More than 300 people on one of Princess Cruises' ships fell ill and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, CDC says

• More than 300 people became sick on one of Princess Cruises' ships, the CDC said.
• Princess Cruises said it was a "mild gastrointestinal illness" likely caused by norovirus.
• The CDC said those affected had symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea.

More than 300 people on board one of Princess Cruises' ships fell ill and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

The cruise on the Ruby Princess lasted for a week, starting on February 26 and finishing on Sunday in Galveston, Texas, the CDC said in an investigation report.