Carnival Cruise Line’s infamous 2013 “Poop Cruise” is making headlines again, thanks to Netflix’s new Trainwreck documentary.

A seaside escape is always a popular summer activity, particularly for Fourth of July festivities, but with potentially ...

CDC warns that a popular offering on cruise ships may harbor Legionnaires’ disease-causing bacteria, posing a risk to passengers who don't take the proper precautions.

W hen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of its 2024 cruise ship inspections, Norwegian Cruise Line clearly stood out. Out of the 151 ships inspected, 27 ...

A CDC official said that it had already been hard to recruit to fill positions on the team, especially given its demanding schedule of travel to inspect cruise ships and respond to outbreaks. More ...

The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which inspects cruise ships, has been impacted by recent staffing cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services. While ship inspections will ...

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) incidence rates aboard cruise ships “decreased significantly” from 2006 to 2019 among voyages reviewed, according to a 2021 CDC report, declining from 32.5 cases ...

The CDC laid off all of the staff in its Vessel Sanitation Program, whose salaries are paid by cruise ship company fees, according to CBS News. A smaller group of 12 U.S. Public Health Service ...