Passengers held on cruise ship in France after gastroenteritis outbreak

The ship set sail from Belfast on Friday and is currently at a port in Bordeaux. Passengers held on cruise in France after gastroenteritis outbreak Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Passengers held on cruise ship in France after gastroenteritis outbreak More than 1,000 passengers are being held on a UK-operated cruise ship in France after 49 people fell ill with gastroenteritis. Local authorities in Bordeaux said three passengers had been isolated in their cabins on the Ambition, while other passengers will not be able to disembark in the port. They added that there was "no reason" to link the outbreak to the hantavirus outbreak on a separate cruise ship. Ambassador Cruise Line told the BBC in a statement that enhanced sanitation and prevention protocols had been implemented across the ship "in line with established public health procedures following the initial reports of illness". It added that as of 11:00 BST on Wednesday, 48 passengers were displaying symptoms consistent with gastrointestinal illness, as well as one crew member. The cruise ship set sail from Belfast on 8 May, before heading to Liverpool the next day. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the Alex Batty vanished in 2017 while on holiday - now he is telling the full story for the first time. Alex Batty reveals all about his abduction and life on the run in a new BBC documentary. In a first since these meetings started in the 1970s, this move reflects a change in France's thinking.