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Viking Transitions Management as Torstein Hagen Becomes Executive Chairman

Published May 14, 2026 6:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Viking Holdings, a cruise company that has grown to be a leader in the premium market for river, ocean, and exploration voyages, a...

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France Quarantines Cruise Ship Due to Reports of GI Virus Aboard

Published May 13, 2026 2:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

French authorities on Wednesday asked all the passengers and crew aboard a small cruise docked in Bordeaux to remain aboard the sh...

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More Hantavirus Cases After Cruise Ship Evacuation is Completed

Published May 11, 2026 5:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Health authorities are confirming that the evacuation of the passengers and some of the crew from the expedition ship Hondius was...

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Complex Medical Evacuation Underway After Cruise Reaches Tenerife

Published May 10, 2026 2:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Passengers began disembarking from the exploration cruise ship Hondius on Sunday in Tenerife and are being immediately evacuated b...

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Executive Interview: Alexander Gumbs, CEO, Port St. Maarten Group

Published May 8, 2026 11:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Under Alexander Gumbs' leadership, St. Maarten has become the leading port in the Caribbean and a perennial tourist favorite. Welc...

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Spain Plans Rigorous Quarantine for Hantavirus Cruise Passengers

Published May 8, 2026 9:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

The expedition cruise ship Hondius is under way for the Canary Islands, where she expects to disembark passengers and crewmembers...

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WHO Warns of Potential for More Virus Cases as New Cruise Details Emerge

Published May 7, 2026 3:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

While saying the public health risks are low, the World Health Organization is describing the hantavirus outbreak associated with...

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Cruise Ship Hondius Underway After Three People Were Medically Evacuated

Published May 6, 2026 2:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

The expedition cruise ship Hondius, dealing with the outbreak of hantavirus, got back underway late on Wednesday, May 6, with its...

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Cruise Ship to Sail to Canary Islands After Medical Evacuation of Ill Crew

Published May 5, 2026 3:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The situation with the expedition cruise ship Hondius continues to unfold as the World Health Organization (WHO) and multiple loca...

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What is Hantavirus, the Disease That Has Killed Three Cruise Passengers?

Published May 4, 2026 10:35 PM by The Conversation

[By Dr. Thomas Jeffries] Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atl...

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