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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

INSANE: P o cruise passengers dropping like flies from suspected norovirus outbreak - The Real Truth

The 5,000+ capacity Iona cruise ship had departed Southampton on 15 February for a week-long sailing in the North Sea - (P&O Cruises)

Cruise ship passengers have reported a suspected norovirus outbreak off the coast of Belgium in the latest in a string of similar incidents on cruises over the past year.

One passenger aboard the P&O Iona travelling around the North Sea told Sky News that “people have been dropping like flies” as a “large number” of guests and staff were experiencing symptoms.

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