Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen Passengers Struck Down by Norovirus are Entitled to Compensation
The Court of Appeal has ruled: UK holidaymakers who fell ill onboard the Fred Olsen cruise ship are entitled to compensation. A total of 16...
August 2, 2016 - Accidents
Fred Olsen Confirms Norovirus Outbreak on Balmoral
A norovirus outbreak has been confirmed onboard mv Balmoral, affecting passengers on the 34-night "Old England to New England" cruise, which left...
May 3, 2016 - Accidents
QM2 Forced to Skip Ports Due to Norovirus Outbreak
Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 was denied entry to Aqaba Jordan and Salalah Oman due to a norovirus outbreak onboard. Of the 2,403 passengers...
April 27, 2016 - Accidents
3rd Oceania Riviera Norovirus Outbreak
For the third time since December 2015, the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating...
March 27, 2016 - Accidents
Golden Princess Docked in Melbourne After Norovirus Outbreak
Golden Princess docked in Melbourne Tuesday morning (March 22) "after hundreds of passengers were struck down with gastro." The ship was on a 2...
March 23, 2016 - Accidents
Norwegian Gem Skips Port Call Due to Gastro Outbreak
Norwegian Gem skipped the scheduled visit to St Maarten today (March 18) because of gastro illness. The 2,394-passenger NCL ship, currently on...
March 18, 2016 - Accidents
Anthem of the Seas Voyage Cut Short Due to Storm
Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas, which earlier this month was struck by a major storm in the Atlantic, has turned back to home port after bad...
February 29, 2016 - Accidents
Riviera Returns to Miami Early Because of Gastro Illness
Oceania Cruises ship Riviera returned to Miami on Saturday, two days early from its last cruise, due to a norovirus outbreak, so the vessel could...
February 23, 2016 - Accidents
Cruise Lines Give Up Cancellation Penalties Due To Zika Spread
Cruise lines began waiving cancellation penalties for some clients booked on cruises to the Caribbean and other regions affected by the Zika...
January 31, 2016 - Accidents
Pacific Eden - the 'Floating Disaster'
After 60 of the 1,500 people onboard the P&O Pacific Eden were struck down with gastroenteritis, angry cruise passengers described the vessel...
December 29, 2015 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean ship struck by wild weather and gastro outbreak
Passengers planning to enjoy a 14-day voyage instead had to contend with wild weather and a gastro outbreak, with 182 cases of gastroenteritis...
December 17, 2015 - Accidents
Star Princess hit by Norovirus
An outbreak of norovirus on Princess cruise to Hawaii sent at least one passenger home early. In the early morning of October 4 Star Princess docked...
October 6, 2015