Norovirus outbreak infects 125 people on Ruby Princess cruise ship.
The CDC reported that 102 passengers and 23 crew members contracted norovirus during a 20-day Princess Cruises voyage from San Francisco to Canada and Alaska. The ship docked in San Francisco on July 2, 2026, and underwent enhanced cleaning before its next departure.
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Divergence score
4 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Washington Times
The Hill
NY Post
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- Washington Timesfirst
- ABC News+42 min
- The Hill+48 min
- NY Post+46.6 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage is nearly identical across outlets; all cite the same CDC figures and company statement, with only minor differences in background on norovirus and response details.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Cruise ship docked in San Francisco hit by norovirus outbreak”
“125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise”
“125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco”
6 tracked claims across 4 outlets
Fact ledger
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102 passengers and 23 crew members were infected with norovirus on the Ruby Princess.
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