For Americans planning cruise ship vacations this spring or summer, there could be reason to worry about more than rough seas ...

The school kitchen was closed as a precaution, although the health department determined it was not the source of the ...

Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are spiking in 2025, with 13 reported incidents so far, nearly as many as all of last year.

The CDC cut employees from its Vessel Sanitation Program this week, even as a cruise ship arrived days ago with another ...

Thus far in 2025, the CDC has issued notifications on 16 separate cruise outbreaks, outpacing the yearly totals from 2024 and ...

So far this year, there have been 16 illness outbreaks reported on cruise ships in the CDC’s jurisdiction, mostly from norovirus, compared with 18 outbreaks in all of 2024 and 14 in 2023 ...

There are no antivirals to treat norovirus, and the CDC warns against taking antibiotics because the medication won't work and can lead to dangerous antibiotic resistance. The best way to get ...

Katie Nadworny is an Istanbul-based writer who specializes in stories at the intersection of culture and politics in Turkey, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. She has lived in Turkey for nearly ...