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 et al] Three peoples have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of...

Three Have Died, Three Ill from Suspected Virus on Expedition Cruise Ship

Published May 4, 2026 1:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

International health authorities are supporting a rare outbreak believed to be hantavirus, which is associated with rodents. One c...

Published May 1, 2026 9:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Orient Express Corinthian, the world’s largest sailing ship, was christened on April 29, in Saint-Nazaire, France, and delivered t...

Published Apr 28, 2026 11:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, a passenger fell to her death from her balcony aboard the cruise ship Carnival Firenze. The circumstances of the fall a...

Published Apr 27, 2026 2:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

After getting their cruise ships out of the Persian Gulf, two cruise lines elected to send their ships through the Suez Canal to s...

Published Apr 26, 2026 10:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has called off a search for a crewmember who fell overboard from the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway off the...

Published Apr 22, 2026 4:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Oceania Cruises announced plans to convert one of the line’s oldest cruise ships as the platform for long, luxury cruises. The bra...

Published Apr 20, 2026 4:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Aroya, a cruise ship operation launched in coordination with Cruise Saudi, became the last of the cruise ships to transit the...

Published Apr 18, 2026 11:00 AM by The Maritime Executive

Taking advantage of the relative calm with the current ceasefire and reports that the Strait of Hormuz is open, the first of the c...

Published Apr 16, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Welcome back, Jason! It's been five years since you last graced our cover. They were tough times. Covid had just begun. The cruise...