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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...