What to do when your cruise goes wrong (opens original article in a new tab)

Several cruise incidents involving health outbreaks and emergencies have occurred, including hantavirus and norovirus outbreaks, a passenger left behind, and tsunami-related stranding

• 11 passengers on MV Hondius tested positive for hantavirus in April, leading to 3 deaths and repatriation of 125 passengers and crew
• Norovirus outbreak on Ambassador’s Ambition in May led to quarantine in Bordeaux with 50 passengers infected
• An 80-year-old passenger died on Lizard Island in October after being left behind by her cruise ship
• Hundreds of passengers were stranded in Hawaii in July when a tsunami warning forced their ship to leave without them