P&O Cruises - Around 500 passengers affected by Norovirus

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Two passengers die on bug-hit liner

Two passengers on board the bug-hit P&O Cruises liner Aurora have died, the company said.

But P&O said the deaths were "not related" to the norovirus, which has afflicted around 500 of passengers on the luxury liner in the last few days.

A company spokeswoman said: "I can confirm that two passengers have died during the duration of the cruise, but must stress that they are both unrelated to the norovirus."

Later, P&O said that one of the deaths had happened at the beginning of the cruise which started on October 20, and that the other happened last weekend.

A spokeswoman added: "Both were male passengers in their 70s and both deaths were heart-related."

The virus causes nausea, chronic diarrhoea and vomiting. When many passengers succumbed to the illness, the Aurora was refused permission to dock in Greece...


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Passengers tell of 'holiday from hell'

British passengers aboard a bug-hit luxury liner have spoken of their "holiday from hell" and described the ship as a "prison boat".

The passengers were allowed off the P&O cruise ship Aurora in Gibraltar after being refused permission to dock in Greece.

More than 500 of the 1,800 British passengers have been hit by the virulent norovirus which causes nausea, chronic diarrhoea and vomiting.

Paul Brammer, 34, was on the cruise with his wife Nicky, 32, and their two teenage children. Mr Brammer, a forestry contractor from Southampton, said: "The last few days have been like a holiday from hell. It's been like living in a hospital environment...


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