CRUISE NEWS: Over 100 Holland America Passengers Fall Ill in Suspected Norovirus Outbreak
A Holland America cruise ship has departed from Tampa following and outbreak of what the company suspects to be Norovirus. The ship set sail for the Caribbean after a thorough sanitation process and inspection by the CDC.
After departing from Rome, Italy on Nov. 3, 86 passengers and 16 crew members aboard the ms Oosterdam reported symptoms typical of Norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in US adults. Affected passengers were isolated to their cabins, while the crew began a sanitation process that involved the disinfection of elevator […]