Cruise ships hit by norovirus
There has been an outbreak of the contagious Norovirus on board the P&O Cruise ships Oriana and Azura. The Azura returned to Southampton on Saturday, a day after the Oriana returned from a ten-day tour of the Baltics.
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Passengers leave ship hit by vomiting virus
Passengers have disembarked from the cruise ship Oriana after it returned to its home port of Southampton this morning. Some passengers on the liner contracted the Norovirus winter vomiting bug while on a ten day cruise to the Baltics. There have been claims that as many as 300 passengers fell ill.
Cruise ship affected by Norovirus returns
The cruise ship Oriana has returned to its home port of Southampton. Some passengers on the liner contracted the Norovirus winter vomiting bug while on a ten day cruise to the Baltics.
While there have been claims that hundreds of passengers have been affected, on Thursday P&O Cruises which owns the liner said fewer than ten cases have actually been confirmed.
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Illness on board Oriana
VIDEO: Over 150 passengers on the Oriana are reported to have been struck down by a vomiting bug. The P and O cruise ship is due to dock in Southampton on Friday. Fred and Stacey link to Mel Bloor.
Norovirus outbreak on Oriana
There has been an outbreak of a vomiting bug on board a cruise liner which departed from Southampton on 4th December.
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