Nearly 120 people on a cruise ship departing from Florida this month have been ill from the norovirus, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control.
The CDC’s Vehicle Sanitation Program outbreak page lists Rotterdam of Holland America on his 12-night Panama Canal voyage departing Port Everglades as the latest ship to fall victim to this year’s outbreak.
107 of the 2,614 passengers, or 4.1%, and 12%, or 1.2% of the 969 crew members, left Fort Lauderdale on February 2nd, and on February 14th, the report said. I’m planning to go back to. The case was reported on February 7th. These sums have been cumulative up to now during the cruise and do not mean that everyone has been ill at the same time.
Symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting.
The CDC said ship crews have increased cleaning and sanitizing procedures as part of the cruise line’s normal outbreak and response plans. Samples have been collected from both sick crews and passengers for the test, and the ship’s crew and cruise lines continue to consult with the CDC, which is monitoring the situation remotely.
The ship is scheduled to sail on a nine-night Southern Caribbean itinerary from Port Everglades on February 14th.
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This was the seventh outbreak ever tracked by the CDC in 2025, with the fourth being determined to be from norovirus. It follows a recent unknown outbreak with similar symptoms that tormented the royal glow of the sea sailing from Tampa.
The final illness from the voyage returned on February 8 included 160 (7.4%) of the 2,164 passengers and eight of the 910 crew members, or 0.9%. The CDC has not yet determined the cause of the outbreak.
Other ships tracked by the norovirus outbreak so far this year include the Coral Princess of Princess Cruise, the Viking Mars of Viking Ocean Cruise, and the Dutch American Mr. Volendam.
The CDC tracked 18 outbreaks on a US-based cruise ship in 2024, with 15 outbreaks denounced the norovirus.
Cruise lines should report suspicious outbreaks to the CDC, but noroviruses could also be spreading on land. For example, the hotel industry does not need to report similar outbreaks.
