Holland America has reported its fourth norovirus outbreak of 2025 on a cruise out of Port Everglades, with nearly 150 passengers and 10 crew members falling ill.
Holland America cruise line has reported its fourth norovirus outbreak of 2025 on a cruise out of Port Everglades, with nearly 150 passengers and 10 crew members falling ill.
A cruise ship carrying 158 passengers and crew members with norovirus docked in Florida on Saturday. The Holland America Eurodam returned to Port Everglades after a 10-day trip around the Caribbean. CBS 42 Road to the Final Four: Morning Edition 3/3 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began monitoring a norovirus outbreak on the ship on Feb.
Nearly 90 passengers and crew members aboard a cruise ship that left from Florida have fallen ill with norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s Vessel Sanitation Program.
More than 80 people on board a Holland America cruise ship that left Florida are sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Norovirus spreads easily and often causes vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain, although people usually recover in a few days. And the virus has many names — stomach flu, stomach bug and cruise ship virus, although you can also get sick on land.
It's the second Holland America Line ship to have dozens of passengers fall ill this month, according to the CDC.
The latest report marks the eighth gastrointestinal illness outbreak on a cruise ship in just the first two months of the year, the healthy agency said.
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Holland America Line’s Eurodam left Port Everglades, Florida, on Feb. 19 and is scheduled to last 10 days and make multiple stops throughout the Caribbean before returning to Florida on Saturday.