| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
| 13.12.07 |
Empress of the Seas | A passenger reports there was an outbreak of gastrointstinal illness on the second day of sailing that ended today. Per the Captain, there were 140+ effected. Very high level of cleaning and passing out of hand wipes. I have no idea what % of the pax or crew was really involved. I was in lockdown for 2 days as 2 of 3 in my cabin had it. The ship was on a 12 day cruise of the Southern Caribbean. |
| 1.6.07 |
Liberty of the Seas | The ship reported that 10 of 1425 (0.75%) crew members and 172 of 3846 (4.47%) passengers had reported ill on a 7 day Caribbean cruise from Miami (26 May - 2 June). Because of the illness outbreak, boarding begins at 6:00 pm tomorrow (rather than normal time) and ship departure will be at 10:00 pm Saturday evening following a complete CDC scrub down. Reportedly, rmbarking passengers will be refunded $25 for lunch and 100% refund if they choose to cancel. UPDATE: Local 6-TV in Orlando says a company statement puts the numbers at 200 passengers and 12 crew members. |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
| 10.12.06 |
Freedom of
the
Seas |
The ship reported that 11 crew and 97 passengers had reported ill on the 3 - 10 December cruise from Miami. The CDC recommended the ship not sail for 48 hours due to three consecutive voyages with a high number of illnesses. The cruise scheduled for 10 December will depart 12 December with port calls at Montego Bay and Labadee. |
| 3.12.06 |
Freedom of
the
Seas |
The ship reported that 24 of 1402 (3.28%) crew and 338 of 3823 (8.84%) passengers had reported ill on the 26 November - 3 December cruise from Miami. Symptons were consistent with gastrointestinal illness (e.g., norovirus) |
| 25.11.06 |
Serenade of
the
Seas |
From a passenger: Ship
left San Juan PR 18 November (Saturday) ... we received a letter that
if we needed medical assistance because of a flu, cold or
gastrointestinal illness, medical services would be
complementary. On
Monday the Captain announced there were 55 cases of gastrointestinal
illness. My 10 year old son got it on Wednesday night and we were
confined to the room until disembarkation 25 November. On
Thursday a
nurse said they attended 80 people that day alone; the outbreak of
norovirus affected around 135 people about 5% (and those are reported cases
only). Many passengers didn't report being ill when they learned
they'd be confined to the room for 48 hours. CDC Report: 3
of 848 crew (0.35%) and 101 of 2241 passengers (4.51%) reported ill. |
| 12.11.06 |
Adventure of
the
Seas |
From a passenger: We just returned from a 7 night southern carribean cruise (Nov 5-12). Many reports of illness circulated among the passengers -- the shows were pretty empty and the deck was pretty empty as well. On the fifth or sixth day, passengers received a letter stating that an abnormally large number of passengers had become ill but they didn't think there would be any adverse effect on the cruise. There were multiple reports of passengers quarantined to their rooms. When we returned to the ship in St Maarten, the family in front of us were told to report directly to the medical facility. That night, our wait staff said the CDC was returning for a second visit during that cruise. Our stateroom attendant said she was with the ship for five years and had never seen so many stricken. There was no notification to the passengers of the severity of the outbreak. The CDC subsequently reported that 1 of 1174 (0.08%) crew and 129 of 3260 (3.96%) passengers had reported ill with symptoms consistent with norovirus. |
| 11.11.06 |
Serenade of the
Seas |
The ship reported that 9 of 854 (1.05%) crew and 68 of 2023 (3.36%) passengers had reported ill on the 29 October - 11 November cruise from San Diego (California) to San Juan (Puerto Rico). Symptons were consistent with gastrointestinal illness (e.g., norovirus) |
| 7.9.06 |
Radiance of the Seas | The ship reported that 12 of 870 (1.37%) crew and 227 of 2131 (10.66%) passengers were ill. The symptoms were consistent with gastrointestinal illness (e.g., norovirus). The 7 day Alaska cruise will end in Seward on September 9. |
| 29.7.06 |
Mariner of the
Seas |
There was an outbreak of what appears to be norovirus. 328 of 3660 passengers (8.96%) and 6 of 1202 crew members (0.5%) reported illness. The ship returns to Port Canaveral on Sunday from a seven day cruise in the Caribbean. The ship's last outbreak was in January 2005. |
| 30.4.06 |
Explorer of the
Seas |
On April 30, the ship reported that 15 of 1188 (1.26%) crew and 117 of 3292 (3.6%) passengers were ill. The predominant symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea. The 7 day cruise arrived in Miami, from where it left on April 23. |
| 16.4.06 |
Radiance of the
Seas |
Passengers returning from the April 9-16 cruise report there
was a norovirus outbreak during the cruise. A letter was received
midweek from the
captain saying there was an outbreak and there would be increased
cleaning procedures. The ship’s crew
kicked into high gear. We were served buffet items by crew members
instead of self serve. I overheard a crew member
being told by his supervisor to not shake hands with anyone. Cleaning procedures were very obvious and
frequent, even to the point that use of hand sanitizers were required
before and after using the rosk climbing wall. |
| 16.3.06 |
Grandeur of the Seas | On
March 16, the ship reported that 25 (3.32%) crew and 20 (0.85%) passengers
were ill. The ship was on a
5-day cruise from Tampa to Costa Maya and Cozumel. |
| 11.3.06 |
Grandeur of the
Seas |
On
March 8, 2006, RCI
reported to the CDC that an elevated number of passengers
and crew were experiencing symptoms that were consistent with acute
gastroenteritis. The predominant symptom is diarrhea amd
vomiting. On
March 11, the ship reported that 11 of 754 (1.46%) crew and 130 of 2263 (5.74%) passengers
were ill. The ship was on a 5-day cruise
from Tampa to
Costa Maya and Cozumel. More than 100 passengers were confined in
their rooms when the ship was in Cozumel because Mexican officials were
afraid the virus would spread on land. |
| 2.3.06 |
Explorer of the
Seas |
On February 28, 2006, RCI reported to the CDC that an
elevated number of
Explorer of the Seas passengers and crew were experiencing
symptoms consistent with acute gastroenteritis. On March 4, the
ship reported that 19 of 1184 (1.60%) crew were and 243 of 3252
(7.47%) passengers were ill. The predominant symptoms are diarrhea and
vomiting. The cruise began February 26 and ends March 5 in Miami. From a passenger: I just got off of that cruise. About 25 out of the 60 in our group was sick. There were also a lot more people sick than they stated. I was recovering waiting in the nurses station on Tuesday when they declared it an epidemic and that the ship was on red alert. The last bit I had heard was that there were close to 400 cabins listed as under a 24 hour quarantine by Wednesday. People we talked to had stopped reporting to the infirmary for fear of not being able to disembark on any of the islands when they were feeling better. |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 |
| 26.11.05 |
Splendor of the Seas | The CDC has reported that 135 of 1609 passengers (8.48%) and 12 of 724 crew (1.65%) have reported ill with symptoms consistent with norovirus. The 14 day cruise began in Barcelona and ended November 26 in Galveston. |
| 2.7.05 |
Jewel of the Seas | Passengers on the cruise ending today (June 20 - July 2) in
Harwick (England) report more than 100 passengers became ill with
diarrhea and vomiting. One passenger says a staff person in the
medical centre said that many of the crew had
it and had had it on the previous cruise. Another says her
daughter's blood test indicated a bacterial source for the disease
which suggests food or water contamination, though descriptions
provided suggest the source of the outbreak was noro or similar
virus. It is unlikely that
further information will be made available given that the ship is not
required to contact or provide information to the Centers for Disease
Control because it was operating outside the US. |
| 23.5.05 |
Voyager of the Seas | Several passengers (including postings at Cruise
Critic) have said there was an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness on
the May 15th
cruise.
Some passenger say the number affected exceeds 100, but officially this
has not been designated an outbreak by the CDC which requires that at
least 3% of passengers report ill (in Voyager's case, more than
100).
I have received e-mail saying there was also illness on the cruise
beginning May 22. Here are numbers provided by the CDC: May 15 - 22: 45 pax, 14 crew reported ill; May 22 - 29: 85 pax and 14 crew. These are less than 3%, but still substantial numbers. |
| 27.1.05 |
Empress of the Seas | The CDC reports that 68 of 1,544 passengers (4.4%)
and 5 of 685 crew members (.7%) so far have reported ill during
the
January 17 - 28 cruise based from San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
| 22.1.05 |
Mariner of the Seas | The ship is set to dock at Port Canaveral on January 23 at the end of a western Caribbean cruise. 276 of 3,465 passengers (7.9%) and 27 of 1,190 crew members (2.2%) were reportly sickened by Norwalk-like virus. |
| 8.1.05 | Enchantment of the Seas | The ship returned to Port Everglades from a 5-day cruise on which 103 of 2,136 passengers (4.82%) and 8 of 756 crew (1.06%) reported illness from a Norwalk-like virus. |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2004 |
| 11.10.04 |
Serenade of the Seas | Received from a reader re:
9/26 - 10/4 cruise: On 10/4, the ship brought out sanitizing methods. thorough ship cleaning by crew, and hand sanitizers at the ships entrance and Windjammer cafe. It was personally reported from a relative of a crew member that several passengers had become ill with an intestinal virus and were quarantined for 72 hours. We witnessed a few passengers that were missing from their assigned tables for a couple of nights.. In addition, the main pool was closed down for the last two days of the cruise after a passenger defecated and vomited in the pool. Signs were posted around the pool that due to a fecal accident, the pool would be closed. The Solarium pool was packed as a result. The Serenade was in port with the Veendam near the end of the cruise, so the above precautions could have been due to any contact a Serenade passenger may have had with a Veendam passenger. |
| 14.6.04 |
Serenade
of the Seas |
On
June 13, the ship reported that 71 passengers and 9 crew
had reported illness consistent with norovirus. The cruise ran
from June 6 - 13, ending in Vancouver. |
| 25.2.04 |
Brilliance
of the Seas |
The
ship, on a ten day Caribbean cruise, reported
that 78 passengers and 16 crew had reported gastrointestinal illness
likely caused by Norovirus. |
| 28.1.04 |
Empress of the Seas | CDC reports that 71 (4.59%) passengers and 53 (0.73%) crew had reported being ill. |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2003 |
| 26.7.03 |
Rhapsody
of the Seas |
First
reported that 63 passengers became ill with what
appears to be Norwalk-like virus. The
number was
revised to 72 by RCI, but passengers claim the numbers are much higher
because people didn't report being ill given the quarantine policy. |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2002 |
| 27.12.92 |
Majesty
of the Seas |
Reported
that 71 passengers and 10 crew were sickened by
Norwalk-like virus on this four day Caribbean cruise. 37
passengers who chose to disembark a day early were taken from Key West
to Miami. |
| 16-23.12.02 |
Brilliance
of the Seas |
There
were 42 cases of gastrointestinal illness reported
during this cruise, however the true count according to Flagship
Cruises was in the hundreds. "It would appear as though hundreds
did not report their illlness due to a rumor (via staff and crew) that
if you reported your illness you would be confined and/or quarantined
to your quarters." |
| 18.11.02 |
Monarch
of the Seas |
Approximately
100 passengers and crew were reported to have
contracted Norwalk-like virus during the previous cruise. |
| 17.9.02 |
Radiance of the Seas |
About
46 passengers (and seven crew) aboard a three day
cruise from Vancouver to Seattle became violently ill with stomach and
intestinal problems -- passengers onboard
claimed many more got sick. Some were outraged when the cruise
line tried to bill them for medical expenses -- one passenger was
billed $1073 for an IV drip. |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2001 and earlier |
| Nov.98 |
Vision of the Seas |
CDC reports an illness outbreak ... no additional details. |
| Feb.98 |
Legend of the Seas |
CDC reports an illness outbreak (Norwalk
virus) ... no additional details. |
| Aug.94 |
Viking Serenade |
CDC reports an illness outbreak (Shigella flexneri) ... more than 600 passengers and crew reported ill. |