Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas cruise ship returned to its port in Florida on Saturday after more than 200 people reported having a stomach virus.
The ship left Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Monday and by Wednesday the cruise line said at least 220 passengers -- five percent of the 5,547 guests and crew on board -- had contracted a gastrointestinal illness exhibiting vomiting and diarrhea.