Norovirus is commonly referred to as the stomach flu, stomach bug or as the “cruise ship virus” because it’s often the cause of most diarrhea outbreaks on cruise ships. People can get sick ...

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. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Norovirus spreads very easily, and people may still be contagious even a week or two after recovering. The main danger is ...

The data shows that there were also 16 outbreaks of stomach bugs in 2012 but indicated that illnesses on board had plunged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The drop took place after the cruise ship ...

Stomach illnesses plunged, however, during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the cruise ship industry shut down for more than a year and then restarted with limited capacity and more cleaning ...