A near-empty Lido Deck buffet on Carnival-owned AIDAdiva shows the impact of a confirmed norovirus outbreak that struck the ship’s 133-night world cruise in December 2025. More than 100 passengers and crew members fell ill, forcing strict sanitation measures, isolated medical care, and restricted dining just weeks before the vessel’s scheduled arrival in New York. The incident, combined with record passenger numbers at Port Everglades and France’s new cruise passenger tax, dominates global cruise news headlines on December 6, 2025.