cruise ship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cruise ship
First recorded in 1715–25
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More than a dozen Americans exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship earlier this spring might soon be allowed to leave a Nebraska quarantine unit and isolate at home for three more weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
This bad news comes on the heels of a hantavirus outbreak onboard a Dutch cruise ship earlier this month that grabbed global attention with 11 cases, three of them fatal.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
A cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus will end its voyage in Rotterdam on Monday, with its remaining skeleton crew facing weeks of quarantine.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
MV Hondius, the Dutch cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, has docked at its final destination in Rotterdam.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
There are two fathers and three daughters standing at the top of a sizable cruise ship, smiling up to an invisible camera.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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