The city of Portland is informing the public that the Oceania Insignia cruise ship, which will dock at the city’s Ocean Gateway terminal on Sunday, October 26, has recently been dealing with an outbreak of norovirus.

Ahead of the ship arriving in Portland, the city of Portland’s Health & Human Services Department consulted with both Federal and State CDC, neither of which recommended that the ship be prevented from docking here.  The US CDC has confirmed that the ship’s staff are effectvely responding to the onbord outbreak and that cases have been declining daily.  At this time, only eight (8) passengers are in required isolation.

City officials do not belielve there is any reason for the public to be alarrmed and have received no indications that the ship should be prevented from docking.  The ship is following all US CDC recommended control measures, including quaranting sick passengers on the ship when docked and implementing heightened cleaning and disinfection on board.

The ship carries 637 passengers and 74 of them have fallen ill during the eleven day cruise.  The ship is scheduled to be in Portland from 11:00 am – 8:oo pm on Sunday, October 26, 2025.

According to the CDC, the norovirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis, affecting 19 – 21 million individuals in the US annually.  It is a short illness where most people recover fully within 1 – 3 days.  It can be spread through contact with contaminated food, water or surfaces.  Those sick with norovirus are encouraged to drink fluids and monitor for signs of dehydration.