Extracts Norovirus: Centers for control and prevention of disease (CDC) revealed that nearly 100 people fell ill on board the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, which was on Thursday, October 2, 2025 on a 13 -day cruise.
According to the agency report, the cruise ship was anchored on Thursday in the port of Miami after the disease identification. On 19 September 2025, the “Serenade of the Seas” left San Diego in California and was reported to the CDC hygiene program on Sunday.
Once Norovirus broke out on the ship, people who became ill began to testify the predominant symptoms, including diarrhea and vomiting. CDC data showed that 94 out of 1,874 passengers and 4 out of 883 members of the crew “reported that she was sick during the voyage”.
After the ship anchored in the port of Miami, the passengers on board were asked to get out early so that the crew could start full hygiene and sterilization of the ship. According to the news portal report, the ship was expected to go to Panama for a 7 -day cruise later on Thursday.
What did passengers say?
Passengers on board the cruise ship said they began to feel symptoms in the stomach, but the effect of the virus lasted about 36 to 48 hours.
“My symptoms started all day and I started to feel really funny in my stomach. It took only 36-48 hours,” she said on behalf of Margie for news. “It was all good because they gave you a free room and took good care of you.”
For people who were ill, it was also smooth sailing because the ship took the necessary measures to constantly clean everything. The passengers reportedly emphasized how all their hands were on board after the outbreak of the virus, with increased hygiene measures.
“Everyone had a bucket, constantly cleaning everything,” said a passenger named Bob Ames on the news portal. “Although it didn’t affect us.”
“They served us instead of going up and getting food. All plates, silver, salt and pepper were limited,” Leslie Nilsen said, according to news report. “When I say cleaning, they started at the bottom and worked on top, and then you would see how they descend again. Everywhere, everywhere.”
According to an interview with passengers with CBS News, the beginning of the virus of the virus or two after the ship visited Mexico when crew members and employees improved food administration protocols to prevent the virus from spreading.
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