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Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week’s end when the vessel will resume cruises

Oceanwide Expeditions said 11 cases have been reported and expects clarity by week’s end on whether the ship will keep its summer schedule.

  • Oceanwide Expeditions expects clarity by the end of this week regarding whether the Hondius will maintain its cruising schedule, as it previously indicated it would.
  • More than 120 passengers and crew disembarked in the Canary Islands after an outbreak that caused three deaths, including a Dutch couple exposed in South America.
  • Twenty-Five crew members, two health workers, and the body of one passenger remain on board the Hondius at Granadilla in Tenerife, Spain, where 11 cases have been reported.
  • The Hondius is currently sailing toward Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where it is expected to arrive in the coming days for thorough cleaning and disinfection.
  • Scheduled to depart for the Arctic later this month, the Dutch-flagged vessel faces uncertainty despite Monday's company statement that no changes to operations were foreseen.
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Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises

The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has told The Associated Press that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months.

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