Outbreaks of chickenpox, flu, and COVID-19 have been reported on cruise ships. Many diseases prevented by routine vaccination are not common in the United States but are still common in other countries.

Jan 4, 2025 · Learn more about outbreaks of gastrointestinal (GI) illness on cruise ships in the Vessel Sanitation Program's (VSP) jurisdiction, including outbreak details and actions taken in response.

Jan 3, 2025 · 2024 was the worst year for gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships in over a decade, thanks to a surge in norovirus, according to figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and...

Jan 9, 2025 · Learn about the gastrointestinal illness outbreak on Sea Cloud Cruises ship Sea Cloud Spirit, including outbreak details and actions taken in response. Cruise line: Sea Cloud Cruises. Cruise ship: Sea Cloud Spirit. Voyage dates: January 4–January 10, 2025. Voyage number: SCS 2501. Date outbreak reported to VSP: January 9, 2025. Final case counts:

Dec 30, 2024 · Learn about the gastrointestinal illness outbreak on the Holland America Line ship Eurodam, including outbreak details and actions taken in response. Cruise line: Holland America Line. Cruise ship: Eurodam. Voyage dates: December 30, 2024–January 8, 2025. Voyage number: EU241230. Date outbreak reported to VSP: January 4, 2025. Final case counts:

See information on cruise ship GI illnesses and updates on GI illness outbreaks involving ships with US ports of call, specifically. On cruise ships, >90% of GI illness outbreaks with a confirmed cause are due to norovirus.

Jan 3, 2025 · There’s good news and bad news for cruise ship vacationers. The bad news is that the number of stomach illness outbreaks in 2024 was the highest since 2012. The good news is that there were just...

Feb 1, 2024 · This is the second cruise outbreak reported by the CDC so far this year. Last month, 100 people -- including 92 passengers and eight crew members -- were reported ill during a Celebrity Cruises ...

Dec 30, 2021 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging all travelers — vaccinated and unvaccinated — to avoid cruise ship travel amid a record Covid surge driven by...

Jan 6, 2025 · Just days into 2025, two cruise ships have already reported virus outbreaks to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including Holland America Line and Oceania Cruises.