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26 More Fall Ill on Disney Cruise Ship

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From Times Wire Reports

Disney officials said 26 more people had contracted a flu-like virus aboard a Disney cruise liner on Friday, raising to 187 the number sickened during the seven-day Caribbean voyage.

Twenty-three passengers and three crew members of the Magic were reported ill with a “Norwalk-like” virus Friday, Disney spokesman Mark Jaronski said.

The ship -- carrying 2,400 passengers and 1,000 crew members -- is scheduled to return today to Port Canaveral.

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Disney has canceled the ship’s next cruise, which had been scheduled to depart today. It is the third U.S.-based cruise ship to be pulled from service this year because of illnesses.

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