Overview
- Health teams boarded the Ambition in Bordeaux on Wednesday to assess a gastrointestinal outbreak that left about 50 passengers ill and led to the death of a British traveler over 90.
- Roughly 1,700 passengers and crew have been told to stay on the ship as officials take samples and review the situation before setting next steps later Wednesday.
- Initial screening found no norovirus infections, and authorities said further tests are underway as they examine whether spoiled food caused the illnesses.
- French officials said there is no evidence linking this event to the separate Hantavirus cluster on the MV Hondius, which recorded 11 confirmed or likely cases and three deaths after an evacuation in Tenerife on Sunday.
- The Ambition, run by Ambassador Cruise Line, left the Shetland Islands on May 6 and carries about 1,200 mostly British and Irish passengers, who now face delays and medical checks in port.