Another small ship has been impacted by a gastrointestinal illness outbreak, the fourth one reported so far this year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vessel Sanitation Program helps the cruise ship industry maintain higher ...
Five of the cruise ship outbreaks took place in December alone, according to CDC data. Those outbreaks caused 781 passengers and 109 crew members to become ill, with most of those experiencing ...
Gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on Princess Cruises and Viking ships sickened nearly 150 people. Among 1,894 guests aboard ...
The CDC also notes that “outbreaks are found and reported more quickly on a cruise ship than on land,” thanks to reporting protocols. On average, some 19-21 million instances of norovirus ...
Cruises are gross. With so many people in a confined space, vacation-goers play a game of illness roulette anytime they step on a cruise ship ... according to the CDC. Across the back-to-back ...
More people experienced gastrointestinal illnesses while aboard a cruise ship in 2024 than in any other year since 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).