Outbreak causes another cruise to end trip early

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HOUSTON (AP) — Federal health officials are investigating
after an outbreak of illness has caused another cruise ship to ends its
trip early.
The latest case is on the Caribbean Princess, owned by
Princess Cruises. The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1gwzfOI) reports
the ship returned to port in Houston late Thursday, more than a day
ahead of schedule after more than 170 passengers and crew members aboard
became sick.
As with a cruise ship that returned early to New
Jersey earlier this week, the suspected culprit is the highly contagious
norovirus.
The Caribbean Princess left Houston last Saturday
bound for the Western Caribbean with more than 4,200 people aboard. The
vessel was supposed to return this Saturday.
Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas returned to New Jersey on Wednesday after nearly 700 aboard got
sick.
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Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
HOUSTON (AP) — Federal health officials are investigating
after an outbreak of illness has caused another cruise ship to ends its
trip early.
The latest case is on the Caribbean Princess, owned by
Princess Cruises. The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1gwzfOI) reports
the ship returned to port in Houston late Thursday, more than a day
ahead of schedule after more than 170 passengers and crew members aboard
became sick.
As with a cruise ship that returned early to New
Jersey earlier this week, the suspected culprit is the highly contagious
norovirus.
The Caribbean Princess left Houston last Saturday
bound for the Western Caribbean with more than 4,200 people aboard. The
vessel was supposed to return this Saturday.
Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas returned to New Jersey on Wednesday after nearly 700 aboard got
sick.
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Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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