The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) tracks and experiences sickness outbreaks on cruise ships by means of its Vessel Sanitation Program.
Beneath is a abstract of outbreaks reported on cruise ships in 2024, together with the causative brokers, crusing dates, and the variety of impacted visitors and crew the place out there.
Keep in mind that these numbers are solely sailings originating or ending in the US.
Up to date Desk Abstract:
| Cruise Line | Reported Outbreaks |
|---|---|
| Holland America Line | 3 |
| Princess Cruises | 3 |
| Royal Caribbean Worldwide | 3 |
| Cunard Line | 3 |
| Celeb Cruises | 2 |
| Silversea Cruises | 1 |
| P&O Cruises | 1 |
| Complete | 16 |
Here’s a breakdown of every ship that had an outbreak, together with the variety of visitors impacted and the kind of sickness.
1. Celeb Constellation
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: January 3 – January 12, 2024
Company Impacted: 92 of two,056 (4.47%)
Crew Impacted: 8 of 948 (0.84%)
2. Queen Victoria
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: January 22 – February 6, 2024
Company Impacted: 129 of 1,824 (7.07%)
Crew Impacted: 25 of 967 (2.59%)
3. Koningsdam
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: February 17 – March 24, 2024
Company Impacted: 104 of two,522 (4.12%)
Crew Impacted: 17 of 961 (1.77%)
4. Silver Nova
Sickness: E. coli
Crusing Dates: March 31 – April 16, 2024
Company Impacted: 28 of 633 (4.42%)
Crew Impacted: 1 of 538 (0.19%)
5. Sapphire Princess
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: April 5 – Could 7, 2024
Company Impacted: 123 of two,532 (4.86%)
Crew Impacted: 30 of 1,066 (2.81%)
6. Radiance of the Seas
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: April 8 – April 22, 2024
Company Impacted: 67 of 1,993 (3.36%)
Crew Impacted: 2 of 924 (0.22%)
7. Attract of the Seas
Sickness: Unknown
Crusing Dates: Could 20 – Could 24, 2024
Company Impacted: 121 of 6,364 (1.90%)
Crew Impacted: 3 of two,143 (0.14%)
8. Celeb Summit
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: Could 24 – Could 31, 2024
Company Impacted: 72 of two,264 (3.18%)
Crew Impacted: 6 of 943 (0.64%)
9. Arcadia
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: September 3 – October 3, 2024
Company Impacted: 128 of 1,959 (5.57%)
Crew Impacted: 19 of 799 (2.41%)
10. Radiance of the Seas
Sickness: Salmonella
Crusing Dates: September 20 – September 27, 2024
Company Impacted: 180 of two,172 (8.29%)
Crew Impacted: 3 of 894 (0.34%)
11. Coral Princess
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: October 17 – November 17, 2024
Company Impacted: 69 of 1,822 (3.79%)
Crew Impacted: 22 of 907 (2.43%)
12. Ruby Princess
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: December 2 – December 18, 2024
Company Impacted: 103 of three,001 (3.43%)
Crew Impacted: 12 of 1,142 (1.05%)
13. Zuiderdam
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: December 4 – December 14, 2024
Company Impacted: 87 of 1,923 (4.52%)
Crew Impacted: 4 of 757 (0.53%)
14. Rotterdam
Sickness: Norovirus
Crusing Dates: December 8 – December 20, 2024
Company Impacted: 67 of two,104 (3.18%)
Crew Impacted: 6 of 1,000 (0.60%)
15. Queen Mary 2
Sickness: Unknown
Crusing Dates: December 14 – December 21, 2024
Company Impacted: 100 of two,430 (4.16%)
Crew Impacted: 7 of 1,237 (0.57%)
16/17. Queen Mary 2
Sickness: Unknown
Crusing Dates: December 21 – January 3, 2025
Company Impacted: 223 of two,565 (8.7%)
Crew Impacted: 44 of 1,233 (3.6%)
