The cruise vessel, the MV Caribbean Princess, was denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago due to an outbreak of gastroenteritis onboard the vessel.

  The vessel was scheduled to arrive in Port of Spain on Monday with over 3000 passengers and a 1000 member crew.

    It was also denied approval to berth at the Bridgetown Port, by the Government of Barbados because of the gastroenteritis outbreak on the cruise ship.

  The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has also confirmed the presence of “a significant outbreak” of gastroenteritis on the ship.   

  “The Ministry of Health was in constant contact with the CARPHA, which monitored the passage of this vessel as it journeyed towards Trinidad and Tobago, and provided initial notification and updates on the outbreak of gastroenteritis to the relevant authorities,” a news release from the Ministry stated.