American who was on doomed MV Hondius cruise reveals what it’s like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
Jake Rosmarin, a travel influencer, shared his experience of a 42-day quarantine following a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise. The outbreak resulted in three fatalities, including a passenger who contracted the virus in South America. Currently isolated in a Nebraska hospital, Rosmarin described the challenges of confinement and the limited interaction with medical staff.
- ▪The MV Hondius cruise experienced a hantavirus outbreak that claimed three lives.
- ▪Jake Rosmarin documented his quarantine experience on social media while aboard the ship.
- ▪Rosmarin is currently in a strict 42-day isolation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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US News American who was on doomed MV Hondius cruise reveals what it’s like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine By Ronny Reyes Published May 17, 2026, 10:43 p.m. ET One of the Americans who was aboard the cruise doomed by a deadly hantavirus outbreak gave an inside look at what the strict 42-day isolation period inside the country’s top quarantine hospital is like and recalled the final days of the ill-fated voyage. Jake Rosmarin, a Boston-based travel influencer, said the trip aboard the MV Hondius served as a once-in-a-lifetime journey that turned into a nightmare during the final days of the cruise when the disease claimed three lives. 4 Travel influencer Jake Rosmarin details his 42-day hantavirus quarantine after a deadly cruise outbreak.
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