Investigation Update on the Caribbean Princess

Cruise Line: Princess Cruises

Cruise Ship: Caribbean Princess

Voyage Dates: 10/19-10/26

Number of ill passengers out of total number of passengers at the end of the voyage: 172 of 3081 (5.58%)

Number of ill crew out of total number of crew at the end of the voyage: 13 of 1161 (1.12%)

Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting

Actions: In response to the outbreak, Princess Cruises and the crew aboard the ship took the following actions:

• increased cleaning and disinfection procedures,
• sent daily updates to CDC and until the number of ill people returned to expected levels,
• notified oncoming passengers of the illness,
• delayed disembarkation in order to clean in disinfect the ship in greater detail, and
• collected stool specimens for analysis.

Princess Cruises sent daily updates to VSP until the number of ill people returned to expected levels on voyage 11/02-11/09.