More than 100 passengers on US cruise ship sick from suspected norovirus
A norovirus outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship has sickened 125 passengers and crew members during a voyage from San Francisco.
Velocity
How fast coverage is spreading — measured hourly from article rate × source diversity. How this works →
📍 How it ended
A norovirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship sickened 125 passengers and crew. The ship docked at San Francisco's Pier 27 for cleaning.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 16d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
The Ruby Princess, a cruise ship traveling to Alaska and Canada, is currently docked at Pier 27 in San Francisco for cleaning. A norovirus outbreak has affected 125 people on board, including passengers and crew.
Coverage from CBS News, NBC News, and the San Francisco Chronicle emphasizes the contagious nature of the stomach virus. ABC7 Los Angeles and ABC11 News report the ship is undergoing sanitation processes at the pier.
People.com specifically notes that 20 crew members were among those hit. Attention now turns to the CDC, which KTOO reports has identified two separate cruise ship norovirus outbreaks in Southeast Alaska occurring in June.
Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 18d ago.
Quick answers
Which ship was affected by the outbreak?
The Ruby Princess.
How many people were sickened?
125 passengers and crew members.
Where is the ship currently located?
The ship is docked at Pier 27 in San Francisco for cleaning.
Coverage (13)
- Norovirus outbreak on Princess cruise ship to Alaska, Canada sickens 125 passengers and crew CBS News · 19d ago
- CDC reports two cruise ships in Southeast Alaska had norovirus outbreaks in June KTOO · 19d ago
- More than 100 cruise passengers and crew sickened with norovirus NBC News · 19d ago
- 125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco NBC Bay Area · 20d ago
- Norovirus outbreak on Ruby Princess cruise ship affects over 120 passengers and crew; docked at SF's Pier 27 for cleaning ABC7 Los Angeles · 20d ago
- Norovirus outbreak on Ruby Princess cruise ship affects over 120 passengers and crew; docked at SF's Pier 27 for cleaning ABC11 News · 20d ago
- Norovirus outbreak on Princess cruise affects more than 120 passengers Global News · 20d ago
- Cruise Ship Rocked by Mass Illness With 100 Passengers Sick The Daily Beast · 20d ago
- More Than 100 Passengers, 20 Crew Hit by Norovirus on Cruise Ship People.com · 20d ago
- Another Cruise Ship Virus Outbreak Infected More Than 100 Passengers Forbes · 20d ago
- Norovirus outbreak sickens 125 aboard Princess cruise ship docked in San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle · 20d ago
- 125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco The Mercury News · 20d ago
- 125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco AP News · 20d ago
Topics
Related trends
Vacation hot spot faces new CDC travel warning as outbreak cases continue climbing
The CDC has issued a travel alert for Costa Rica as cases of the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya continue to rise.
More than 11,500 cyclosporiasis cases reported in 41 states: CDC
The CDC reports a surge in cyclosporiasis cases, with over 11,500 reports spanning 41 U.S. states.
Cyclosporiasis cases rise to more than 6,500 in Michigan
A parasitic outbreak of cyclosporiasis has affected 41 US states, with cases reaching record levels across the country.
Mosquito season is here, in case your ankles haven't noticed. How humans are fighting back
Health officials are warning of an early and intense mosquito season as West Nile virus cases surge across the United States.
‘Maybe we should call ICE on you’: Passenger describes United confrontation at SFO
A viral video from SFO shows a United Airlines employee threatening to call ICE on a passenger during a ticketing dispute.
Waymo says San Francisco service has resumed after one-hour pause
Waymo temporarily suspended its San Francisco autonomous ride-hailing service following a massive PG&E power outage that affected city traffic lights.