More than 90 passengers and crew members on a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship which set sail from Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 1 for a weeklong cruise came down with a gastrointestinal illness, causing vomiting and diarrhea.

On most any cruise ship, passengers get frustrated by “chair hogs,” or people who try to claim a pool deck lounge chair for an extended period of time by leaving their belongings on it and then disappearing. Cruise lines discourage this behavior but it persists, especially on Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruise ships.

Nearly 100 passengers on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship have become victims of a gastrointestinal illness outbreak this week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 90 passengers and crew on a Royal Caribbean cruise in the Gulf of Mexico have fallen sick with a gastrointestinal illness causing diarrhea and vomiting, according to the US Centers for Disease C

The long-term fleet expansion plan includes new classes of ships for each of its three brands — Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Eight next-generation vessels will be built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for delivery over a ten-year period,

Norwegian Cruise Line had already announced it was planning to compete with Royal Caribbean in the big-ship game, but details on just how big its new Pinnacle class would be were revealed Wednesday. In a press release from Italian shipyard company Finacantieri,