Cruise news (virus-tagged)
- Accidents
Lindblad's National Geographic Sea Bird reported 4th Norovirus outbreak in Alaska
National Geographic Sea Bird, operated by Lindblad Expeditions, has experienced gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on two consecutive Southeast...
July 25, 2026 - Accidents
Third Norovirus outbreak on Lindblad's ship National Geographic Sea Bird in Alaska
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a third gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard the National Geographic Sea...
July 19, 2026 - Accidents
Second Norovirus outbreak reported on Lindblad's ship National Geographic Sea Bird
The expedition vessel National Geographic Sea Bird, operated by NatGeo-Lindblad Expeditions, has experienced its second norovirus outbreak in...
July 4, 2026 - Accidents
Norovirus outbreak on Ruby Princess ship during Alaskan cruise from San Francisco
A norovirus outbreak has been reported aboard the Ruby Princess, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after the...
July 3, 2026 - Accidents
Oceanwide Expeditions' ship MV Hondius cleared to resume cruises after deep cleaning
Oceanwide Expeditions has confirmed that the planned deep cleaning and disinfection programme aboard m/v Hondius has been completed in Rotterdam and...
June 1, 2026 - Accidents
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, 2026 - Accidents
MV 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 - Accidents
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, 2026 - Accidents
Ambassador 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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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, 2026 - Accidents
Norovirus 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, 2026 - Accidents
WHO 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