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Voyage cancelled after fourth gastrointestinal illness outbreak
Four gastrointestinal illness outbreaks aboard the ' National Geographic Sea Bird' in Southeast Alaska in less than two months have resulted in its owner cancelling a trip scheduled to depart Juneau on July 25. The vessel has reported four outbreaks since May 26 to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the only vessel reporting more than one outbreak to the agency during 2026. The most recent was during a voyage from July 15-20 between Juneau and Ketchikan, following other outbreaks on trips from July 10-15, June 25-30 and May 26-21. Eight of 57 passengers and five of 26 crew members were reported ill during the July 15-20 voyage. The cause was listed as unknown, similar to the July 10-15 outbreak resulting in 18 illnesses, while the other two with a total of 32 illnesses were listed as norovirus. The ship was scheduled to depart Ketchikan on July 20, for a voyage arriving in Juneau on Saturday, according to the tracking site CruiseMapper. However, the ship was still docked in Ketchikan as of the afternoon of July 23. The ship was also supposed to dock in Haines on July 27. Lindblad Expeditions, in a notice to a passenger booked on the July 25-30 trip that was obtained by the Juneau Independent, stated to have made the decision to cancel the voyage.
Third gastrointestinal illness outbreak since May
Health officials have reported a gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard the 'National Geographic Sea Bird', marking the vessel's third stomach bug outbreak in about two months. The cruise ship was the subject of a July 15 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). The outbreak was reported July 12, halfway through its July 10 to July 15 voyage from Sitka to Juneau. 18 of the ship's 62 passengers, nearly a third of those aboard, reported being ill. The predominant symptoms were vomiting and abdominal cramps. As of July 20, the source of the outbreak was unknown. Th ill passengers and crew members were isolated. Officials increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to their outbreak prevention and response plan. The VSP was remotely monitoring the situation, including a review of the ship's outbreak response and sanitation procedures.
Second call at Haines during active norovirus outbreak
The 'National Geographic Sea Bird' has twice stopped in Haines this year while carrying an active norovirus outbreak. The most recent outbreak affected 20 of the 95 people aboard the ship. During that outbreak, the ship docked in Haines for eight hours on June 23. During a previous outbreak, the ship stopped in Haines on May 28, while 12 passengers were infected. The CDC’s reporting threshold for outbreaks was 3 % of the people on board. The CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program monitored sent investigators aboard the 'National Geographic Sea Bird' after the second outbreak. The ship moors at the Chilkoot Indian Association dock when in town.
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