The program aims to prevent and control gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships. Mass layoffs hit the Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month, but the Centers for Disease ...

CDC Claps Back At Allegations Cruise Ship Cleanliness Checks To End, Amid Mass Layoffs. ... Their jobs took them to every cruise ship on the sea multiple times yearly to ensure the ships were clean.

Earlier this month, a luxury cruise ship made its way back to the UK after an outbreak of norovirus affected hundreds on board. The 29-day voyage of Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 was marred by over ...

There have been 12 GI outbreaks on cruise ships in 2025, so far, according to the CDC. According to the federal health agency , every year the norovirus causes between 19 and 21 million illnesses ...

The cruise liner "Iona," operated by P&O Cruises, moored on January 12, 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal. Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images. Potentially thousands of people were onboard the ship ...