Nearly 90 People Sick in Holland America Norovirus Outbreak: CDC

Holland America Line reported the outbreak to the CDC on Jan. 8.
Nearly 90 People Sick in Holland America Norovirus Outbreak: CDC
A Holland America Line cruise ship, in this file photo. Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Nearly 90 people became sick in a norovirus outbreak on a Holland America Line cruise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Jan. 9 update, the first such outbreak reported on a cruise ship in 2026.

Of the 2,593 guests on board the cruise line’s Rotterdam ship, 81 passengers were confirmed to be sick, according to the CDC. Eight crew members out of 1,005 were also sickened with the virus, it added.
Jack Phillips
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