CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.
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The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.
U.S. health officials said 224 passengers and 17 crew on board the Cunard cruise ship Queen Mary 2 caught norovirus during a voyage that's still ongoing.
The CDC said 69 passengers and 16 crew on board the Princess Cruises ship Coral Princess reported falling ill with norovirus during a recent voyage.
With more than 4 million Americans turning 65 this year, some retirees choose to live on cruise ships instead of in traditional communities.
It's the second Holland America Line ship to have dozens of passengers fall ill this month, according to the CDC.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not specify what type of gastrointestinal illness caused the outbreak, but the victims reported having diarrhea and vomiting.
Just over 300 passengers and crew members fell ill during norovirus outbreaks on three cruise voyages in December.
Over 50 passengers and 15 crew members reported being ill with norovirus on a month-long cruise on the Coral Princess.
The Explorer of the Seas was traveling from Barcelona, Spain to Miami, Florida, when it was struck by a strong wind gust.
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The industry has come under attack for its growing ship sizes, yet Royal Caribbean is moving full speed ahead on building at least three more megaships.
A cruise ship rescued 68 people adrift in a fishing boat off the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the cruise operator, Oceania Cruises, said Thursday.
The worker stabbed a woman and two guards who tried to intervene before being subdued and held in a "shipboard jail," the affidavit says.
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A search is underway for a cruise ship crewmember who went overboard while the vessel was still at sea before docking in South Florida this weekend.
Eyewitnesses said that a lightning strike may have sparked the fire on the Carnival Freedom, a claim that Carnival said "is being investigated."
Authorities were notified and the cause of the accident is being investigated, the cruise line said.
The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority's investigation found the cruise ship should have never left port.
A 27-year-old Florida woman traveling to the Bahamas on a cruise ship was found dead in her cabin, police said.
"The health and safety of passengers as well as that of the country as a whole are of the utmost importance to the authorities," the port authority of Mauritius said.
Mauritius authorities blocked the ship from docking for a day because 15 people on board had vomiting and diarrhea.
It was anchors away and bon voyage for those who booked passage for Saturday's maiden voyage on the 250,000-ton engineering marvel, the Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship. Cristian Benavides reports.
With its inaugural Caribbean journey just nine days away, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas dwarfs even historical giants like the Titanic. Spanning an impressive 1,200 feet, this colossal vessel is ready to host nearly 10,000 passengers. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave got an exclusive look inside.