Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in the French port city of Bordeaux, while authorities confirmed the cause of the outbreak is norovirus,

French authorities have ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak.

Ambassador Cruise Line confirmed its ‘Ambition’ ship has been cleared to “continue normal operations” following the outbreak that sickened dozens of passengers this week

As many as 1,700 passengers are being held on board a cruise ship in southwest France, after dozens of cases of possible gastroenteritis on board.

Authorities in southwest France stopped passengers and crew from leaving a cruise ship in Bordeaux after cases of possible gastroenteritis on board.

More than 1,700 people are trapped aboard a cruise ship docked in France after a 90-year-old passenger died from suspected norovirus — just days after a separate virus killed three and sickened multiple others on a different cruise.

Genomic analysis showed the virus found aboard the MV Hondius shows no evidence of new characteristics so far.

French authorities have locked down a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a 90-year-old passenger died and dozens onboard reported stomach-related illness symptoms.