Unidentified Illness Outbreak on Celebrity Eclipse Raises Health Protocol Concerns

Miami, Thursday, 1 January 2026.
More than 100 passengers and crew aboard the Celebrity Eclipse suffered a gastrointestinal illness during a late December 2025 Caribbean voyage. With the specific causative agent still unidentified by the CDC, this incident marks the 22nd vessel outbreak of the year, underscoring ongoing operational health risks for the cruise industry despite heightened sanitation protocols.