A virus known as the stomach bug that has surged across parts of the country is the cause of nearly all diarrhea outbreaks reported on cruise ships that docked at U.S. ports in 2024, federal data ...

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 ...

After a sea-sickening 2024, scores of people across two different cruise ships reported suffering from a gastrointestinal illness just days into the new year.

Norovirus can and does strike anywhere, but cruise ships are especially vulnerable as there’s nothing the bug likes better than a lot of people in a small space. According to the Centres for Disease ...

Cruise ships have been hit by the worst stomach bug outbreaks in over a decade, with norovirus cases skyrocketing across the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dubbed 2024 as ...

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

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 ...

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 ...