British Cruise Ship Passengers Impacted By Gastroenteritis Outbreak

Up to 50 passengers showed symptoms consistent with acute digestive infection after the ship’s captain alerted French authorities.

Over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were ordered to remain on board after an outbreak of Gastrointestinal illness.

The Ambition ship was half-way through a 14-night cruise from Belfast and Liverpool and was due to stop at ports in Northern Spain and along France’s Atlantic coast.

However, up to 50 passengers showed symptoms consistent with acute digestive infection after the ship’s captain alerted French authorities on Tuesday evening. Those affected were treated by the ship’s doctor and isolated in their cabins.

Authorities have suspended anyone from disembarking from the ship and restricted the vessel’s interactions with the intended ports. Officials have dismissed any connection to the deadly Hantavirus outbreak on another vessel.