Overview
- A gastrointestinal illness sickened 134 of the 3,914 passengers and seven of the 1,266 crew during the July 4–11 round-trip cruise from Los Angeles to Mexico
- Affected individuals reported vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea as their primary symptoms
- The CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program has not yet identified the causative agent pending laboratory testing of collected stool specimens
- Royal Caribbean implemented heightened cleaning, disinfection and isolation protocols in response to the outbreak
- This incident is one of 18 gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on cruise ships reported to the CDC so far in 2025, matching last year’s total