With norovirus outbreaks reported on multiple cruise ships in recent weeks, it’s no surprise that travelers are questioning sanitation on cruise ships. Since the start of 2025, the U.S. Centers for ...

More cruise ship outbreaks were reported in 2025 than in the past two years, but cruisers shouldn’t be too worried just yet.

Cruise ships sailing out of the U.S. get inspected multiple times a year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As part of the federal agency's Vessel Sanitation Program, each ship gets a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday that over 100 people have fallen ill from an unknown disease on a Royal Caribbean cruise. According to the CDC ...

Sometimes, cruise sickness is more than just a hangover from the margaritas. Passengers on cruises worldwide this year weathered bouts of illness, but Texas-based cruises were spared from outbreaks, ...

Royal Caribbean has officially responded to a concerning vessel sanitation inspection report released in February for one of its ships that revealed a number of violations. With a score of 86, the ...

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Radiance of the Seas sails into the Caribbean port of Cartagena, Colombia, in this April 2007 file photo. Its maiden voyage was in 2001. A gastrointestinal illness has ...

The CDC randomly inspects and scores cruise ships to prevent the spread of stomach viruses. The average score of vessels in 2024 is 95.9 out of 100 — 85 or less is considered failing. The nine ...