After about 70 individuals contracted norovirus in April, that was the second epidemic on board the Radiance of the Seas this year.
During a trip from Tampa, Florida, to Los Angeles, California, two staff members and 67 of the 1,993 passengers on board became ill.
Eleven gastro sickness outbreaks in 2024 have reached the threshold for public notification, according to the CDC. In all but three of those, norovirus has been cited as the cause.
Leading US food safety expert Dr. Darin Detwiler told DailyMail.com that due of the crowded conditions,
The large number of passengers, and the amount of communal food served on cruise ships, infections like salmonella, norovirus, and E. coli are prevalent there.
