Investigation Update on the Zenith
- Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises
- Cruise Ship: Zenith
- Voyage Dates: 4/2-4/13
- Number of passengers who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers:
89
of 1363 (6.53%)
- Number of ill crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew:
11 of 613 (1.79%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: In response to the outbreak, Celebrity Cruises and the crew aboard the ship
took the following actions:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- sent daily updates to CDC and until the number
of ill people returned to expected levels,
- sent environmental health staff to the ship for additional support,
- notified passengers aboard the ship,
- notified travel agents to tell oncoming passengers,
- conducted additional cleaning and disinfection procedures onboard the ship
and in the terminal and buses between voyages,
- collected stool specimens for analysis.
- On April 13th, VSP staff boarded the ship in Tampa; they conducted a targeted
environmental investigation and made recommendations.
By the following voyage, the number of ill people had decreased; after April
28th, the ship was no longer sailing in the U.S. and not under the jurisdiction
of VSP.
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