Cruise ship stomach bug illnesses hit 12-year high: CDC

Dad dies after catching norovirus while on cruise ship holiday with 100 more ill

Alan Forster, 77, was enjoying a month-long cruise when he fell ill with stomach cramps and vomiting, and later died of kidney failure

Cruise ships hit by worst year for stomach bugs in over a decade, CDC data reveals

2024 was the worst year for gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships in over a decade, thanks to a surge in norovirus, according to figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cruise Ship Stomach Bug Illnesses Hit 12-Year High: CDC

Cruises are gross. With so many people in a confined space, vacation-goers play a game of illness roulette anytime they step on a cruise ship. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 16 gastrointestinal illness outbreaks aboard vessels in 2024, a 12-year high. While the figure is the highest total in…Read more...

2024 marks highest number of stomach illnesses on cruises in 12 years

While vacationers set sail for a getaway on the high seas, a highly contagious virus has reportedly been lurking aboard many of their cruise ships. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024 has seen the highest number of gastrointestinal illnesses reported in 12 years. The record 1,894 passengers across multiple cruise lines have been affected by 16 outbreaks. And 13 of them were caused by norovirus, including five during…

CDC Reports 5 Norovirus Outbreaks on Cruise Ships in Past Month

Hundreds of people on cruise ships were sickened with stomach illnesses in the past month in five separate incidents, according to an update provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The five outbreaks involved the Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 in two separate incidents, Holland America Line’s Rotterdam, Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess, and Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam, the CDC said on Dec. 31. In the five December outbre…

Norovirus cases on the rise; here are the symptoms and how to prevent catching the virus

Cases of the highly contagious norovirus are on the rise in the U.S. as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a significant jump in outbreaks in early December, according to the Associated Press. For the week of Dec. 6, the CDC reported 91 outbreaks across the U.S., up from 69 outbreaks in the final week of December.