The federal government's Vessel Sanitation Program continues its health inspections of cruise ships despite recent staff reductions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The news comes as the U.S. battles a new strain of norovirus and cruise lines face an upsurge in onboard outbreaks. The VSP’s ...

Staffers working as part of a CDC program that monitors and investigates cruise ship outbreaks were recently laid off, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

It's a bad year to be brought low on the high seas, with a new Norovirus strain colliding with significant cuts among the ...

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said cruise ship inspections will continue amid government layoffs, an official said the task will be more challenging for remaining workers. The ...

In a move that feels like cutting your brakes on the way down a hill, the CDC laid off its entire team from the Vessel ...

The CDC cut employees from its Vessel Sanitation Program this week, even as a cruise ship arrived days ago with another ...

The Trump administration’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has laid off all full-time staff from the CDC’s Vessel ...

The program responsible for overseeing the cleanliness of cruise ships has been gutted, but the CDC believes layoffs will not ...

Norovirus is another highly contagious and potentially fatal illness RFK Jr. is just fine with Americans getting.

Since the start of 2025, there have been 12 outbreaks on cruise ships, mostly caused by norovirus, according to CDC records.