January 13, 2026
‘Cruise Ship Virus’ Sidelines Cruise Ship
There has been a fair amount of recent media coverage of norovirus (or winter vomiting disease, AKA the “cruise ship virus”) outbreaks on cruise ships, and I was reminded of the first instance of a ship being removed from service due to norovirus. It was August 2002, and the ship was Holland America Line’s MS Ryndam.
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