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MV Hondius

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MV Hondius

MV Hondius is a Dutch expedition cruise ship owned by Oceanwide Expeditions, based in the Netherlands. Built by Brodosplit in Split, Croatia, the vessel entered service in 2019 and operates primarily in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. According to the owner, the Hondius is the world's first-registered Polar Class 6 ice-strengthened cruise ship. The ship received worldwide news coverage in May 2026 following reports of five hantavirus infections among passengers and crew aboard, and several more cases were suspected.

Infobox

Name
Hondius
Namesake
Jodocus Hondius
Owner
Oceanwide Expeditions
Port of registry
Vlissingen, Netherlands
Ordered
8 November 2016
Builder
Brodosplit (Split, Croatia)
Cost
€100 million
Yard number
484
Laid down
11 December 2017
Launched
10 June 2018
Completed
22 May 2019
Maiden voyage
3 June 2019
In service
2019–present
Identification
Call sign: PCEP IMO number: 9818709 MMSI number: 244327000
Status
In service
Type
Expedition cruise ship
Tonnage
6,603 GT 2,057 NT 1,154 DWT
Displacement
5,633 t (5,544 long tons)
Length
107 m (353 ft 0 in)
Beam
17 m (57 ft 9 in)
Draught
5 m (17 ft 7 in)
Ice class
Polar Class 6
Installed power
2 × ABC 12DZC (2 × 2,130 kW)
Propulsion
Single shaft; controllable pitch propeller
Speed
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity
170 passengers in 80 cabins
Crew
57 crew 13 guides 1 doctor

References

  1. Offshore Energy
    https://www.offshore-energy.biz/brodosplit-delivers-new-polar-cruise-ship-to-oceanwide-expeditions/
  2. Hondius
    https://classdirect.lr.org/lros?lrno=9818709
  3. "m/v Hondius"
    https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/our-fleet/m-v-hondius
  4. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/world/hantavirus-cruise-ship-doctor-interview-intl-hnk
  5. Hondius
    https://portal.maritime.spglobal.com/Ships/Details/Index/9818709
  6. Unified Requirements for Polar Class ships Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. International Association of Cl
    https://iacs.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/12082657/uri-1.pdf
  7. Helsingin Sanomat
    https://www.hs.fi/maailma/art-2000011993819.html
  8. QuirkyCruise
    https://quirkycruise.com/arctic-cruise-aboard-the-brand-new-hondius/
  9. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant
    https://www.pzc.nl/oscar-garschagen/dan-maar-een-nachtje-op-het-ss-rotterdam~a2d34a03/
  10. Offshore Energy
    https://www.offshore-energy.biz/oceanwide-orders-polar-cruise-ship-at-brodosplit/
  11. Oceanwide Expeditions
    https://cdn.oceanwide-expeditions.com/v2-file_media/media696f5e76af9a7668025806.pdf
  12. Oceanwide Expeditions
    https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/our-fleet/m-v-hondius
  13. The Motorship
    https://www.motorship.com/tough-propulsion-gearbox-for-polar-vessel/1023862.article
  14. Riviera Maritime Media
    https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/oceanwide-expeditions-to-build-advanced-polar-cruise-ship-30648
  15. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant
    https://krantenbankzeeland.nl/issue/pzc/2017-04-20/edition/null/page/38
  16. Oceanwide Expeditions
    https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/blog/the-man-behind-the-ship-hondius-the-cartographer
  17. "Keel laying of Oceanwide's "Janssonius""
    https://polarjournal.net/keel-laying-of-oceanwides-janssonius/
  18. Shippax
    https://www.shippax.com/en/news/steel-cutting-started-for-polar-expedition-vessel-hondius.aspx
  19. Baird Maritime
    https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/croatian-shipyard-lays-keel-for-polar-expedition-vessel-hondius
  20. The Maritime Executive
    https://maritime-executive.com/article/polar-explorer-hondius-launched
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