A Princess Cruises ship has been hit hard by a norovirus outbreak. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported the highly infectious form of gastroenteritis is sickening passengers on the Coral Princess voyage on Friday, March 7. Of the 1,906 passengers on board, 69 were reported ill alongside 13 of the ship's 895 crew members.

The highly contagious disease has spread to at least 82 people on board, including crew on the Princess Cruises liner which was on a one-way voyage from California to Florida

More than 80 passengers have endured vomiting and diarrhoea as a bug sparked three weeks of Norovirus hell aboard a cruise ship. Passengers began feeling ill as the Princess Cruises liner was travelling around the US from California to Florida, as part of a three-week journey.

Cruise ship passengers have been struck down with Norovirus. More than 80 holidaymakers are understood to have contracted the winter vomiting bug while on Princess Cruises trip. Travellers were on a three-week holiday around America, which departed from California and was heading to Florida.

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.

This marks the second norovirus outbreak aboard the Coral Princess this year, following a previous incident in January in which more than 140 passengers and crew fell sick.