Hacker News with Generative AI: Cruise Ships

CDC cruise inspectors laid off as ship arrives in Fla with norovirus outbreak (tampabay.com)
All full-time employees in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program were laid off last week, even as a cruise ship arrived in Miami with another norovirus outbreak among passengers and crew.
Public Health, Norovirus, Cruise Ships, Layoffs
18 points by howard941 12 days ago | 0 comments
In shallow waters, cruise ships can churn up as much sediment as a hurricane (wlrn.org)
When cruise ships lumber into Key West’s shallow harbor, they can sometimes churn up a storm of sediment more potent than a hurricane, new monitoring by the city shows.
Environmental Impact, Cruise Ships, Key West, Sediment, Hurricanes
25 points by pseudolus 146 days ago | 7 comments
Two Outbreaks of Legionnaires Disease, from Private Outdoor Hot Tubs, on Cruises (cdc.gov)
During November 2022–June 2024, CDC was notified of 12 cases of Legionnaires disease among travelers on two cruise ships; eight on cruise ship A and four on cruise ship B.
Public Health, Disease Outbreaks, Travel, Cruise Ships, Legionnaires Disease
6 points by gnabgib 177 days ago | 0 comments
Cruise ships chopped in half are a license to print money (newatlas.com)
It's massively profitable for cruise operators to hack their ships in half and stick an extra section in to lengthen them
Cruise Ships, Business, Money, Profit
346 points by peutetre 230 days ago | 347 comments