Where is the MV Hondius cruise ship now?

As of 7 May 2026, the MV Hondius is in territorial waters off Cape Verde, with the WHO and an embedded medical expert overseeing on-board assessment. The ship is scheduled to arrive at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands (Spain) around 11 May 2026, where final disembarkation and medical screening of the 146 remaining passengers from 23 countries will take place. Earlier disembarkations included 30 passengers at Saint Helena on April 24 and individual medical evacuations to South Africa, the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland. The ship departed Ushuaia, Argentina on April 1, 2026.