Press update | m/v Hondius: 7 May 2026, 17:15 hrs CET | News

7 May 2026, 17:15 hrs CET

Oceanwide Expeditions continues to manage a medical situation onboard m/v Hondius.

The three individuals medically transferred from m/v Hondius yesterday remain in the care of medical professionals. The vessel remains underway and is heading to the Canary Islands, specifically the port of Granadilla (Tenerife).

No symptomatic individuals are present on board. Medical personnel, under the leadership and guidance of the RIVM, WHO, and the Dutch Government, remain aboard m/v Hondius and lead medical monitoring during the transit to the Canary Islands.

Provisionally, m/v Hondius is estimated to arrive at the port of Grandilla, Tenerife in the early hours of Sunday 10 May. This is subject to change. Oceanwide Expeditions remains in close and continual discussion with relevant authorities regarding our exact point of arrival, quarantine and screening procedures for all guests, and a precise timeline.

Following the disembarkation or evacuation of guests aboard m/v Hondius, Oceanwide Expeditions is not involved in medical testing, screening and onward journeys.

In addition to the list of passenger nationalities who disembarked the vessel in Saint Helena on 24 April provided earlier today, we wish to provide the following information:

On 1 April 2026, 114 guests were aboard m/v Hondius upon departure from Ushuaia, Argentina.
On 15 April, 6 additional guests joined m/v Hondius at Tristan da Cunha, located between Ushuaia, Argentina, and Saint Helena. This brought the total number of onboard guests to 120. At this time, one guest was deceased and is included in this figure.
4 of these new individuals who joined m/v Hondius at Tristan da Cunha were included in the original manifest of the vessel. They are of British nationality. 2 were unplanned additions. At this time, their nationality is believed to be Chilean.
A discrepancy has been identified in the reported numbers of guests departing Ushuaia and disembarking in Saint Helena on 24 April. A total of 120 guests were on board m/v Hondius upon arrival in Saint Helena. Of these, 30 disembarked on 24 April 2026. This figure includes the individual who passed away on board m/v Hondius on 11 April.

Close cooperation continues with local and international authorities, including the WHO, the RIVM, relevant embassies, and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

All media inquiries should be directed to: Mrs. Kiki Hirschfeldt: [email protected]

For all other matters, we refer to our previous press updates. The unchanged list of previous official communications is as follows:

7 May 2026, 11:30 hrs CET

https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/press/press-update-m-v-hondius-7-may-2026-11-30-hrs-cet

6 May 2026, 22:45 hrs CET

https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/blog/press-update-m-v-hondius-6-may-2026-22-45-hrs-cet

6 May 2026, 14:45 hrs CET

https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/press/press-update-6-may-2026-14-45-hrs-cet

6 May 2026, 11:00 hrs CET

https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/blog/press-update-6-may-2026-11-00-hrs-cet

5 May 2026 19:15 hrs CET

https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/blog/onboard-update-m-v-hondius-5-may-2026-19-15-hrs-cet