/tags/cruise cruise en-US SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± Wed, 06 May 2026 20:54:15 GMT /americas/2026-05-06/hantavirus-is-on-the-rise-in-argentina-where-a-stricken-cruise-ship-began-its-journey Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise. Argentina is consistently ranked by the World Health Organization as having the highest incidence of the rare, rat-borne disease in Latin America. Wed, 06 May 2026 20:54:15 GMT /americas/2026-05-06/hantavirus-is-on-the-rise-in-argentina-where-a-stricken-cruise-ship-began-its-journey Isabel Debre | Associated Press /health/2026-05-05/hantavirus-cape-verde-cruise-ship-outbreak A case of hantavirus on a cruise ship is puzzling, said William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University professor of preventive medicine. Hereā€™s what we know about hantavirus and its transmission. Tue, 05 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT /health/2026-05-05/hantavirus-cape-verde-cruise-ship-outbreak Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact /law-justice/2025-11-26/death-of-florida-teenager-on-carnival-cruise-ship-ruled-a-homicide The death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month has been ruled a homicide. Anna Kepnerā€™s cause of death was ā€œmechanical asphyxia,ā€ according to a copy of her death certificate obtained by ABC News Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:30:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-11-26/death-of-florida-teenager-on-carnival-cruise-ship-ruled-a-homicide Kate Payne - Associated Press/Report For America, Jeff Martin | The Associated Press /south-florida/2023-04-24/cruise-line-let-passengers-body-decompose-lawsuit-says A widow is suing a cruise line, alleging that it let her husband's body decompose after he died of a heart attack. Marilyn Jones' husband, Robert Jones, died last August onboard the Celebrity Cruises ship Equinox. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:45:17 GMT /south-florida/2023-04-24/cruise-line-let-passengers-body-decompose-lawsuit-says AP /news/2022-05-05/passengers-on-miami-to-seattle-carnival-cruise-say-covid-overwhelmed-the-ship The cruise company would not confirm how many people tested positive for COVID but said there were a number of positive cases on the Carnival Spirit. Thu, 05 May 2022 11:21:02 GMT /news/2022-05-05/passengers-on-miami-to-seattle-carnival-cruise-say-covid-overwhelmed-the-ship Associated Press /news/2022-03-29/a-recent-report-shows-cruise-bookings-are-twice-as-strong-as-last-year The AAA study says declining COVID rates and increased eagerness about traveling have contributed to these statistics. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:12:01 GMT /news/2022-03-29/a-recent-report-shows-cruise-bookings-are-twice-as-strong-as-last-year Violet Comber-Wilen /news/2022-03-27/cruise-bookings-are-bouncing-back-says-aaa A new report from AAA Travel showed that 58.3 million, or 23%, of Americans are considering taking a cruise within the next two years. According to the report, bookings for cruises are twice as strong as they were just a year ago. Sun, 27 Mar 2022 17:59:00 GMT /news/2022-03-27/cruise-bookings-are-bouncing-back-says-aaa /2022-02-14/the-newest-cruise-ship-operator-at-portmiami-says-were-being-singled-out-as-an-industry Virgin Voyages hopes to stand out in the cruise ship business with its rock-and-roll attitude and adults-only cruises even as the CDC still advises travelers to avoid cruising because of COVID. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:49:18 GMT /2022-02-14/the-newest-cruise-ship-operator-at-portmiami-says-were-being-singled-out-as-an-industry Tom Hudson /local-news/2022-01-24/cruise-ship-changes-course-after-us-judge-orders-seizure A cruise ship with hundreds of passengers has diverted to the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over $4 million in unpaid fuel. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:22:08 GMT /local-news/2022-01-24/cruise-ship-changes-course-after-us-judge-orders-seizure /news/2022-01-21/cdc-drops-its-appeal-in-case-on-floridas-cruise-industry-restrictions A motion for dismissal filed at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not explain the decision, but the CDC let expire what is known as a ā€œconditional sailing orderā€ that placed COVID restrictions. Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-01-21/cdc-drops-its-appeal-in-case-on-floridas-cruise-industry-restrictions