Dozens Fall Sick Aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

Feb 7 (Reuters) – About 90 passengers and crew on a Royal Caribbean RCL.N cruise in the Gulf of Mexico have fallen sick with a gastrointestinal illness causing diarrhea and vomiting, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Radiance of the Seas” departed Tampa, Florida, on Saturday for a seven-day cruise around the western Caribbean, planning to visit ports in Mexico, Honduras and Belize, according to Cruisemapper.com. An outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness was reported to the CDC’s …