January 13, 2026
2002: First Cruise Ship Taken Out of Service Due to Norovirus Outbreak
There has been a fair amount of recent media coverage of norovirus (or winter vomiting disease) outbreaks on cruise ships, and I was reminded of the first instance of a ship being removed from service dus to norovirus. It was August 2002, and the ship was Holland America Line’s MS Ryndam.
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