They were on the trip of a lifetime. Now they’re quarantined as health officials work to contain a hantavirus outbreak

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — They boarded a cruise ship in Argentina last month for a once-in-a-lifetime expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to see unique wildlife and remote islands. Six weeks later, most of the American passengers who were aboard the MV Hondius are now in a small and spartan room with a bed