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

Outbreaks are tracked by the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). Recently, the the VSP was impacted by government staffing ...

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 ...

Cruise ship passengers warned of latest norovirus threat after outbreaks - Norovirus is the most common ailment tracked on ...

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P&O Cruises ship Arcadia received a 95 rating by the CDC after an inspection in September. Inspectors found a container of pork sausages stored in a freezer with damaged packaging.

Thus far in 2025, the CDC has issued notifications on 16 separate cruise outbreaks, outpacing the yearly totals from 2024 and 2023. That's not to say travelers should not go on cruises, but they ...

Of 16 gastrointestinal illness outbreaks recorded by the CDC this year on cruise ships, including e.coli, 12 have been confirmed as norovirus. An agency review also found a “possible ...

A cruise ship set to spend much of the summer in Southampton has been given a hygiene rating by the CDC. Princess Cruise's Regal Princess received a score of 90 after an inspection by the CDC in ...

A cruise ship set to spend much of the summer in Southampton has been given a hygiene rating by the CDC. Princess Cruise's Regal Princess received a score of 90 after an inspection by the CDC in ...