Friday, May 8, 2026

'We were not ready': What it's like on cruise ship amid the hantavirus outbreak

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Fri May 8 2026

 
A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by Hantavirus, anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 5, 2026.

Guests aboard the MV Hondius describe fear, uncertainty and relief after a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, leaves Praia, Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026.
 

Hantavirus updates: Another suspected case on island where ship docked

Several countries are monitoring residents who were on board the MV Hondius, the cruise ship now tied to multiple cases and deaths from hantavirus.

Travelers wearing masks enter Palm Springs International Airport after deplaning from a flight, March 11, 2020. Similar precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 could help with hantavirus on airplanes.
 

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As travelers worry about hantavirus, experts say the risks associated with flying are extremely low.

This video grab from AFP TV video shows a view of Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking during a virtual press conference on the hantavirus cluster linked to a cruise ship travel, in Geneva, on May 7, 2026.
 

Should Americans be worried about hantavirus? Here's what to know.

Amid the hantavirus outbreak, people are wondering if they should be worried about the potentially deadly illness. Here's what experts say.

Video shared on social media showed the captain of a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak informing passengers on April 12 that one person had died on board, saying the death was believed to be due to natural causes and was not infectious.
 

Video shows hantavirus-hit ship's captain announce passenger's death

MV Hondius Captain Jan Dobrogowski, in the April 12 video, can be heard announcing the death, saying "it was due to natural causes."

An aerial view of an ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits as they approach the pilot door on the starboard side of the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026.
 

Why you likely won't see rats, mice on cruises

Hantavirus cases on a cruise have raised questions about the source of infection, but onboard rodent sightings are rare.

An ambulance boat carrys crew members wearing hazmat suits as they approach the pilot door on the starboard side of the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026. 
Evacuations were taking place on May 6, 2026 from a cruise ship stricken with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said, as experts confirmed a rare strain that can be transmitted between humans.
 

Rare hantavirus spreads on cruise, deaths reported

Multiple cases and deaths linked to a rare virus aboard a cruise ship prompt evacuations and global monitoring efforts.

The Caribbean Princess cruise ship on November 27, 2024.
 

Norovirus outbreak on Princess cruise sickens 115 guests, crew

Their main symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea, the CDC said.

The U.S. Border Patrol logo is pictured on an agent's uniform at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Feb. 17, 2022.
 

Child exploitation investigation leads to cruise ship arrests

U.S. Customs and Border Protection boarded multiple cruise ships to investigate alleged child pornography offenses.

A business jet is refueled using Jet A fuel at the Henderson Executive Airport during the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 21, 2019.
 

Jet fuel shock: Airline costs surge 56% in a month

Skyrocketing jet fuel prices have created the air travel industry's biggest crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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