Some passengers allowed to leave norovirus-hit cruise ship

Those who had been infected were ordered to remain onboard in isolation.

There were a total of 1,187 passengers and 514 crew members onboard the Ambassador Cruise Line ship Ambition (Alamy/PA)

A norovirus-hit cruise ship carrying mainly passengers from Ireland and the UK has had a French lockdown order lifted.

All 1,701 people onboard Ambition were prevented from disembarking for more than 24 hours after it docked in Bordeaux on Tuesday, as one person died and dozens became ill with a vomiting virus.