Carnival Cruise Line’s infamous 2013 “Poop Cruise” is making headlines again, thanks to Netflix’s new Trainwreck documentary.

CDC warns that a popular offering on cruise ships may harbor Legionnaires’ disease-causing bacteria, posing a risk to passengers who don't take the proper precautions.

While a ship’s public hot tubs can also harbor dangerous bacteria, they are less risky since they’re cleaned more frequently, according to a 2024 report from the CDC.

A CDC official said that it had already been hard to recruit to fill positions on the team, especially given its demanding schedule of travel to inspect cruise ships and respond to outbreaks. More ...

The CDC laid off all of the staff in its Vessel Sanitation Program, whose salaries are paid by cruise ship company fees, according to CBS News. A smaller group of 12 U.S. Public Health Service ...

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).

The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which inspects cruise ships, has been impacted by recent staffing cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services. While ship inspections will ...

Private hot tubs in cruise ship staterooms were found to be the source of disease outbreak by the CDC. Hot tubs on guests' private balconies caused 12 separate causes of Legionnaire's disease.

The steep cuts to the program's inspectors baffled CDC officials since the small team's staff is not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Fees from cruise ships companies pay for the program, which is ...