Investigation Update on the Queen Victoria
Cruise Line: Cunard Cruise Line
Cruise Ship: Queen Victoria
Voyage Dates: January 22–February 6, 2024
Voyage number: V405
Number of passengers who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 129 of 1,824 (7.07%)
Number of crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 25 of 967 (2.59%)
Predominant symptoms: diarrhea, vomiting
Causative agents: norovirus
Actions: In response to the outbreak, Cunard Cruise Line and the crew aboard the ship reported the following actions:
- Increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to the ship’s outbreak prevention and response plan.
- Isolated ill passengers and crew.
- Notified current and embarking passengers and crew of the situation onboard and encouraged prompt illness reporting and good hand hygiene.
VSP remotely monitored the situation, including reviewing the ship’s outbreak response and sanitation procedures.
Note: The gastrointestinal illness cases reported are totals for the entire voyage and do not represent the number of active (symptomatic) gastrointestinal cases at any given port of call or at disembarkation.
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