Posted on 05/08/2026 5:10:18 PM PDT by Libloather
Over 100 people were affected by a norovirus outbreak aboard the Caribbean Princess cruise, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Thursday.
According to the report, 102 of 3,116 passengers (3.3%) and 13 of 1,131 crew members (1.2%) were reported ill, with symptoms including diarrhea and vomiting. The outbreak was reported to the CDC on May 7.
The cruise voyage took place from April 28 to May 11, according to the CDC.
Princess Cruises said a limited number of individuals reported mild gastrointestinal illness during the voyage.
"Princess Cruises can confirm that a limited number of individuals reported mild gastrointestinal illness during the April 28 Caribbean Princess voyage from Port Everglades," the statement read.
"We quickly disinfected every area of the ship and added extra sanitizing throughout the voyage. Upon arrival to Port Canaveral on May 11, Caribbean Princess will undergo comprehensive cleaning and disinfection before departing for her next voyage," the statement continued.
To mitigate the spread of the virus, Princess Cruises reported to the CDC that the ship increased cleaning and disinfection procedures in line with its outbreak response plan, collected stool specimens for testing, isolated ill passengers and crew, and consulted with the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) on sanitation measures and case reporting.
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Norovirus is INCREDIBLY contagious.
Not measles level - but close.
Wash your hands and use hand sanitizer.
If your worried about these sort of things, don’t go to places where people are packed together.
Common sense.
But I don’t care, so I go to concerts, just recently went on a cruise, etc. I accept the possibility of getting the squirts and/or doing a poltergeist as part of the experience. It’ll pass-
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Irony being, during Covid, in an attempt to grand stand and show action for the sake of taking action, many places closed beaches down.
A beach: hot (bad for virus), salt water (kills virus), sand (no good surface for virus), intense UV light (kills virus), fresh air that isn’t recirculated like in most buildings (better), people naturally spread out (natural social distancing).
The politicians and even medical folks that got behind that should be publicly shamed/humiliated today.
It made no sense and it was an obvious show for the masses that even a 9th grader having attended health class could see through.
:D
“ took place from April 28 to May 11”
Today is May 8th.
WWTS?
Balonie
I hate to beat on LE, but they too should look in the mirror.
Having been part of this clown-show should be personally and professionally embarrassing.
“under cover operations,” going after nail technicians? Really?!?!?!
But for the people in charge, that gave the orders, that violated peoples rights, coerced and threatened people with their jobs unless they comply with the nonsense, they should have felt legal recourse, but at a minimum be shamed publicly even today.
They should get all the attention they sought back then, only in a different way today.
Avoid floating petri dishes.
Tossing sick people overboard? J/K
Y’all should get a new phrase for cruise threads. The Petri dish thing is worn out.
You are the best. /sarc
See how that works? Now go away and fornicate yourself.
Maybe this whole ‘cruise ship’ thing is a bad idea after all?
Somehow I just am not concerned with your objections.
Muslim employees wiping their arses with their hands and not washing them.
-SB
I suppose, since the subject is cruising, and I’m pro cruising, that would make me the opposite of objecting.
“Objections” would be: “Oh no it’s a Petri dish it’s a FLOATING Petri dish everyone’s gonna die I would never go on a cruise aaaarggh!”
But I get it; I would never go camping or to a football game. Each to his own, right?
The Amish lost all their guns in a tragic floating petri dish accident. Of course, it’s because they need more range time, Yogi.
Looks like cruise ships are the new vehicles for Big Pharm to to use before announcing that they’re “closing in on a jab to fix that”....
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