A Princess Cruises ship has been hit hard by a norovirus outbreak. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported the highly infectious form of gastroenteritis is sickening passengers on the Coral Princess voyage on Friday, March 7. Of the 1,906 passengers on board, 69 were reported ill alongside 13 of the ship's 895 crew members.

Image via Shutterstock The norovirus has struck again. At least 82 people fell ill while on a Princess Cruises ship after a stomach bug outbreak on the ship. It's only the most recent example of the virus striking at sea.

At least 82 passengers and crew members on the Coral Princess were infected with the highly contagious norovirus as it sailed around America from California to Florida

The highly contagious disease has spread to at least 82 people on board, including crew on the Princess Cruises liner which was on a one-way voyage from California to Florida

The 19-year-old ship began to lean, pitching on a 14-degree angle as tables, chairs and store items were flew around the interior rooms.

Midship cabins on lower decks are ideal for people who may experience seasickness since the ship’s motion is felt the least in this more stable, central area. Passengers staying in forward staterooms, those at the front of the ship, and aft staterooms, those at the back of the ship, will feel more of the ship’s sway.