MORE than 140 people on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship suddenly fell ill on-board during a round-trip to Mexico. Some travelers were left vomiting, while others were suffering from diarrhea.

The mystery gastrointestinal illness broke out onboard the Navigator of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean ship, on a round-trip to from the US to Mexico. Some 134 of the 3,914 guests fell ill, along with 11 crew members. Symptoms included sickness, abdominal cramps and diarrhoea.

A gastrointestinal outbreak aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship sickened more than 130 people. It happened earlier this month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on a round-trip from Los Angeles to Mexico.