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 c...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 Breakawa...

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...

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 tr...

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 firs...

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 beg...