A norovirus-hit cruise ship carrying mainly passengers from the UK and Ireland has had a French lockdown order lifted. All 1,701 people onboard Ambition were prevented from disembarking for more than 24 hours after it docked in Bordeaux on Tuesday, as one person died and dozens became ill with a vomiting virus. Local authorities allowed asymptomatic people to disembark from Wednesday afternoon, while those who had been infected were ordered to remain onboard in isolation. Norovirus is a highly contagious form of gastroenteritis that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The person who died was a 92-year-old British man who suffered a heart attack. His death appeared to be unrelated to the norovirus outbreak, health authorities said. Essex-based operator Ambassador Cruise Line said on Wednesday that 48 passengers and one crew member had “active cases of gastrointestinal illness”. There were a total of 1,187 passengers and 514 crew members onboard.…