As the Canary Islands face overtourism, here are two lesser-known islands to visit in summer 2026: La Gomera and El Hierro.
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The MV Hondius has spent the past six days sailing from the Canary Islands, where the remaining passengers were escorted off the vessel by personnel in full-body protective gear.
The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatized by Covid. For those on board, the danger was much closer.
How hantavirus cases plus other health scares aboard could impact the cruise industry moving forward
Some people are expressing concern about cruise safety after a hantavirus outbreak on a ship heading to the Canary Islands. It comes during what's projected to be a record-breaking year for the cruise industry. NBC News' Valerie Castro reports.
The passenger, who had tested positive once in the Canary Islands, was being monitored in a special biocontainment facility in Omaha, until a new test came back negative.
The last evacuees disembarked in the Canary Islands, and a smaller crew is now en route to Rotterdam, where the ship will be disinfected, officials said.
The footage was obtained from the Spanish Civil Guard on May 10, filmed in the town of Granadilla de Abona, on Tenerife.
Nearly two dozen countries were moving to repatriate their citizens who were aboard the cruise ship where three passengers died in a hantavirus outbreak.
Spain has insisted it took 'all measures' to prevent hantavirus spreading from evacuees on a cruise ship hit by the virus who left the Canary Islands.
One French passenger and one from the US test positive after being evacuated from the vessel in the Canary Islands.