Investigation Update on the Holiday
- Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line
- Cruise Ship: Holiday
- Voyage Dates: 1/24-1/28
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers:
121 of 1548 (7.82%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 22 of 686 (3.21%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea
and vomiting
- Actions: Carnival Cruise Line and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions to respond to the
outbreak:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- staffed the ship with senior environmental health officers for additional
support,
- submitted stools specimens for analysis,
- delayed embarkation,
- provided daily updates to VSP
until the number of ill people returned to expected levels.
- VSP staff continued to provide support to the ship until the number of
ill people returned to expected levels. During the following voyage (sailing
dates: 1/28-2/2) the numbers decreased and then returned to expected levels
during the voyage that followed (sailing dates: 2/2-2/7).
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