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Commonly known as the the 'cruise ship' microbe because of its frequent outbreaks on the high seas, norovirus is simply no fun to get while you're on vacation. It's nasty virus responsible for vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain and dehydration – and can target both passengers and crewmembers alike. The virus...
An article published by CTV Vancouver Island reports that, "a Canadian conservation group says cruise ships are responsible for dumping "the vast majority" of the potentially toxic grey water that ends up off the B.C. coast each year. World Wildlife Fund Canada says cruise ships traveling between Washington state and...
According to KTOO Public Media, "federal regulators are investigating video footage that appears to show a Holland America Line cruise ship narrowly missing a pod of humpback whales while on its way to Juneau Monday." The vessel in question was the Holland America Eurodam. The video footage was shot by...
With the new Cuba travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, visitors planning on a getaway to the Caribbean island will have a much harder time. "The Trump administration is ending a nearly 2-decade-old program that had become the most popular way for Americans to legally visit Cuba, banning...
The Orlando Sentinel reports that, "Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Escape docked in Port Canaveral with more than 4,000 people Tuesday morning after the cruise line was forced to redirect the ship away from an itinerary that took it to Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean." Read the entire article here: Cruise...
CentralMaine.com reports that, "a cruise ship originally bound for Bermuda briefly docked in Portland to avoid the oncoming Hurricane Florence, and more could arrive this week. The Oceania cruise ship Insignia made the unplanned stop Monday to steer clear of Florence, which is barreling toward the Carolinas and is expected...
Hurricane Florence, roiling about in the Atlantic Ocean, in now throwing wind and high waves at cruise ship passengers' vacation plans – itineraries for cruise ships leaving and going to ports along the East Coast are subject to changes. USA Today reports, "More than 4,000 vacationers on Norwegian Cruise Line's...
There's never a dull day when following incidents, accident and other news related to the worldwide cruise ship industry. Here are just a few stories that were reported across the Internet from Sept. 7 through Sept. 10. Cruise Ship Passengers Paid for Bermuda, But Got Halifax CTVNews in Canada reports,...
According to a recent article on CruiseCritic.com: When a Passenger Dies at Sea, What You Need to Know "some 91 people have died on cruise ships that arrived in Fort Lauderdale between 2014 and 2017." This information was gathered from the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, which is where any...
Miami based Victory Cruise Lines will travel north with smaller boats, visiting smaller cities. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "With the cruising industry booming across the globe, officials in Duluth are betting that someday soon their ships will come in, too. In hopes of establishing the Lake Superior port city...