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All full-time employees in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program were laid off this week ...
MIAMI – This cruise season comes with the “ Ferrari of viruses ,” a new antibody-dodging norovirus variant that scientists ...
There’s been a lot of buzz about cruise ship health inspections going away because of job cuts. But is it really true? If you ...
The Trump administration’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has laid off all full-time staff from the CDC’s Vessel ...
The Norwegian Bliss set sail today, marking the start of the cruise season in Seattle. The excitement is tempered by norovirus concerns on other cruise ships.
Only a dozen Public Health Service officers have reportedly been left to handle current and future ship inspections, which ...
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars ...
The most recent inspection was Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria on March 14, 2025, receiving a score of 96 out of 100. On March ...
A norovirus outbreak has been reported on a cruise ship, with more than 200 passengers sickened. Here’s what to know about ...
Passengers and crew on Cunard Line's iconic Queen Mary 2 ocean liner have been hit by an outbreak, which is being dealt with.
Passengers and crew who contracted norovirus on the Queen Mary 2 mainly experienced ... That tally includes voyages run by ...
A norovirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship has left over 224 passengers and 17 crew members ill, according to the CDC.