Cruise news (virus-tagged)
Norovirus outbreaks affect ~200 passengers on Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean ships
Nearly 200 individuals fell ill due to norovirus outbreaks aboard Princess Cruises and RCI-Royal Caribbean International ships. According to the...
April 27, 2024
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 
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 - Accidents
Ruby Princess cruisers win class action lawsuit against Carnival over COVID outbreak
Carnival Corporation's Australian division Carnival Australia has been directed to cover the medical expenses of a woman who contracted COVID-19, as...
October 25, 2023 - Accidents
Norovirus infects 66 guests and 7 crew on Virgin Voyages' ship Scarlet Lady
During a recent sailing of Virgin Voyages, over 70 individuals reported being unwell. The USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and...
October 14, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival encourages cruisers to be up to date with their COVID vaccinations
As the cruise industry emerged from a 15-month hiatus in July 2021, it did so under the weight of numerous concessions and stringent rules, primarily...
September 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Australia finally scraps COVID cruise ship protocols
Following last week's announcement that Australian COVID protocols affecting the cruise industry would be lifted, New South Wales (NSW) promptly and...
September 1, 2023