Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Passengers stand aboard the Bahamas-registered cruise ship Ambition after they were confined following the outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness onboard (AFP/Getty) Passengers and crew aboard the Ambition cruise ship were prevented from disembarking in Bordeaux , France , due to a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak . Local authorities imposed the temporary ban as a precautionary measure after dozens of possible cases were identified on the vessel, which carried 1,700 people. French media reported one fatality linked to the outbreak, and officials stated the disembarkation ban would remain in place pending medical test results. The regional health authority clarified that this suspected stomach flu outbreak is not connected to a hantavirus cluster previously reported on a different luxury ship.…