What's sneaky, super contagious and bound to cause diarrhea and vomiting? If you answered "norovirus," you'd be correct. But what is it, and why is it so often associated with cruises?

Gastrointestinal illnesses like norovirus can be unfortunate anywhere, but they can be especially miserable on cruise ships, where they can easily spread without proper sanitation. The Centers ...

Crown Princess, which is currently in Australia, is undertaking virus prevention measures after a gastrointestinal outbreak ...

Guests onboard Diamond Princess were asked to leave multiple times so the crew could deep clean the ship during a gastro ...

Additional data from the VSP show that there have been 10 acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in 2024 so far, most attributable to norovirus. Overall, 20 cruise ships—including those run by Carnival ...

illness outbreaks with a confirmed cause are due to norovirus, according to the CDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vessel Sanitation Program helps the cruise ship industry ...

That’s why sanitation on a cruise ship is so important to avoid major gastrointestinal outbreaks from infections like norovirus. To reduce the number of outbreaks, the Centers for Disease ...

The CDC has reported 10 bacterial and viral outbreaks on cruise ships since the start of 2024. Most cases have been norovirus, as these often-packed floating hotels can quickly propagate the highly ...

More than 2,000 cases of norovirus were recorded on three P&O cruise ships in eight months. Between January and August, 2,129 cases of the virus were reported among staff and guests on board Ventura, ...

The Vessel Sanitation Program inspections rate each ship on a scale of 86 or higher as satisfactory and 85 or lower as ...