Cruise news (virus-tagged)

Princess Cruises Passengers to Sue Over Gastro Outbreaks
A major class action is prepared against a cruise company for allegedly exposing thousands of its passengers to gastroenteritis. According to...
February 7, 2018
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46 People Fall Sick on Grandeur of the Seas
Nearly 50 people fell sick on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that departed Baltimore, delaying its return. According to Royal Caribbean spokesman...
January 12, 2018
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Gastro Outbreak on Sea Princess Leaves 200 People Sick
About 200 people were struck down with gastro outbreak onboard a Princess Cruises ship which is set to dock in Brisbane QLD tomorrow, January 4. Sea...
January 3, 2018
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Stomach Virus Strikes Hundreds on Royal Caribbean Cruise
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Independence of the Seas returned to Florida yesterday, December 16, after hundreds of travelers contracted...
December 17, 2017
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CDC Reports Cruise Outbreaks Mostly Norovirus
The holiday cruise season is heading toward the New 2018 having logged less than 1 foodborne illness outbreak per month thus far this year that met...
December 11, 2017
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Hit by Gastro
Nearly 200 people onboard one of the largest cruise ships in the world are being treated for gastro as the ship docked in Hobart. Ovation of the...
December 5, 2017
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Celebrity Cruises Ship Hit by Norovirus
A Celebrity Cruises ship plagued with norovirus berthed in Port of Tauranga yesterday, November 9. Celebrity Solstice arrived at 7:15 a.m. as part...
November 10, 2017
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Celebrity Cruises Passengers Hit With Norovirus
Passengers onboard a Celebrity Cruises ship which left Sydney on Sunday, October 30, have been hit with an outbreak of gastro. Celebrity Solstice...
November 1, 2017
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Gastro Outbreak Hits Princess Cruises Ship
Almost 100 cruise passengers on Sun Princess have suffered norovirus symptoms during a 10-day South Pacific voyage. A spokesperson for parent...
August 10, 2017
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Norovirus Outbreak on Princess Cruises Ship
A suspected norovirus outbreak was implicated in gastrointestinal illness outbreak onboard Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess ship...
March 21, 2017
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Gastro Outbreak on Princess Cruise Ship
Several passengers onboard an Australian cruise ship sailing to Barbados were confined to their staterooms after a virus outbreak. A gastroenteritis...
March 4, 2017
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Passengers Prepare to Take Legal Action Against Sun Princess
Passengers caught in a series of gastro outbreaks onboard Sun Princess are preparing to take legal action against the ship for “disappointment...
March 1, 2017
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Cruise Passengers Exposed to Hepatitis E?
Cruise passengers who boarded a couple of recent cruises out of Melbourne Australia have been warned that while aboard they had been exposed to...
February 23, 2017
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Gastro Outbreak Repeat on Sun Princess
At least 140 passengers on Sun Princess (currently docked in Brisbane) are suffering from notoriously contagious gastro bug in an unfortunate repeat...
February 18, 2017
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Gastro Outbreak Affects 90 Passengers on Princess Cruises Ship
A gastro outbreak has affected about 90 holidaymakers on a Princess cruise ship, leaving others hoping to board in Port Brisbane with a prolonged...
February 4, 2017
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