The ship is scheduled to arrive at Port Canaveral, Florida Monday

More than 100 passengers and over a dozen crew members have fallen ill with norovirus aboard the Caribbean Princess during a 13-day voyage through the Eastern Caribbean. The Princess Cruises ship departed Port Everglades, Florida, last week and is scheduled to arrive at Port Canaveral in the state Monday. At the time of the outbreak, the vessel was carrying 3,116 passengers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 102 passengers became sick with the highly contagious stomach virus. In addition, 13 of the 1,131 crew members onboard also reported illness. Those affected experienced typical norovirus symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea, according to health officials. The virus is known for spreading rapidly in close-contact environments such as cruise ships, where shared dining spaces and frequently touched surfaces can make containment difficult once an outbreak begins.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Norovirus is normal, it went thru my boot camp division. Its just the normal “cruise ship flu” that always happens and sucks.

    Hantavirus is not normal, especially the Andres variant that was on that other cruise ship. (Edit: it’s “normal” as in it’s the reason you have to wear masks and gloves when dealing with mice, because catching it is incredibly serious even tho most rodents don’t have it. The version that can go from human to human, is incredibly rare, and incredibly dangerous.)

    That fucker has like 40% lethality when respiratory (how it seems to be travelling human to human) and while transmission window is short, just walking withing 4 feet of someone whose not even exhibiting systems is enough to infect.

    I can’t remember the incubation time for sure, but I think liken4-6 weeks?

    And you just fucking know when the Americans from that ship come back, they’re not going to have to do quarantine or anything. CDC has announced they don’t have to quarantine

    Have you even looked into it?

    Or are you wanting for Lil Bobby Kennedy to put the raccoon penis down and investigate?

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/05/09/hantavirus-cruise-passengers-will-disembark-sunday-latest-updates/?streamIndex=0

    This isn’t “nothing” and honestly it’s weird more people aren’t freaking out.