Norovirus has torn through the U.S. this winter, peaking early in some parts of the country but taking hold in South Florida over the last few weeks. Experts say every person who gets it passes it

Norovirus is also hard to kill on surfaces, where it can live for days to weeks. If someone in your household vomits in the bathroom, you need to clean every contaminated surface with a disinfectant (typically bleach). The virus also can spread through contaminated food.

Holland America has reported its fourth norovirus outbreak of 2025 on a cruise out of Port Everglades, with nearly 150 passengers and 10 crew members falling ill.

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The latest report marks the eighth gastrointestinal illness outbreak on a cruise ship in just the first two months of the year, the healthy agency said.

A norovirus outbreak was reported on a Holland America Line cruise ship on Sunday, the cruise line's second to be tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this month.

Dozens of passengers aboard a cruise ship that left from Florida have been sickened with norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program.Holland America Line's Eurodam left Port Everglades,

Norovirus spreads easily and often causes vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain, although people usually recover in a few days. And the virus has many names — stomach flu, stomach bug and cruise ship virus, although you can also get sick on land.

More than 80 people on board a Holland America cruise ship that left Florida are sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A cruise ship that departed from Florida is dealing with an outbreak of norovirus, leaving passengers and crew members suffering from gastrointestinal illness.

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A cruise ship off the coast of Belgium experience a gastrointestinal illness outbreak last week believed to have been caused by norovirus. The ship has already departed on another cruise.