DIVA DOWN

100 People Sick After Norovirus Outbreak on Cruise Around the World

Passengers on board the AIDAdiva are in dire straits.

More than 100 passengers and crew members aboard a cruise around the world have been struck down with norovirus, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The AIDAdiva is currently on a 133-day cruise around the world, hitting stops in 26 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Japan, South Africa, Portugal, Mexico and Sri Lanka, having departed from Hamburg, Germany on Nov. 10. According to the CDC report, 95 passengers and six crew members have fallen ill, and the outbreak was first reported on Nov. 30, with the ship having departed from Miami for Cozumel two days prior. Their primary symptoms are diarrhea and vomiting. Following advice from the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program, crew members aboard the ship isolated sick passengers and crew, increased cleaning and disinfection procedures and collected stool samples for testing. The cruise is scheduled to return to Hamburg on March 23. The CDC lists 17 confirmed outbreaks of norovirus on cruise ships in 2025, up from 15 in 2024 and 13 in 2023.