RCL Royal Caribbean Group

The Caribbean Princess, owned by Carnival Corp's (CCL) Princess Cruises, cut short its trip and returned to Houston port Thursday night with at least 162 of the 3,102 passengers and 11 of the 1,148 crew reporting symptoms consistent with norovirus, The Houston Chronicle reported Friday, adding that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the outbreak.

Earlier this week, Royal Caribbean's (RCL) Explorer of the Seas returned to port in New Jersey after nearly 700 passengers and crew members became ill with a gastrointestinal illness.

Full story at http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/01/31/cruise-ship-returns-to-houston-after-nearly-200-fall-ill/

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