Ventura hit by norovirus

P&O Cruises has announced that there has been an outbreak of novovirus on Venture. Apparently around 20 people have fallen ill with the bug, also known as the winter vomiting virus.

Passengers have been warned not to use public lavatories on board and to take extra precautions with cleanliness. The ship’s captain made an announcement during a port visit to Barcelona on Wednesday to ask passengers to be extra-vigilant and to wash their hands before entering catering facilities.

Ventura left Southampton last Friday and is due to call at Cannes and then Rome, before arriving back in Britain on 13th June.

Novovirus spreads quickly, particularly in confined environments, and is transmitted by contaminated food or water and by contact with sufferers.