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The Ambassador Cruise Line ship is being held in Bordeaux after more than 49 passengers and crew fell ill from gastroenteritis. The woman, from Belfast, who wished to remain anonymous, boarded the ship, named Ambition, in Belfast on Friday. The ship then travelled to Liverpool the following day. It had originally been due to leave Bordeaux for Ferrol in Spain, before travelling to Gijon and Bilbao.

French health authorities have announced a quarantine for passengers on a cruise ship after it docked in Bordeaux following the death of one of the passengers who is believed to have have a gastro-intestinal illness. The cruise ship of the Ambassador Cruise Line arrived into Bordeaux on Tuesday evening and reported the death of the passenger, believed to be in his 90s. Health authorities say that about 50 people have shown symptoms of norovirus, and all passengers are currently confined on the ship while testing takes place.

In the tasting room of a Bordeaux winery, a photo on the wall shows a pastoral tableau: three generations of the Dubois family, sipping wine on the patio of their Les Bertrands château, with their Australian shepherd, Namek, perched at their feet. Out the window, chestnut trees sway in the breeze, with sunlit vines stretching for acres beyond. It's this mesmerizing serenity that draws millions of tourists to southwest France every year

"Bill, described as the wine whisperer of Bordeaux, made Sauternes his life, playing a bridge between Bordeaux wine houses and their followers in the UK and US."