PRINCESS Cruises delayed embarkation onto Sun Princess in Brisbane today to allow for a deep clean following an outbreak of norovirus on its most recent cruise to New Zealand. In a statement to CW, the cruise line said “On any given day during the cruise 12 to 15 of the...
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PRINCESS Cruises delayed embarkation onto Sun Princess in Brisbane today to allow for a deep clean following an outbreak of norovirus on its most recent cruise to New Zealand.
In a statement to CW, the cruise line said “On any given day during the cruise 12 to 15 of the 2,000 guests were in self isolation,” noting “At no stage during the cruise was there a large number of guests ill at any one time.”
Metro North Hospital and Health Service told CW they were aware of a total of 176 people being ill at various times during the 14-night cruise and on board testing found norovirus to be the cause of the illness.
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