A viral stomach bug with symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea has spread aboard a cruise ship set to sail for two weeks. Over 250 cases of the suspected norovirus have been reported on board P&O's MV Ventura ship, which left Southampton in the UK on May 11 for a two-week cruise around the Canary Islands, a source told Metro.co.
uk. The unnamed source added passengers have been "throwing up in public spaces" around the vessel. "This is a serious outbreak," another source told Metro.
"We don't know where it came from, it has been on board for a month, maybe 5-6 weeks now, and each cruise we think it has gone but more and more people get sick." New cruise line offering 'unlimited' stay is cheaper than buying a home Carnival Cruise choas as mother and child airlifted during dream holiday Guests who have reported symptoms have been instructed to isolate themselves in their cabins. A P&O spokesperson told Business Insider that numerous guests reported having "gastrointestinal symptoms" on board.
"Upon embarkation, all guests were provided with an advisory notice with precautionary health measures for onboard and onshore," the spokesperson claimed, adding that the staff "implemented approved and enhanced sanitization protocols" with "further enhanced and extended sanitization [taking] place in Tenerife." The risk of getting norovirus in the US each year is about 1 in 15. In contrast, a passenger on a cruise ship has about a 1 in 5,500 chance of getting laboratory-confirmed noroviru.
