Another HAL ship suffers norovirus outbreak
Dozens of people fell sick during another norovirus outbreak on a Holland America Line ship.
It is the fourth time a HAL ship has reported an outbreak this year.
It reported 89 guests and four crew were ill on the HAL Rotterdam ship which was on a Caribbean cruise which returned to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the outbreak with vomiting and diarrhea as the main symptoms.
Holland America followed normal outbreak protocol by enhancing cleaning and disinfection and isolating ill guests and crew.
It is the second outbreak this year aboard Rotterdam and the fourth overall for the cruise line.
It is the 10th confirmed cruise ship outbreak of the year.
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