Nearly 100 passengers on the “Sapphire Princess” cruise ship, which was docked in Seattle this weekend, caught what has now been identified as the Norovirus bug, a common albeit highly contagious gastro-intestinal virus (with bleak symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea), according to KING5.
According to reports, 96 passengers sought medical attention during the ship’s seven-day return from Alaska. Cruise ship representatives say the virus was most likely brought on board by passengers unknowingly. The ship staff also said they took the “highest sanitary precautions” in an attempt to quell the outbreak and made sure to “super-sanitize” the ship before disembarking from Terminal 91 with 2,000 new passengers Sunday afternoon.