Princess Cruise Ship Norovirus
February 8day Japan and Taiwan cruises from Yokohama-Tokyo.
Princess cruise ship norovirus. Local news reports claimed 229 passengers. More than 150 Diamond Princess passengers and crew have reportedly suffering from gastrointestinal illness GI on the ships most resent voyageThe cruise ship docked this morning at Circular Quay in Sydneys passenger terminal with 158 people affected by the Norovirus according to NSW Health AuthoritiesThe pool was drained empty during the cruise. The Princess cruise ship departed Quebec Canada on October 25th for a two-week cruise to Canadian and US.
But the Port of Singapore said there had been no evacuation. As Princess Cruises grapples with concerns of coronavirus onboard a ship. From 2011-2013 nine different Princess Cruises ships endured norovirus outbreaks compared to the Royal Caribbeans four outbreaks.
Due to the enclosed nature of cruise ships with multiple people touching handrails elevator buttons and buffet utensils norovirus can spread extremely quickly and is sometimes referred to as the cruise ship virus. The London Sun claimed the passengers were evacuated and some passengers reportedly chose to fly back to Australia once the vessel docked in Singapore. Epidemic Norovirus outbreak passengers 371 3035 122 crew 32 1161 28 Princess Diamond Princess.
KING5 news station in Seattle is reporting on a norovirus outbreak on the Sapphire Princess cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises. A Norovirus outbreak on board Sun Princess has sparked headlines around the world. Princess Cruises passengers have rallied behind their favourite line after claims a Sydney law firm is planning to launch a class action over norovirus outbreaks.
The Sun Princess had previously been struck by a norovirus outbreak on a cruise to Papua New Guinea. Princess cruise ship forced to turn around after over 300 sickened with norovirus. The incident isnt the first time that the Sea Princess has experienced a norovirus outbreak.
Princess Cruises has reported another outbreak of serious gastrointestinal illness on one of the companys ships which they say may be an outbreak of the norovirus. In an email statement Karen. Its the cruise vessel that was branded the Pandemic Princess after hundreds of passengers were struck down with the norovirus last week.
