Outbreaks, Port Limits, and New Cruise Eats

Today's Cruise News covers three developments spanning health, port policy, and onboard dining. Norovirus sickened 125 people — 102 guests and 23 crew — aboard Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess during an Alaska and Canada voyage from San Francisco; the line rolled out enhanced sanitation as the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program monitored the response remotely, the line's third CDC-reported outbreak of 2026. In Key West, the City Commission voted 5 to 2 to ask the U.S. Navy to consider cruise-ship limits at the Navy-owned Outer Mole Pier, a non-binding resolution as the current lease nears its August 3 expiration. And MSC Cruises detailed a new pan-Asian street-food venue for MSC World Asia — a three-in-one specialty restaurant, bar, and complimentary daytime spot inspired by Indonesia, Singapore, South China, Thailand, and Vietnam — debuting when the 215,863-GT ship enters Mediterranean service on December 4, 2026.