Investigation Update on the
Regal Princess
- Cruise Line: Princess Cruises
- Cruise Ship: Sun Princess
- Voyage Dates: 11/30-12/10/06
- Number of ill passengers out of total number of passenger:
112 of 2013 (5.56%)
- Number of ill crew out of total number of crew: 7 of 862(0.81%)
- Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
- Actions: In response to the outbreak, Princess Cruises and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions:
- increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
- notified passengers aboard the ship,
- sent out a letter to oncoming passengers,
- sent daily updates to CDC until the number of ill people returned to
expected levels,
- collected stool specimens for analysis.
- The number of ill people returned to expected levels for the voyage ending on 12/23/06.