Ambition illness outbreak hits Ambassador Cruise Line ship Ambition near Bordeaux; 50+ with GI symptoms. UK-based cruise firm launched Ambience in 2021.
Ambition, a British cruise ship, has halted disembarkation in Bordeaux as a gastro-intestinal outbreak is investigated. Up to 50 passengers are ill with symptoms consistent with an acute digestive infection; regional authorities are coordinating with the ship’s medical team as samples are analyzed. Officials say there is no established link to the hantavirus cases aboard the Hondius.