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Hantavirus Cruise Ship MV Hondius to Dock in Tenerife as Spain Prepares Controlled Evacuation of 140 Passengers
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak, with the vessel expected ...
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WHO says hantavirus risk is low after 3 deaths on cruise ship
The World Health Organization has said the risk to the general public from a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise vessel MV Hondius is “absolutely low”, ...
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Viking launches 2028–2029 Expedition Voyages to the Arctic, Antarctica and the Great Lakes
Viking has announced that its 2028–2029 expedition voyages are now open for booking, featuring newly released departure dates across the company’s most popular itineraries in ...
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Argentina probes hantavirus link to deadly Atlantic cruise outbreak
Argentina is investigating whether it was the source of a hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise after three passengers were evacuated and the vessel headed ...
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Cruise ship with hantavirus heads to Canary Islands after evacuations
A cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak has left Cape Verde and headed for Spain’s Canary Islands after three people were evacuated, according to ...
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Star Clippers launches Star Flyer’s 2027 Greek Island Sailings
Star Clippers has introduced a new collection of 2027 Greek Island sailings, which are newly designed to showcase smaller, lesser-visited ports across the Aegean—destinations inaccessible ...
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Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak raises rodent disease fears
Health authorities and a cruise operator were dealing with a serious medical situation on board the MV Hondius after reports linked deaths on an Atlantic ...
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Hantavirus cruise ship due in Canary Islands in 3 days
A cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak is expected to reach the Canary Islands in three to four days, after two critically ...
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Atlas Ocean Voyages introduces all-suite accommodation across its fleet
Atlas Ocean Voyages has formally transitioned to an all-suite experience across its fleet, reflecting the brand’s continued commitment to delivering a consistently elevated standard of luxury ...
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Princess Cruises Launches Star Princess Alaska Voyages from Seattle
Princess Cruises has launched its new Star Princess for the 2026 Alaska season, with the next-generation ship now sailing weekly roundtrip voyages from Seattle. The ...
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WHO Confirms Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Anchored Off Cape Verde After Three Passengers Die
The World Health Organization has confirmed a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Cape Verde in the ...
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Brittany Ferries promises no price hikes amid travel chaos
Brittany Ferries has said it will not raise ticket prices even as European holidaymakers face a summer of possible travel disruption and a global energy ...
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World’s largest sailing yacht, Orient Express Corinthian, to begin inaugural Mediterranean season in May
Orient Express Corinthian, the world’s largest sailing yacht, was named on 29 April 2026 in Saint-Nazaire. Flying the French flag, this 220-metre, three-sail sailing ship ...
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TUI Cruises wraps up its 2025/26 Canary Islands season as Mein Schiff 7 sails north to Hamburg
TUI Cruises has ended its 2025/26 Canary Islands season, with cruise ship Mein Schiff 7 now sailing north to Hamburg after departing Gran Canaria on ...
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Hormuz crisis throws spotlight on world’s largest ‘chokepoint’ – the Straits of Malacca
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Straits ...
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AmaWaterways to Operate 50+ Ships by 2032 in Largest Growth Investment to Date
AmaWaterways has announced its most ambitious expansion to date, growing its global fleet to more than 50 ships by 2032, with 15 new ships in ...
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Cruise Tourism in Southeast Asia Generated US$10 Billion in Total Economic Output
Southeast Asia’s cruise industry demonstrated strong economic value in 2024, generating US$10 billion in total output representing five percent of global cruise industry output. The ...
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Virgin Voyages Unveils Rovey, the First AI Crew Assistant Built with Google Cloud to Facilitate Cruise Bookings
Virgin Voyages and Google Cloud hasy unveiled Rovey, the cruise industry’s first AI Crew assistant, at Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas. Developed in collaboration ...
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Valencia port launches cruise terminal tender after four-year delay
The Port of Valencia has launched a tender process for a new cruise terminal after four years of delays, with the Valenciaport board of directors ...
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Trafalgar officially debuts its new river cruise offerings on the Rhine and Danube
Trafalgar has officially debuted its new river cruise offerings with inaugural sailings aboard the Trafalgar Verity on the Rhine and Trafalgar Reverie on the Danube, marking a significant milestone ...
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