The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention is investigating an outbreak on a luxurious cruise ship after greater than 150 folks reported signs of gastrointestinal sickness, together with diarrhea and vomiting.
The ship, the Queen Victoria, operated by Cunard Line, departed Southampton, England, on Jan. 11 on a 107-night cruise that included current stops in Florida and San Francisco, in line with the corporate’s web site. The ship is scheduled to reach in Honolulu on Monday.
The C.D.C. mentioned that, as of Thursday, 129 passengers and 25 crew members had reported being in poor health on the ship. The company mentioned 1,824 passengers and 967 crew members had been aboard on the time of the outbreak.
The reason for the sicknesses was unknown, the company mentioned.
In an announcement, Cunard Line, which is predicated in Southampton, mentioned that “various friends had reported signs of gastrointestinal sickness” on the ship, which arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday after stops in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama and Aruba.