Holland America  cruise ship MS Maasdman, returned today to Port Everglades after 60 passengers and 11 crew members experienced vomiting and diarrhea during the cruise. Ellen Kennedy, a port spokesman, located in Broward County, north of Miami, told local Channel 10 that the cruise decided to return after a number of passengers and crew showed symptoms of gastrointestinal illness caused by Norovirus.

"A small number of guests had to go to the hospital for treatment of a gastrointestinal ilness," said a spokesman for Holland America, based in Seattle.

The ship set sail with 1,138 passengers and 579 crew members on board for a 14-day cruise through the Caribbean.

The liner will undergo a decontamination process and set sail again this afternoon on a 15 day trip to Montreal.