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

Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 16 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last ...

Norovirus has been linked to twelve outbreaks on cruise ships in 2025, sickening nearly 1,500 people, according to CDC data.

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

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

Two disease outbreaks have been reported recently from Holland America Line ships, making six so far in 2025 for the cruise ...

Norovirus cases on cruise ships are well on track to exceed last year's number just four months into 2024 - and experts say a ...

The cuts to the Vessel Sanitation Program are particularly puzzling because inspection work is funded by fees paid by cruise ...

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