India, May 11 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that it is keeping an eye on a norovirus outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship that left Fort Lauderdale over a week ago.
The outbreak happened on the Caribbean Princess, which started its trip from Port Everglades on April 28. The ship is on a 13-day Caribbean cruise with stops in places like the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the Netherlands Antilles. It is expected to arrive at Port Canaveral in Orlando on May 11.
According to the CDC, 102 out of 3,116 passengers became sick, along with 13 crew members out of 1,131. Most people had symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting.
Princess Cruises responded by increasing cleaning and disinfecting, t...