According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so far this year there have been 11 outbreaks of vomiting and diarrhea that reach the threshold for public notification on cruise ships visiting U.S. ports.
Norovirus has been identified as the culprit in four of the 2023 cases; the others are all classified as unknown. The Cruise Lines International Association, a trade group, and the CDC did not immediately provide responses to questions about the increase in cases this year.
In the latest outbreak, aboard Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam, 160 passengers and 26 crew have reported being ill. That represents a little more than 8 percent of guests and 3 percent of workers. The ship is on a 14-day Alaska cruise that returns to Vancouver on Sunday.
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