AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Ambience cruise ship, operated by British-owned Ambassador Cruise Line, is moored at the Warnemuende ferry port in Rostock, northeastern Germany, on Sep 4, 2025. (Photo: AFP/John Macdougall)13 May 2026 07:28PM (Updated: 13 May 2026 07:30PM) Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST BORDEAUX: French authorities on Wednesday (May 13) confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died from a suspected norovirus, officials said.The Ambassador Cruise Line ship - with a majority of the 1,233 passengers from Britain or Ireland - arrived in the western port of Bordeaux on Tuesday.One 90-year-old passenger on the Ambition had died and about 50 people have shown symptoms of norovirus, health officials said.Norovirus is a form of gastroenteritis, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea and is highly contagious.The ship, which left the Shetland Islands on May 6, stopped in Belfast in Northern Ireland, Liverpool in Britain, and Brest in France before reaching Bordeaux, from where it was scheduled to depart for Spain.Source: AFP/ecSign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST