Gastrointestinal illness sickened more than 130 cruise ship passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise earlier this month.

Over 140 passengers and crew members aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship were sickened by a gastrointestinal ...

The mystery gastrointestinal illness broke out onboard the Navigator of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean ship, on a round-trip to ...

A dream vacation quickly turned into a nightmare for more than 140 people aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas, as ...

This incident is one of 18 gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships this year that met the CDC's threshold for public ...

The report indicated that 134 of the 3,914 passengers, and seven of 1,266 crew members, experienced symptoms such as diarrhea ...

In recent months, several cruise ships have experienced significant outbreaks of the norovirus. This highly infectious and ...

For the 18th time in 2025, an outbreak has been reported on a cruise ship. The only issue is, the cause has yet to be found.

According to the CDC, norovirus is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States, responsible for 58% of such infections acquired in the country each year.

Between Aug. 1, 2022, and Jan. 8, 2023, the CDC recorded 225 norovirus outbreaks — a 31% increase from last year’s count of 172 during the same period.

Norovirus symptoms typically begin 12 to 48 hours after exposure to the virus, per the CDC. These are often sudden and "explosive," says Schaffner. Common norovirus symptoms include: ...