We track every CDC-reported gastrointestinal illness outbreak on cruise ships. See which ships had outbreaks, how many passengers got sick, and which cruise lines are most affected.
Search CDC inspection scores for 160+ cruise ships. Every ship that sails from a U.S. port gets surprise inspections scored 0-100. Check any ship's latest score, full violation history, and see how it compares to the fleet average before you book.
We ranked every cruise ship by CDC inspection scores. See who’s on top, who’s at the bottom, and which ships are trending in the wrong direction.
We built a searchable database of every major cruise ship’s CDC inspection scores, outbreak history, and sanitation records. Here’s how to use it.
A gastrointestinal outbreak sickened at least 25 people — 21 passengers and 6 crew members — on a luxury cruise sailing from Miami to Honolulu. The dreaded norovirus strikes again.
Carnival suffered a massive IT meltdown on February 8, 2026, crippling 11 ships simultaneously. Check-in systems died, casinos went dark, passengers waited hours in parking lots with handwritten boarding passes, and the brand ambassador contradicted the official safety statement.
A harbor pilot fell into the Pacific Ocean while trying to board the Emerald Princess in rough Hawaiian seas. The ship had to cancel its entire port call at Kauai.
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