Disney Cruise Line stops Singapore trip after passengers have boarded.
Passengers aboard Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Adventure found their four-night trip to Singapore abruptly canceled after already boarding the ship, due to technical issues. This left families waiting for hours in uncertainty before being returned to their hotel late at night. According to those on board, the captain announced the technical problem shortly after they […]
Passengers affected by hantavirus on a cruise in the US are being kept in top hospitals, but it’s unclear when they’ll be allowed to go home.
All U.S. cruise passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus have returned to the mainland, and most are currently in quarantine centers that offer a hotel-like experience. They’re waiting to see if they’ve contracted the virus, which can be fatal for up to 40% of those infected. It seems they might be there for a while. The […]
Andes virus linked to cruise ship fatalities can be transmitted between people
Health authorities are monitoring a hantavirus outbreak that reportedly started on the MV Hondius cruise ship. This situation has brought the Andes virus into the spotlight, a relatively rare variant originating from South America that’s raising alarms. So far, about eight individuals have been infected, and tragically, three have died as of May 11. The […]
Passengers on the cruise ship exposed to Hantavirus can depart Nebraska before 42 days, say officials.
Hantavirus Survivors Share Their Stories Amid Outbreak Concerns One survivor, Jennifer Benewiat, recounted her terrifying experience of contracting hantavirus back in 2010. She described how she ended up on a ventilator after her heart stopped three times, which was, well, incredibly unsettling for her. It took a lot of effort to regain basic motor skills. […]
Americans brought back from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus reach the US, including an influencer who emotionally documented the fatalities.
Seventeen Americans Rescued from Hantavirus-Affected Cruise Ship Early Monday, a group of 17 Americans who were rescued from a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak arrived in Nebraska. Among them was Jake Rosmarin, a travel blogger who became emotional in a video after learning about the deaths of three passengers linked to the virus. […]
U.S. traveler tests slightly positive for hantavirus, while another exhibits symptoms after being evacuated from cruise ship.
American passengers from a cruise ship experiencing a hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean have returned to the United States. Reports indicate that one person tested “mildly positive” for the virus, while another exhibited symptoms. The affected passengers disembarked from the Dutch-registered luxury ship M/V Hondius, which docked in the Canary Islands, Spain, on Sunday. […]
Hantavirus case identified in American who left cruise ship and traveled to Nebraska
Hantavirus Concerns Following Cruise Ship Evacuation Seventeen Americans evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship have returned to the U.S., with one individual testing positive for hantavirus, although they showed no symptoms. Another passenger exhibited mild symptoms, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Traveling together, these two were transported […]
French passenger experiences symptoms after returning from hantavirus-infected cruise
A French national who was evacuated from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus, where three people lost their lives due to the disease, has begun experiencing symptoms, authorities reported on Sunday. The individual, whose identity hasn’t been disclosed, started showing signs of hantavirus while en route to a hospital in Paris with four other compatriots, […]
Passengers Begin Leaving Hantavirus Cruise Ship
Passengers Evacuated from Hantavirus-Impacted Cruise Ship in Tenerife On Sunday, in the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain, passengers began to disembark from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus. This occurred just hours after the ship’s arrival in Tenerife, signaling the start of evacuation efforts. An Associated Press reporter noted that travelers were seen […]
Cruise ship affected by hantavirus starts letting passengers off
Hantavirus-Infected Cruise Ship Arrives in Spain The luxury cruise ship M/V Hondius, currently affected by hantavirus, has docked in the Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa. The Dutch-flagged vessel reached Granadilla port in Tenerife shortly before 6:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, carrying 147 passengers, which included 17 Americans, according to the cruise […]