TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Over 130 people suffered digestive problems due to an unknown illness on a cruise ship, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
A CDC report released Thursday said numerous people aboard the “Queen Victoria,” a cruise ship run by Cunard Cruise Line, suffered from gastrointestinal disease with diarrhea and vomiting.
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According to officials, 123 of the 1,824 passengers were sick from the disease, along with 16 of the 967 crew members.
As of the latest update, the cause of the illness is unknown.
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The CDC said the current leg of the cruise ship’s voyage began on Jan. 22, although the entire world voyage began on Jan. 11 in Southampton, England. According to Cunard’s website, the ship left Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 22, and the 109-day world voyage would end on April 28, when the ship returns to England.
In response to the health concern, the ship’s crew increased its sanitation measures and isolated the ill patients, according to the Vessel Sanitation Program.