A norovirus outbreak aboard a Princess Cruises ship this week sickened over 100 passengers and more than a dozen crew members with grueling symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea, health officials said.
Of the 3,116 passengers aboard the Caribbean Princess, 102 reported falling ill with the highly contagious stomach virus during the 14-day voyage through the Eastern Caribbean, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In addition, 13 of the 1,131 personnel onboard also reported getting sick.
“Princess Cruises can confirm that a limited number of individuals reported mild gastrointestinal illness during the April 28 Caribbean Princess voyage from Port Everglades,” a rep for the ocean liner told The Post in a statement.
“We quickly disinfected every area of the ship and added extra sanitizing throughout the voyage. Upon arrive to Port Canaveral on May 11, Caribbean Princess will undergo comprehensive cleaning and disinfection before departing for her next voyage.”
Known as the “vomiting virus,” the infected group experienced diarrhea and vomiting on the 948-foot-long vessel that set sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the CDC reported.
The cruise liner isolated ailing passengers and workers, increased cleaning and disinfection measures to contain the outbreak, and collected stool samples from those impacted for further testing.
The 22-year-old ship is set to return to Florida on Monday following planned stops in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, according to CruiseMapper.
The highly contagious illness, which is often associated with cruise ships, was first reported to the CDC’s vessel sanitation program on Thursday, the agency said.
This is the second norovirus outbreak to strike a Princess Cruises ship this year.
The misery-inducing illness rocked the cruise line’s Star Princess in March, sickening 141 passengers and 52 crew members during a week-long voyage in the Western Caribbean, according to the CDC.
