Cruise news (virus-tagged)
WHO continues monitoring following hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius
The hantavirus outbreak associated with the cruise ship Hondius remains stable, according to updates issued by the World Health Organization/WHO, as...
May 25, 2026MV Hondius arrives in Rotterdam for disinfection following hantavirus outbreak
The expedition ship MV Hondius arrived at Port Rotterdam on Monday, May 18th, following a transatlantic voyage overshadowed by a hantavirus outbreak...
May 18, 2026
Ambassador Cruise Line's ship Ambition resumed voyage following Norovirus outbreak
Passengers unaffected by a gastrointestinal/GI outbreak aboard Ambassador Ambition were permitted to disembark in Bordeaux after French health...
May 15, 2026Ambassador Cruise Line's ship Ambition remains under health restrictions
More than 1,700 passengers and crew aboard the cruise vessel Ambition have been confined on board in Bordeaux following an outbreak of...
May 14, 2026
Caribbean Princess ship docks at Port Canaveral following Norovirus outbreak
The ship Caribbean Princess arrived at Port Canaveral on Monday morning after completing its 13-day Caribbean itinerary. The voyage was marked by a...
May 13, 2026
MV Hondius arrives off Tenerife (Canary Islands) as international medical evacuation begins
The expedition ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak during an Atlantic voyage, arrived off the port of Granadilla on Tenerife (Spain's...
May 10, 2026Norovirus outbreak, 100+ GI illness cases on Caribbean Princess cruise ship
So far, 102 passengers and 13 crew members on Caribbean Princess have reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness during the vessel’s current...
May 8, 2026WHO says hantavirus outbreak at sea does not compare to COVID pandemic
The World Health Organization/WHO sought to reassure the public during its latest briefing on the hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition ship...
May 7, 2026- Accidents
Canary Islands dispute emerges over hantavirus-affected cruise ship MV Hondius
A political disagreement has developed regarding the proposed arrival of the expedition ship Hondius in the Canary Islands following a hantavirus...
May 6, 2026 - Accidents
No hantavirus cases detected among Filipino seafarers amid Hondius outbreak
Health authorities have confirmed that all 38 Filipino crew members serving aboard the expedition vessel Hondius remain unaffected by the suspected...
May 5, 2026 - Accidents
3 passengers dead after hantavirus outbreak strikes Oceanwide Expeditions' ship Hondius
The polar expedition ship Hondius, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions/fleet, encountered a grave medical situation during a Transatlantic crossing...
May 4, 2026 - Accidents
Norovirus outbreak reported on Star Princess during Caribbean voyage
An outbreak of gastrointestinal/GI illness has affected passengers and crew aboard the cruise ship Star Princess during a Caribbean voyage operated...
March 15, 2026 - Accidents
Norovirus cases identified aboard HAL's MS Westerdam at Kai Tak Terminal
Epidemiological surveillance was initiated by Hong Kong health authorities on March 1st, after the HAL-Holland America's ship MS Westerdam docked at...
March 2, 2026 - Accidents
Norovirus & Weather diversion affect Fred Olsen Balmoral ship's fjords voyage
A gastrointestinal illness affected passengers aboard a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines sailing at the same time adverse weather conditions required a...
February 2, 2026 - Accidents
Norovirus outbreak aboard Regent's Seven Seas Voyager
The ultra-luxury ship Seven Seas Voyager, operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises/RSSC, reported a limited number of illness cases during its current...
January 28, 2026