Cruise ship hit with third stomach illness outbreak in two months, review underway

Health officials have reported a gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard an Alaska cruise ship, marking the vessel's third stomach bug outbreak in about two months.

The National Geographic Sea Bird, operated by Lindblad Expeditions, was the subject of a July 15 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). 

The CDC said the outbreak aboard the trip was reported July 12 — halfway through its July 10 to July 15 voyage from Sitka to Juneau, Alaska.