SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Some passengers on a ship that left Britain's Southampton port Jan. 8 on a cruise reportedly have come down with a stomach bug.
Doctors have been treating some of the 1,700 passengers on board the 69,000-ton Oriana for the contagious norovirus, formerly called Norwalk Virus, Sky News reported. The virus causes vomiting and diarrhea.
A spokesman for P&O Cruises said, "We have developed and implemented our extensive sanitization program on board to interrupt the spread of illness."
In another maritime incident, a 38-day cruise around South America on Britain's largest ocean liner the Queen Mary 2 was halted because of a propulsion unit problem, Sky News reported.
The 150,000-ton ship carrying 2,500 passengers had to return to port at Fort Lauderdale in Florida shortly after sailing.
