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

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

Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 13 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last ...

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 ...

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

Thirteen gastrointestinal illness outbreaks have occurred on cruise ships in 2025, with ten attributed to norovirus. This number surpasses pre-pandemic levels and is on track to exceed 2024's ...

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