Norovirus is also hard to kill on surfaces, where it can live for days to weeks. If someone in your household vomits in the bathroom, you need to clean every contaminated surface with a disinfectant (typically bleach). The virus also can spread through contaminated food.

Holland America has reported its fourth norovirus outbreak of 2025 on a cruise out of Port Everglades, with nearly 150 passengers and 10 crew members falling ill.

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A cruise ship carrying 158 passengers and crew members with norovirus docked in Florida on Saturday. The Holland America Eurodam returned to Port Everglades after a 10-day trip around the Caribbean. CBS 42 Road to the Final Four: Morning Edition 3/3 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began monitoring a norovirus outbreak on the ship on Feb.

A norovirus outbreak on a Holland America Line cruise ship sickened nearly 90 people – marking the third time the wretched stomach virus has swept through the ocean liner this year, health officials said.

“None of those things are common with norovirus.” That said, you can still get a fever or aches with norovirus, according to the CDC. So if you experience those symptoms along with gastrointestinal issues, you might have the illness. The virus spreads ...

In the TikTok video, Spencer Aronfeld (@cruiseshiplawyer) suggests that Royal Caribbean should have canceled a sailing on Symphony of the Seas after a “horrifying” inspection revealed “numerous food safety and hygiene issues, including improperly stored food, raw eggs not at the correct temperature, and crew members touching ice with open wounds.”

A norovirus outbreak was reported on a Holland America Line cruise ship on Sunday, the cruise line's second to be tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this month.

The US flu season has caused at least 33 million illnesses, 430,000 hospitalizations, and 19,000 deaths. Meanwhile, UK norovirus cases hit a record high, with 1,160 hospitalizations daily, a 22% increase.

Norovirus spreads easily and often causes vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain, although people usually recover in a few days. And the virus has many names — stomach flu, stomach bug and cruise ship virus, although you can also get sick on land.

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