France Clears Ambition to Sail After Norovirus Sickens 50 on Cruise Ship
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Updated · The New York Times · May 13
France Clears Ambition to Sail After Norovirus Sickens 50 on Cruise Ship
4 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 13
French authorities let Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition resume normal operations after holding more than 1,700 passengers and crew aboard in Bordeaux while illnesses were assessed.
About 50 people developed symptoms consistent with acute gastrointestinal infection, and French health officials late Wednesday confirmed the outbreak was norovirus.
The ship arrived in Bordeaux on Wednesday morning after the sickness wave began shortly after it left Belfast on May 8; it is now expected to continue to Santander, Spain.
Isolation rules will still apply to any travelers who remain symptomatic, and officials said there was no evidence linking the cases to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius near the Canary Islands.
What rights and recourse do passengers truly have when quarantined for illness on a cruise, and are cruise lines doing enough to protect their guests?
With norovirus outbreaks rising despite strict cleaning, are cruise ships fundamentally unsafe for passengers, or is there a better way to prevent illness at sea?