Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas cruise ship earned a nearly perfect score of 100 on its last ... [+] CDC inspection. There’s good news and bad news for cruise ship vacationers. The bad news ...

But another statistic in the world of cruising is on the up, and it’s not a good one: the latest data from the US Centers for ...

CDC data suggests the majority of 2024 gastrointestinal outbreaks at sea were associated with the highly contagious norovirus. In December alone, five cruise ships were stricken with the vomiting ...

The CDC conducts random surprise sanitary inspections on cruise ships, scoring the ship on a scale from zero to 100. The review looks at common spaces such as pools and activity centers ...

2024 was the worst year for gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on cruise ships in over a decade, according to newly released ...

The CDC reported that there were 16 outbreaks of stomach illnesses aboard cruise ships last year, which affected 1,894 passengers and 245 crew members. The data shows that there were also 16 ...

but Texas-based cruises were spared from outbreaks, according to data from the CDC. One of the hottest cruise ports in Texas, the Port of Galveston, took a hard hit in February of 2023 ...

While cruise lines will state they adhere to stringent cleanliness and sanitation practices, that standard is only upheld by mandated monitoring by the CDC. It can be quite an experience to read ...

Cruise lines follow specific CDC-approved guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting ships and are required to report any outbreaks affecting 3% or more of passengers and crew members to the agency.