India, May 10 -- More than 100 passengers and crew members aboard the Caribbean Princess are suspected of having been infected in a norovirus outbreak, according to media reports.

The outbreak sickened 102 of the ship's 3,116 passengers and 13 crew members, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, NBC News reported.

The predominant symptoms were vomiting and diarrhoea, with the agency identifying norovirus as the likely cause.

In a statement quoted by NBC News, Princess Cruises said that "a limited number of individuals reported mild gastrointestinal illness" during the voyage departing from Port Everglades in Florida.

The cruise line said enhanced sanitation protocols had been implemented, while the CDC confirm...