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John-Paul Clark & Lee Dalgetty

Fuming Scottish cruise passengers brand ship 'QE-Poo' after being struck by 'norovirus outbreak'

A luxury cruise ship was branded "QE-Poo" after around 100 passengers were struck down by a suspected norovirus outbreak.

The ten-day cruise, which left from Rosyth, turned into a nightmare after people were confirmed to their cabins on the Fred Olsen ship, the MV Balmoral. It's understood that 1154 people are onboard, as it heads to Germany.

Liz Webster, from Falkirk, is one of those quarantining on the vessel after it left the Firth of Forth on June 22. She told the Daily Record the holiday ended up "being more QE-Poo than QE2".

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