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70 passengers and crew members aboard the 'Coral Princess' were plagued by a norovirus outbreak on its 31-day journey from Singapore to Los Angeles. Of the 1,822 passengers on board, 55 of them reported being ill during the voyage, as well as 15 of the 907 crew members, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ship had departed for its trans-Pacific voyage on Oct 17 and the outbreak was reported to the agency on Nov 9. The 'Coral Princess' made stops eight stops in Thailand, Vietnam, China and Japan before calling in Hawaii on Nov 10. The CDC ruled the causative agent was norovirus and the predominant symptoms reported were diarrhea and vomiting. In response to the outbreak Princess Cruises reported to the CDC that they had increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to their outbreak prevention and response plan. They also collected stool specimens from gastrointestinal illness cases for testing. The 'Coral Princess' arrived in Los Angeles on Nov 17 to drop off those passengers, then embarked on 16-day journey to Fort Lauderdale the same afternoon.

The 'Coral Princess' experienced an onboard spread of the bug during the 16-night “Panama Canal Ocean to Ocean” voyage that departed Los Angeles on Feb 21, 2025. The cruise concluded in Fort Lauderdale on March 9,, but not before 69 guests out of a total 1,906 onboard reported symptoms. The number reflected 3.62 % of the passengers. Cruise ships are required to report an outbreak to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) when 3% or more of passengers or crew members become ill. In this case, 13 of the 895 crew members were affected by the outbreak, representing 1.45 % of the total staff. The ship also had experienced an outbreak on her 16-night Panama Canal cruise that departed San Francisco on Jan 20, 2025, headed for Fort Lauderdale. The gastrointestinal bug impacted 59 of the 1,894 passengers onboard, plus 12 of the 885 crew members.

Among 1,894 passengers aboard the 'Coral Princess', 59 reported being ill during its current voyage, along with 12 crew members, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Their main symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea caused by norovirus- The ship haddeparted on Jan. 20, 2025, from San Francisco, California, on a 16-day cruise with scheduled stops in Mexico, Guatemala a.o.

70 passengers and crew members of the 'Coral Princess' have fallen ill with norovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Nov 19, 2024. The ship, was sailing a month-long route between Singapore and Long Beach with over 2,700 passengers and crew members aboard. 55 passengers have reported being ill with norovirus, according to the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program. 15 crew members had the same illness. The first illness was reported on Nov. 9, and the ship docked in California on Nov. 17. There were no delays to its arrival, and it embarked on a 16-day journey to Fort Lauderdale on Nov 10. In response to the outbreak, the 'Coral Princess' crew increased cleaning and disinfection procedures, following their prevention and response plan.