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Illness Outbreaks on Cruise Ships

2018


2016
Box Score		 2017
Box Score		 2018
Box Score
Illness:
 # of
reports		 Pax
Sick		 Crew
Sick		 Total
Sick		 # of
reports		 Pax
Sick		 Crew
Sick		 Total
Sick		 # of
reports		 Pax
Sick		 Crew
Sick		 Total
Sick
Gastrointestinal
(including Noro virus)
 20 2278 106 2384 20 2266 73 2339 13 948 61
 1009
E coli
 2 87 20 107                
Salmonella
 1 13   13                
Shigella
                        
Other
         1 184 12 196 2 151 17 168
Total
 23 2378 126 2504 21 2450 85 2535 15 1099 78 1177
NOTE: Box Score includes outbreaks confirmed by the CDC or those reported by multiple sources with reliable numbers.  Estimates given by passengers are generally not included in the table.

Summary of Illness Outbreaks, 2002 - 2014
(Click on Year for More Detail)

Year
 # of Reports
 Total Sick
2002
 43
 3530
2003
 44
 3556
2004
 42
 3675
2005
 35
 4674
2006
 54
 7215
2007
 42
 4577
2008 39 3743
2009 30 4197
2010 37 7101
2011 23 1971
2012 34 5542
2013 22 2385
2014 14 3559
2015 22 2570
2016 23 2504
2017 21 2535




Date
Ship
Cruise Line
Event
 Source
December 11
 Crystal Symphony
 		CDC reports 30 of 700 (4.3%) passengers and  17 of 585 (2.9%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness on the 8 November - 2 December cruise. CDC
November 14
 Volendam
 CDC reports  68 of 1285 (5.29%) passengers and  9 of 599 (0.50%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness on the 3-18 November cruise.
 CDC
October 10 AIDAprima Daily Mail reports hundreds of passengers on a luxury Mediterranean cruise were reportedly struck down with a sickness bug that left them quarantined in their cabins. Around 300 people were left suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea after a virus is thought to have swept the vessel following its departure from Palma in Majorca on September 22. The cruise liner had been bound for destinations including Corsica, Rome, Florence and Barcelona. A wave of illness also spread over one of the Prima's sister ships, the Perla, recently.  Last month dozens of passengers on it fell ill and they were quarantined on board after it moored in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. Media
September 20  AIDAperla MedicalXpress reports dozens of cruise ship passengers who fell ill during their voyage were temporarily held on board Thursday after the liner moored in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. The sickened passengers were on board the AIDAperla. The ship's German operator Aida Cruises said in a statement that crew increased hygiene measures after "gastro intestinal infections occurred among passengers." Local emergency services said in a statement that 70 passengers reported feeling sick and received treatment onboard. By early afternoon, port authorities and the cruise company said that all passengers were being allowed on and off the ship. Media
September 12
 Pearl Mist
 CDC reports  6 of 196 (3.06%) passengers and  0 of 169 (0 %) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness on the 1-12 September cruise.
June 28 Seven Seas Mariner CDC reports  38 of 652 (5.83%) passengers and  0 of 457 (0%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness on the 20-30 June cruise. CDC
June 23 Zaandam CDC reports  58 of 1,472 (3.94%) passengers and  15 of 591 (2.54%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness of the 18 June - July 2 cruise. UPDATE 28 June: 95 of 1,472 (6.45%) and 18 of 591 (3.05%) crew. CDC
May 24 Silver Shadow CDC reports 28 of 327 (8.56%)passengers and 8 of 290 (2.76%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness of the 10-24 May cruise. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program epidemiologist will travel to Seward, Alaska, to meet the ship in port on May 24, 2018, to conduct an epidemiologic investigation and monitor the ship’s sanitation procedures.  CDC
April 27 Celebrity Innfinity CDC reports 111 of 2,140 (5.19%) passengers and 7 of 970 (0.72%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness of the 17 April- 2 May cruise. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program epidemiologist and two environmental health officers will board the ship in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on May 2, 2018, to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. CDC
March 9 Queen Victoria CDC reports 80 of 1,901 (4.2%) passengers and 10 of 968 (1.03%) crew have reported gastrointestinal illness of the 21 February - 9 March cruise. A CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officer and an epidemiologist boarded the ship in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on March 9, 2018, to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. Causitive agent:  enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) CDC
February 9 Azamara Quest San Diego Union Tribune reports the ship that docked in San Diego early Thursday and will undergo a “full barrier sanitation cleaning” after 22 passengers and two crew members came down with gastrointestinal symptoms. CDC confirms the outbreak. Media / CDC
January 24 Island Princess CDC reports 71 of 2,181 (3.26%) passengers and 7 of 898 (0.78%) crew reported ill on the cruise 9-24 January 2018. Three CDC Vessel Sanitation Program environmental health officers and one epidemiologist will board the ship in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on January 24, 2018, to conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities. Causative agents: Norovirus and Campylobacter
 CDC
January 12 Grandeur of the Seas USA Today reports nearly 50 people have fallen sick on a cruise ship that departed from Baltimore last week, delaying its return. The ship originally was scheduled to set sail back to Baltimore on Thursday, but now won’t until Saturday, following 46 reported cases of gastrointestinal illness on board. Media
January 3 Sea Princess ABC News reports about 200 people have been struck down with gastro onboard a cruise ship which is set to dock in Brisbane on Thursday. The ship is completing the final leg of a two-week round trip between Brisbane and New Zealand. Queensland Health confirmed on-board testing found norovirus to be the cause of increased gastro cases. Media
   
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