Holiday travel is a recipe for infection. And recent studies have shown how easily the infamous cruise ship bug, norovirus, can be transmitted on planes
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Dubai plans to significantly expand its cruise ship port in an effort to attract more seafaring tourists to the Gulf city.
Read More »FBI: Baby Dies Aboard Carnival Cruise Ship
The FBI says it’s investigating how a newborn baby died aboard a cruise ship that has returned to Port Canaveral.
Read More »Early figures indicate cruise passengers down
Preliminary figures indicate that Alaska saw fewer cruise ship passengers this year.
Read More »Vampire-themed cruise planned for Southeast Alaska
A week-long vampire convention on a cruise ship that will feature a vampire ball and costume contest is planned for scenic Southeast Alaska next summer.
Read More »Norvirus strikes Sea Princess cruise ship again
For the fourth time since mid-May, passengers on the Alaska cruise ship Sea Princess have been sickened by norovirus, a gastrointestinal infection that causes diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain.
Read More »Kickin’ on a cruise to Europe with the kids
Families may find that cruising is not only easier, but cheaper than traveling on their own in Europe, especially with a multigenerational group.
Read More »Search for missing cruise passenger to resume
The U.S. Coast Guard planned to resume an aerial search Wednesday for a woman who went missing from a cruise ship somewhere between San Diego and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Read More »Jamaica reports rebound in cruise ship tourists
Jamaica benefited from a nearly double-digit increase in cruise ship arrivals during the most recent, busy winter season, the Caribbean country's tourism minister announced Tuesday.
Read More »Cruise ship, cargo ship collide in Danube River
A cruise ship carrying more than 100 tourists, most of them from Germany, collided Wednesday with a cargo ship in a Danube River channel near the capital of Slovakia, officials said. No injuries were reported.
Read More »Strong winds pull cruise ship from Florida dock
Strong winds from a passing storm in central Florida separated a Carnival cruise ship from its dock at Cape Canaveral.
Read More »Carnival cancels port calls in Mazatlan
Carnival has become the latest cruise ship operator to suspend stops in Mazatlan, citing violent incidents in the Pacific coast resort city.
Read More »Royal Caribbean passenger dies in Cancun hospital
A second person has died after arriving on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that docked at the island resort of Cozumel, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.
Read More »Preservation group buys historic cruise ship
After decades of false starts, shifting owners, dashed hopes and a nomadic existence, it appears the SS United States' distress call is finally being answered.
Read More »Antarctic cruise ship runs aground
The Polar Star cruise ship ran aground Monday en route from Antarctica to Argentina. None of the passengers onboard were injured.
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