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| Cunard's Queen Mary II cruise ship hit by norovirus | Cunard's Queen Mary II cruise ship hit by norovirus |
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| A cruise ship due to arrive in Hampshire is undergoing extra cleaning following an outbreak of the norovirus winter vomiting bug. | A cruise ship due to arrive in Hampshire is undergoing extra cleaning following an outbreak of the norovirus winter vomiting bug. |
| Cunard's Queen Mary II currently has 19 confirmed cases of the illness on board, the company has said. | Cunard's Queen Mary II currently has 19 confirmed cases of the illness on board, the company has said. |
| The liner is due back in Southampton on 10 January. | The liner is due back in Southampton on 10 January. |
| It comes after hundreds of passengers contracted the bug on P&O's Oriana during a Baltic cruise which arrived in Southampton on 14 December. | It comes after hundreds of passengers contracted the bug on P&O's Oriana during a Baltic cruise which arrived in Southampton on 14 December. |
| 'Enhanced sanitation' | 'Enhanced sanitation' |
| The affected passengers on Queen Mary II, which is currently cruising the Caribbean, have been confined to their cabins and "enhanced sanitation protocols" are being carried out, Cunard has said. | The affected passengers on Queen Mary II, which is currently cruising the Caribbean, have been confined to their cabins and "enhanced sanitation protocols" are being carried out, Cunard has said. |
| "The safety and comfort of passengers and crew is always our number one priority," a spokesperson for the company added. | "The safety and comfort of passengers and crew is always our number one priority," a spokesperson for the company added. |
| The ship departed New York on Saturday and there are 2,613 passengers on board. | The ship departed New York on Saturday and there are 2,613 passengers on board. |
| It will begin a 72-day world voyage to Australia from Southampton on 10 January. | It will begin a 72-day world voyage to Australia from Southampton on 10 January. |
| P&O Cruises apologised to 417 passengers on Oriana who suffered diarrhoea and vomiting during a 10-day Baltic cruise earlier in the month. | P&O Cruises apologised to 417 passengers on Oriana who suffered diarrhoea and vomiting during a 10-day Baltic cruise earlier in the month. |
| It was the second bout of the diarrhoea and vomiting bug in successive voyages on the ship, which carries up to 1,843 passengers. | It was the second bout of the diarrhoea and vomiting bug in successive voyages on the ship, which carries up to 1,843 passengers. |
| Ten cases were also confirmed on P&O's Azura which arrived in Southampton on 15 December following an 11-night tour of Iberia. | Ten cases were also confirmed on P&O's Azura which arrived in Southampton on 15 December following an 11-night tour of Iberia. |