted stool specimens for analysis.
- VSP staff boarded the ship to conduct a targeted environmental health investigation and make
recommendations.