Norovirus causes an inflammation of the stomach or intestines called acute gastroenteritis, according to the CDC. The virus ...

Cruise passengers live in tight quarters where contact with other passengers can't be avoided. Yes, some people still wear masks on cruise ships, and cleaning protocols have been greatly enhanced, but ...

"Health officials track illness on cruise ships," the CDC says on its VSP norovirus FAQ page. "So outbreaks are found and reported more quickly on a cruise ship than on land." In a study of acute ...

CDC data suggests the majority of 2024 gastrointestinal outbreaks at sea were associated with the highly contagious norovirus. In December alone, five cruise ships were stricken with the vomiting bug, ...

Norovirus causes an annual average of 19 million to 21 million illnesses with more than 100,000 hospitalizations, the CDC says. Continue reading Entering the final day of 2024, the CDC counted 16 ...

A norovirus outbreak on a Holland America Line ship sickened 60 people. Among 1,369 guests on its Volendam ship, 53 reported ...

Norovirus is a hardy virus that the CDC says can persist on surfaces for days or weeks. Recent infections on ships have prompted the Queen Mary's parent company, Cunard, and other cruise lines, ...

2024 was the worst year for gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on cruise ships in over a decade, according to newly released ...

according to the CDC, there were an average of 12 norovirus outbreaks a year on ships porting in the United States. The agency says the vast majority of gastrointestinal illness on cruise ships ...

The illness aboard Queen Mary 2 follows a string of other norovirus outbreaks at sea in recent weeks, including on two Holland America Line ships ... CDC, according to industry trade organization ...