A cruise liner dubbed “a plague ship” by passengers struck down with norovirus docked at Southampton yesterday.
Emerging into the rain after their 10-day voyage, passengers on the P&O vessel Oriana spoke of their ordeal.
Chris Meadows, from Southampton, who attended a crisis meeting between the liner’s captain and passengers, said the captain told travellers staff were struggling to cope.
Scores of passengers were laid low by the virus.
A female passenger said: “It was poorly organised.
“The crew were running around like headless chickens. They didn’t seem to know what to do and we were told it was all our fault.”
P&O Cruises managing director Carol Marlow apologised to passengers.
She said: “We had a number of people who were taken ill. I have written to all the passengers saying how sorry I am.”
