Australian health authorities are reporting about 182 passengers aboard Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas have been sickened with a gastrointestinal virus during a recent cruise.
Royal Caribbean notified the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District of the virus.
No patients required treatment at a hospital, although paramedics were on hand when Explorer of the Seas docked at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at The Rocks just before 6am on Wednesday.
A representaive from the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District indicated the ship would undergo extra cleaning to control the outbreak prior to new passengers being able to board.
Explorer of the Seas recently arrived in Australia to begin her cruising season just last month.
Explorer of the Seas last experienced a Norovirus outbreak in January 2014.
