Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 16 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last ...

Outbreaks are tracked by the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). Recently, the the VSP was impacted by government staffing ...

A gastrointestinal issue was also identified aboard Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Sea Lion ship. Two of its 43 ...

A “newly dominant strain” of norovirus has increased outbreaks of the stomach bug onboard cruise ships, says a US public ...

Two disease outbreaks have been reported recently from Holland America Line ships, making six so far in 2025 for the cruise ...

Thirteen gastrointestinal illness outbreaks have occurred on cruise ships in 2025, with ten attributed to norovirus. This number surpasses pre-pandemic levels and is on track to exceed 2024's ...