Norovirus is highly contagious, often spread by food or on surfaces, particularly in crowded conditions. It is a short-lived ...

As norovirus outbreaks surge on cruises, here's how the CDC says passengers should protect themselves. Thus far in 2025, the ...

Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 13 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last ...

A gastrointestinal issue was also identified aboard Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Sea Lion ship. Two of its 43 ...

The main reason is the recent decision to cut funds for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vessel sanitation program. Unfortunately, diseases can spread very quickly on cruises.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a “newly dominant” strain may be responsible for the recent wave of ...

New ‘dominant’ strain of norovirus sparking outbreaks on cruise ships - Twelve outbreaks of the gastrointestinal illness have ...

So far this year, there have been 16 illness outbreaks reported on cruise ships in the CDC's jurisdiction, mostly from norovirus, compared with 18 outbreaks in all of 2024 and 14 in 2023 ...