Almost 180 people have been
taken ill with a reported outbreak
of another gastrointestinal
sickness aboard a Princess Cruises
ship operating out of Houston.
The Caribbean Princess was on a
seven-day cruise to its namesake
region but was cut by one day,
although a spokesperson for the
cited the cut due to thick fog.
Officials from the Centre of
Disease Control and Prevention
met the vessel on its return and
have carried out an investigation.
Princess Cruises said the ship
will undergo a full sanitisation
course before its next departure.
All passengers aboard the
shortened voyage will receive
a 20% discount on their next
Princess Cruises booking as well
as an allowance to cover one day
of meals and ancillary expenses.
It is the second ship to report
cases of gastro after last week’s
outbreak on Royal Caribbean’s
Explorer of the Seas, which
affected more than 600 people.
