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Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady reports gastroenteritis on cruise ending today

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Scarlet Lady is scheduled to turn around at PortMiami today on schedule
During Scarlet Lady’s current five-day cruise, just above 3% of passengers experienced symptoms of acute gastroenteritis, commonly referred to as stomach flu.

'Our medical team isolated these travelers, and we immediately enacted enhanced sanitization procedures including additional cleaning of cabins and high-contact areas around the ship,' a Virgin Voyages spokesperson said. 'We are working closely with the CDC and their medical professionals. There is currently no impact to the upcoming voyage’s departure time or ports of call.'

The spokesperson was not able to share exact voyage numbers.

Cozumel and Bimini

Scarlet Lady has been on a round-trip Miami cruise that visited Cozumel and Bimini.

The ship is scheduled to turn around at PortMiami today. For transparency, embarking passengers are being notified.