More than 100 passengers and over a dozen crew members have fallen ill with norovirus aboard the Caribbean Princess during a 13-day voyage through the Eastern Caribbean. The Princess Cruises ship departed Port Everglades, Florida, last week and is scheduled to arrive at Port Canaveral in the state Monday. At the time of the outbreak, the vessel was carrying 3,116 passengers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 102 passengers became sick with the highly contagious stomach virus. In addition, 13 of the 1,131 crew members onboard also reported illness. Those affected experienced typical norovirus symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea, according to health officials. The virus is known for spreading rapidly in close-contact environments such as cruise ships, where shared dining spaces and frequently touched surfaces can make containment difficult once an outbreak begins.


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I’ve had it three times that I know of. Once after a canoe trip, everyone in our car got it but the other car didn’t, so I think it was wherever we had stopped for lunch. Second time it came home from daycare. Both times it was fast but violent, with intense nausea, emesis, and diarrhea. The third time we got it from a company party where over 100 people got sick. I didn’t think it was norovirus because it wasn’t like those first 2 bouts, my wife had some nausea and diarrhea while I pretty much just had overwhelming fatigue. Only know it was norovirus because I submitted a sample to a state lab due to the number sickened