Alaska Cruise Ship Hit with Gastrointestinal Illness for 3rd Time in Less than 3 Months

Alaska cruise ship hit with gastrointestinal illness for 3rd time in less than 3 months

The National Geographic Sea Bird has seen multiple outbreaks of the highly contagious illness that causes vomiting and diarrhea.

Alaska cruise struck by third suspected norovirus outbreak in weeks

A cruise ship sailing in Alaska has reported its third gastrointestinal illness outbreak in just two months, with 18 passengers becoming ill during its latest voyage, according to the US Centers for...

Same Alaska Cruise Ship Hit By a Third Outbreak in 2026

Key Aspects: A gastrointestinal illness outbreak was confirmed aboard National Geographic Sea Bird on July 12. 18 of the 62 onboard passengers were affected with symptoms including vomiting and abdominal pain, although the cause is unknown. This is the third outbreak for National Geographic Sea Bird in 2026. Another outbreak of gastrointestinal illness was confirmed aboard National Geographic Sea Bird during its five-day, one-way Alaska cruise.…

NASA Test Pilots Say Crossing the Sound Barrier Today Is No Big Deal — Collapsing Alaska Glaciers Are Triggering Massive Tsunamis Near Popular Cruise Fjords — Plus More Travel News!

Here are this week’s travel news headlines from around the web and interweb I found the most interesting. Take a look: Collapsing Glaciers in Alaska Are Triggering Massive Tsunamis, and the Cruise Industry Is Taking Notice High Country News published a stunning and sobering long-form piece this week that every Alaska cruise traveler should read. Last August, a massive landslide at the end of Tracy Arm fjord, a popular destination for cruise shi…

Three GI Illness Outbreaks in Seven Weeks — When Will the CDC Shut Down the National Geographic Sea Bird?

Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Sea Bird suffered its third CDC reported gastrointestinal (GI) illness outbreak since May 2026, this time sickening at least 29% of passengers.Six of the Last Ten Voyages Likely Had Norovirus Cases The first CDC reported outbreak occurred on the ship’s May 26–May 31 voyage, when 9 of 66 passengers and 3 of 24 crew members got sick with norovirus. Following this outbreak, the CDC stated it “conducted a fi…