Overview
- French authorities confirmed late Wednesday that tests identified norovirus on Ambition, allowing passengers without symptoms to disembark while those ill stayed isolated.
- The ship was held Tuesday in Bordeaux after dozens reported vomiting and diarrhea, with state prefect Étienne Guyot suspending disembarkation as a precaution during testing.
- Ambassador Cruise Line reported 48 passengers and one crew member with active gastrointestinal symptoms out of 1,187 passengers and 514 crew, and said enhanced cleaning and serving rules remain in place.
- A 92-year-old British man died on Sunday of a suspected heart attack, and health officials said his death appears unrelated to the gastrointestinal outbreak.
- Officials said the outbreak is not linked to the separate MV Hondius hantavirus cases, a deadlier rodent-borne virus that has prompted tighter checks and slower clearance steps on recent cruise incidents.