The Iona, operated by P&O cruise line, is one of the latest cruise ships struck by the highly contagious norovirus. The outbreak occurred halfway through Iona’s seven-day voyage around
Norovirus Outbreaks Sicken Over 150 Cruise Ship Passengers on Two Major Cruise Lines
Two separate outbreaks of norovirus are currently under investigation by the CDC. Both have been linked to U.S. cruise ships- Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess and Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas.
Cruise ship barred from docking in Mauritius amid stomach illness outbreak
More than a dozen passengers onboard the Norwegian Dawn contracted a stomach virus while on the ship. Officials in the island nation of Mauritius blocked the Norwegian Cruise Line ship