Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents

P&O Cruises UK denies link between Hepatitis A cases and Ventura ship
A UK-based cruise company has stated that recent cases of Hepatitis A among passengers are not connected to its ship. Travelers who recently sailed...
June 2, 2024 - Accidents

P&O UK's ship Ventura undergoes deep cleaning in Southampton following Norovirus outbreak
P&O Cruises UK's ship Ventura is undergoing an extensive sanitation process at Southampton UK after an outbreak of norovirus affected passengers...
May 26, 2024 - Accidents

Food poisoning incident delays Royal Caribbean's ship Allure of the Seas
A food poisoning incident aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas has affected passengers and caused a delay in the ship's itinerary...
May 24, 2024 - Accidents

Norovirus outbreak on P&O UK's ship Ventura prompts isolation measures
Following a Norovirus outbreak on the P&O Cruises UK's vessel Ventura, several passengers are currently isolating. The liner departed from...
May 19, 2024 - Accidents

Norovirus outbreaks affect ~200 passengers on Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean ships
Nearly 200 individuals fell ill due to norovirus outbreaks on Princess Cruises and RCI-Royal Caribbean International ships. According to the CDC...
April 27, 2024 - Accidents

Gastrointestinal illness/Norovirus affects 28 passengers on Silversea's ship Silver Nova
An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness affected over two dozen passengers aboard a Silversea Cruises voyage. According to the CDC/Centers for...
April 16, 2024 - Cruise Industry

MSC Cruises resumes voyages from Shanghai with MSC Bellissima ship
MSC Cruises resumed its operations in Shanghai, China, with the MSC Bellissima leading the way as the first international cruise line to restart...
March 17, 2024 - Accidents

Norovirus outbreak affects ~100 cruisers on Holland America's ship ms Koningsdam
A norovirus outbreak affected ~100 tourists on a HAL-Holland America Line ship. Out of the 2,522 guests onboard ms Koningsdam, 98 passengers and 12...
March 12, 2024 - Accidents

Fred Olsen scraps Balmoral ship cruise after Norovirus outbreak
A 2-night cruise initially scheduled to depart from Southampton and travel to Newcastle, offered at a price lower than rail and air fare, has been...
February 28, 2024 - Accidents

Cholera fears prompt Mauritius to refuse entry to NCL cruise ship Norwegian Dawn
Mauritius has declined permission for an NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship to dock at Port Louis, citing concerns about a potential illness outbreak (of...
February 26, 2024 - Cruise Industry

RCG-Royal Caribbean Group projects 40% earnings increase for 2024
The combined fleet of RCI-Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity, and Silversea (collectively operated by Royal Caribbean Group/RCG) served 7.6...
February 2, 2024 - Accidents

Gastrointestinal illness/Norovirus affects 100+ passengers on Cunard's ship Queen Victoria
100+ passengers aboard a Cunard ship have fallen ill following a Norovirus outbreak. Among the 1824 individuals on MS Queen Victoria, 116 have...
February 1, 2024 - Accidents

Norovirus outbreak affects ~100 passengers on Celebrity Cruises' ship Constellation
A norovirus outbreak affected ~100 passengers on a recent Celebrity Cruises sailing that concluded on Friday, January 12th. Of the 2056 passengers...
January 13, 2024 - Accidents

Grand Princess cruise ship hit with dual virus outbreak on Australian voyage
The recent occurrence of simultaneous outbreaks of COVID and Norovirus on Grand Princess - ship from the fleet of Princess Cruises, has been...
November 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry

Variety Cruises' ship Harmony G is back to West Africa after COVID
Next month, Variety Cruises is set to resume small ship sailings in West Africa, marking the first return since the pandemic. The company will...
November 9, 2023