More Than 130 Passengers Fall Ill on Royal Caribbean Cruise

Sunday, July 20, 2025

CDC: 134 passengers reported diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps during a July 4 to July 11 cruise aboard the cruise ship Navigator of the Seas. Seven crew members also reported illness.

Posted by retort at 09:28 AM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas was on a week-long, round-trip cruise when passengers became sick, the CDC said.

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-- Yahoo News (@yahoonews.com) Jul 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Comments

The combination of endless alcohol exposure and being held hostage to retail has that effect.

Cruises suck.

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-07-20 09:50 AM

Now you know why the owners of the cruise ship lines have private yachts.

#2 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-07-20 09:57 AM

Coulda been worse...

www.imdb.com

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-20 10:40 AM

I love the ocean but could never understand those who what to spend time packed on a cruise ship with thousands of strangers. If I won a berth on one, i'd give it away as never been interested.

fyI: "The average cruise ship can hold around 3,000 passengers. However, this number can vary significantly depending on the size and type of ship, with some mega-ships accommodating over 6,000 passengers."

#4 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-07-20 12:08 PM

Probably norovirus.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-20 04:52 PM

Poop Cruise was eye-opening, highly recommend.

#6 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-07-20 06:06 PM

Can't wait until Trump cuts funding for reporting outbreaks on cruise ships.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-20 07:56 PM

There's no way you would ever get me to vacation on those, what I view as, floating petri dishes.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-21 06:36 PM

I can't swim so it's a no go for me.

#9 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-07-21 06:40 PM

You can always wash up on shore.

#10 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-21 09:10 PM

Never understood the allure of a cruise ship: you first may have to fly there, then wait in a long line to embark, locked up in tiny rooms with 1500-2000 others, no privacy of any kind, crowds everywhere, like a floating Las Vegas, every experience is designed to get you to spend more money. And the ventilation, food "service," etc. is like a floating petri dish.
*shrug*
Just not for me.

#11 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-07-22 09:50 AM

I know quite a few cruise people. They all try and get me to go on one but I have yet to succumb to peer pressure.

I've done peak season Vegas, I don't feel the need to do the same but on water. I'll take the cost of the cruise and rent a nice cabin with a view of the sun rising or setting over the mountains, no neighbors in sight, and a private hot tub. Much more my speed for a vacation.

#12 | Posted by TaoWarrior at 2025-07-22 10:03 AM

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