CNN —More than 100 passengers and crew have fallen ill while on a three-week leg of a 107-night cruise with Cunard Cruise Line on the Queen Victoria, according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the report, 139 people on board – 123 passengers and 16 crew members – have reported gastrointestinal symptoms that include diarrhea and vomiting.
The cruise line has increased cleaning and disinfection procedures and isolated ill passengers and crew, according to the report.
The Queen Victoria is on a 107-night sailing that started in Southhampton, England, on January 11.
In a statement to CNN, Cunard Cruise Line said, “Cunard confirms that a small number of guests had reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness on board Queen Victoria.
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