A Princess Cruises ship has been hit hard by a norovirus outbreak. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported the highly infectious form of gastroenteritis is sickening passengers on the Coral Princess voyage on Friday, March 7. Of the 1,906 passengers on board, 69 were reported ill alongside 13 of the ship's 895 crew members.

There has been a second norovirus outbreak of the year aboard Princess ship, Coral Princess. During the last cruise which returned to Fort Lauderdale on March 9, more than 80 cases were reported. It comprised 69 guests and 13 crew members, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The highly contagious disease has spread to at least 82 people on board, including crew on the Princess Cruises liner which was on a one-way voyage from California to Florida

At least 82 passengers and crew members on the Coral Princess were infected with the highly contagious norovirus as it sailed around America from California to Florida

More than 80 passengers have endured vomiting and diarrhoea as a bug sparked three weeks of Norovirus hell aboard a cruise ship. Passengers began feeling ill as the Princess Cruises liner was travelling around the US from California to Florida, as part of a three-week journey.