Carnival Cruise Line’s infamous 2013 “Poop Cruise” is making headlines again, thanks to Netflix’s new Trainwreck documentary.

In recent months, several cruise ships have experienced significant outbreaks of the norovirus. This highly infectious and ...

The CDC records an outbreak when at least three percent of passengers and crew show symptoms, its vessel sanitation program ...

W hen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of its 2024 cruise ship inspections, Norwegian Cruise Line clearly stood out. Out of the 151 ships inspected, 27 ...

CDC warns that a popular offering on cruise ships may harbor Legionnaires’ disease-causing bacteria, posing a risk to passengers who don't take the proper precautions.

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) incidence rates aboard cruise ships “decreased significantly” from 2006 to 2019 among voyages reviewed, according to a 2021 CDC report, declining from 32.5 cases ...

Private hot tubs in cruise ship staterooms were found to be the source of disease outbreak by the CDC. Hot tubs on guests' private balconies caused 12 separate causes of Legionnaire's disease.

The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars. ... CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks.

“All of that negative vibe and negative information puts a dark cloud over the industry,” Robert McDonald, a former Secret ...

The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which inspects cruise ships, has been impacted by recent staffing cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services. While ship inspections will ...