Cruise environments amplify virus transmissions, but ships are still full

One might think the recent outbreaks of hantavirus aboard the Hondius and norovirus on the Ambition would rattle Colleen McDaniel’s enthusiasm for the mode of travel. Not so.

“I’m currently on a European river cruise, and no one is talking about illness,” the Colorado-based editor in chief of review site Cruise Critic wrote in an email. “People are enjoying their excursions along the Rhine River, chatting socially and having a great time.”