This year marked the worst in over a decade for stomach bug outbreaks on cruise ships docking in the US, according to the ...

What's sneaky, super contagious and bound to cause diarrhea and vomiting? If you answered "norovirus," you'd be correct. But ...

The CDC has reported two more outbreaks heading into 2025 on cruise ships from Holland America Line and Oceania Cruises.

For cruise ships, scoring an 85 out of 100 on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program review is considered a failure. In 2024, the CDC reported 13 bacterial and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has conducted sanitary inspections on dozens of cruise ships this year, with most receiving passing scores of 95 or above. However, 27 ships earned ...

"Norovirus can be especially challenging to control on cruise ships because of the close living quarters, shared dining areas and rapid turnover of passengers," according to the CDC. "When the ...

The cruise industry continues to balloon — with ever bigger, ever wilder boats and some 37.1 million cruise passengers set to ...

Continue reading Entering the final day of 2024, the CDC counted 16 stomach illness outbreaks on cruise ships this year, the ...

The CDC randomly inspects and scores cruise ships to prevent the spread of stomach viruses. The average score of vessels in 2024 is 95.9 out of 100 — 85 or less is considered failing. The nine ...