PORT EVERGLADES, Fla., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A cruise ship that has been through one outbreak of a gastrointestinal virus was headed back to Florida on Wednesday after a second outbreak, its owner said.
The Crown Princess was scheduled to arrive Thursday morning in Port Everglades, two days ahead of schedule, The Miami Herald reported. Princess Cruise Lines said the vessel will go through a two-day cleanup described as "extensive sanitation" before it sails again.
Princess said that 114 passengers and 59 members of the crew have stomach problems and the Centers for Disease Control has confirmed norovirus as the cause. Last week, 364 passengers and 30 people in the crew were sickened, and an outbreak was reported on another Princess vessel.
Norovirus infections are common. The CDC said the symptoms, which include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, usually last between one and three days and typically end without treatment.


