The CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program inspects cruise ships and investigates outbreaks to prevent the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses. While a perfect score doesn't eliminate the risk of ...

There were more than 5,000 COVID cases on board cruise ships sailing in U.S. waters the last two weeks of December, according to the CDC, but the fact that the public health agency is monitoring ...

Time for CDC and cruise lines to protect consumers, again pause — docking their ships," the Connecticut senator posted on Twitter. Cruise lines have not announced any plans to halt cruising.

Carnival Cruise Line’s infamous 2013 “Poop Cruise” is making headlines again, thanks to Netflix’s new Trainwreck documentary. But as gross as that sewage-filled voyage was, it turns out it’s not the ...

The CDC added that "while cruising poses some risk of COVID-19 transmission, CDC will continue to publish guidance to help cruise ships continue to provide a safer and healthier environment for ...

Cruise lines will no longer be obliged to follow COVID guidance on ships as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC's Framework for Conditional Sailing Order, which was ...

The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program aims to keep gastrointestinal illnesses like norovirus and salmonella at bay on cruise ships. These cruise ships got the best (and worst) CDC sanitation scores.

The CDC's top 10 worst cruise ship hygiene scores of 2024 are available after officers randomly selected and inspected the ships in its Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). A "100" score is perfect ...

On May 5, 2022, the CDC reevaluated and lowered the cruise ship vaccination status thresholds from 95 percent to 90 percent of passengers under the COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships.