A spokesperson for the Cruise Lines International Association says other air quality depends on the requirements of the nation where a ship was built.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

The Pacific Dawn has been blamed for the recent increase in swine flu infections in Australia after health officials allowed hundreds of passengers to go home at the end of a previous cruise, despite a suspected outbreak onboard.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

Friday started out stormy, but as the 14 soldiers, Marines and their families boarded a yacht for a sightseeing cruise around lower Manhattan, the dark rain clouds parted giving them a glorious view of the Statue of Liberty.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01