Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents
Scientology Cruise Ship Stricken with Measles Leaves St Lucia After Quarantine
A cruise ship quarantined for a case of measles left the Caribbean island of St Lucia. According to reports, health officials supplied a hundred...
May 3, 2019 - Accidents
Oasis of the Seas Hit with Norovirus
Nearly 170 cruise passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean ship sailing in the Caribbean have taken ill with gastrointestinal symptoms on Wednesday...
January 10, 2019 - Accidents
Hundreds Quarantined in Cabins Aboard AIDAprima
Hundreds of passengers on a Mediterranean cruise have been struck down with sickness bug which left them quarantined in their staterooms. Around 300...
October 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
AIDA Cruises Ship Moors in Port Rotterdam with Dozens of Sick Passengers
According to Dutch emergency services, dozens of ill passengers onboard a cruise ship that moored in Port Rotterdam were kept onboard for treatment...
September 20, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Eliminates Public Health Questionnaires
Carnival Cruise Line no longer requires passengers to complete public health questionnaires as part of line's check-in process. Instead, travelers...
July 30, 2018 - Accidents
Norovirus Outbreak Reported on MS Zaandam
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting an outbreak of norovirus onboard Holland America Line's cruise ship in Alaska. 73 people reported...
June 23, 2018 - Accidents
Gastro Outbreak Reported Onboard Silver Shadow
The CDC reported there was a gastrointestinal outbreak on Silversea's ship Silver Shadow. The CDC reported that 28 of a total of 327 passengers (8...
May 25, 2018 - Accidents
Azamara Cruises Ship Carries Passengers with Norovirus to San Diego
An Azamara Cruises ship arrived in San Diego Thursday morning, February 8, carrying passengers with norovirus. The San Diego cruise port has...
February 8, 2018 - Accidents
Princess Cruises Passengers to Sue Over Gastro Outbreaks
A major class action is prepared against a cruise company for allegedly exposing thousands of its passengers to gastroenteritis. According to...
February 7, 2018 - Accidents
46 People Fall Sick on Grandeur of the Seas
Nearly 50 people fell sick on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that departed Baltimore, delaying its return. According to Royal Caribbean spokesman...
January 12, 2018 - Accidents
Gastro Outbreak on Sea Princess Leaves 200 People Sick
About 200 people were struck down with gastro outbreak onboard a Princess Cruises ship which is set to dock in Brisbane QLD tomorrow, January 4. Sea...
January 3, 2018 - Accidents
Stomach Virus Strikes Hundreds on Royal Caribbean Cruise
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Independence of the Seas returned to Florida yesterday, December 16, after hundreds of travelers contracted...
December 17, 2017 - Accidents
CDC Reports Cruise Outbreaks Mostly Norovirus
The holiday cruise season is heading toward the New 2018 having logged less than 1 foodborne illness outbreak per month thus far this year that met...
December 11, 2017 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Hit by Gastro
Nearly 200 people onboard one of the largest cruise ships in the world are being treated for gastro as the ship docked in Hobart. Ovation of the...
December 5, 2017 - Accidents
Celebrity Cruises Ship Hit by Norovirus
A Celebrity Cruises ship plagued with norovirus berthed in Port of Tauranga yesterday, November 9. Celebrity Solstice arrived at 7:15 a.m. as part...
November 10, 2017