CDC raises hantavirus response to Level 3 after deadly MV Hondius outbreak
SATURDAY, MAY 09, 2026
The US CDC has stepped up its response to the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius, while stressing that the risk to the general public remains extremely low.
No Thais on hantavirus cruise ship, Thailand studies listing it as a “dangerous communicable disease”
FRIDAY, MAY 08, 2026
Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee has ordered a formal study of hantavirus before classifying it as a “dangerous communicable disease”, while confirming no Thai nationals were on the cruise ship linked to the overseas cluster.
Hantavirus in focus: what Thailand knows so far after cruise ship cluster abroad
WEDNESDAY, MAY 06, 2026
WHO has assessed the global risk from the hantavirus cruise ship cluster as low. Thailand says it has found no domestic cases and is strengthening surveillance.
World’s largest cruise ship: 20 decks, 7 pools, covers nearly 4 city blocks
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2024
The world’s largest cruise ship — the size of almost four city blocks — is set to begin its maiden voyage on Saturday as it leaves from the Port of Miami.
The MV Doulos Hope, a former cruise ship that is currently the world’s largest floating bookstore owned by German charity GBA Ships sailed into Bangkok earlier this week and is anchored at Bangkok Port in Khlong Toei district until November 26.
China’s first domestic large cruise ship passes sea trial
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023
China’s first domestically-built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, has just completed its first sea trial and has returned to its home port of Shanghai, according to the China State Shipbuilding Corp, the world’s largest shipbuilder.