Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Over 100 on Luxury World Cruise
A luxury cruise ship had a big problem.
Over 100 people got very sick with a tummy bug called norovirus.
The ship had more than 2,000 passengers and 600 crew members.
It left from Hamburg, Germany, and visited places like Boston, New York, Miami, and Charleston.
The sickness was reported at the end of November.
The ship is run by a big company called Carnival Corporation.
No one knows exactly how the sickness started, but it's easy to spread in places where lots of people are close together.
A norovirus outbreak sickened 95 passengers and 6 crew members on a luxury world cruise.
The cruise, operated by AIDA Cruises under Carnival Corporation, departed from Hamburg on November 10.
The outbreak was reported on November 30 after stops in Boston, New York, Miami, and Charleston, South Carolina.
The ship had a total of 2,007 passengers and 640 crew members.
The cause of the outbreak is not specified, but norovirus is highly contagious.
- Who
- Passengers and crew members of a luxury world cruise operated by AIDA Cruises under Carnival Corporation
- What
- A norovirus outbreak that sickened over 100 people
- When
- The outbreak was reported on November 30, with the voyage starting on November 10
- Where
- The cruise departed from Hamburg and made stops in Boston, New York, Miami, and Charleston, South Carolina
- Why
- The cause of the outbreak is not specified, but norovirus is highly contagious and can spread quickly in close quarters like a cruise ship
- Number of Passengers
- 2,007
- Number of Crew Members
- 640
- Number of Ill Passengers
- 95
- Number of Ill Crew Members
- 6
- Cruise Line
- AIDA Cruises (Carnival Corporation)
- Departure Port
- Hamburg
- Departure Date
- November 10
- Reporting Date
- November 30
- Ports Visited
- Boston, New York, Miami, Charleston, South Carolina