Public hot tubs on cruise ships might gross some people out, but paying for a private spa may not actually reduce exposure to dangerous, water-dwelling pathogens. A new report from the US Centers for ...

Cruise ships are cesspools of disease and misery, yet for some reason people keep shelling out to sit on a boat for months if not years on end. It shouldn't be any surprise that folks get sick on ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently issued a report about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on cruise ships. The cause of the outbreak? Hot tubs. The CDC said they were made aware of 12 ...

Two Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks on cruises likely stemmed from private hot tubs onboard, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health agency was ...

Hot tubs aboard a cruise ship have been linked to outbreaks of a bacterial disease, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. Between November 2022 and April 2024, eight ...

Lesley Carlin provides etiquette tips for unique travel situations. Jan. 14, 2011— -- Question: What's with large groups of people taking over the hot tubs on cruise ships? On my last cruise, ...