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Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Cruise Ship: Radiance of the Seas Voyage Dates: 01/03 - 01/08 Number of passengers who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 150 of 2336 (6.42%) Number of ill crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 3 of 861 (0.35%) Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
Actions: In response to the outbreak, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and the crew aboard the ship have taken the following actions:
Increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to their outbreak prevention and response plan,
Made announcements to both notify onboard passengers of the outbreak and encourage case reporting
Are preparing the ships disembarkation infection barrier plan for arrival in Tampa, FL
Submitted to VSP their response and ship disinfection plans
Collecting 10 stool specimens for submission to the CDC lab
Making twice daily reports of gastrointestinal illness cases to the VSP
Two CDC Vessel Sanitation Program public health inspectors and one epidemiologist will board the ship on arrival in Tampa to evaluate the outbreak and response activities.
Number of passengers who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 118 of 2,839 (4.16%)
Number of ill crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 10 of 1,227 (0.819%)
Predominant symptoms: diarrhea and vomiting
Actions: In response to the outbreak, Celebrity Cruises and the crew aboard the ship have taken the following actions:
Increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to their outbreak prevention and response plan,
Made announcements to both notify onboard passengers of the outbreak and encourage case reporting
Are preparing the ships disembarkation infection barrier plan for arrival in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Submitted to VSP their response and ship disinfection plans
Collected 9 stool specimens for submission to the CDC lab
Making twice daily reports of gastrointestinal illness cases to the VSP
One CDC Vessel Sanitation Program public health inspector boarded the ship on arrival in Fort Lauderdale, FL to evaluate the outbreak and response activities.
