U.S, May 10 -- Passengers whispered through cabin doors. Governments scrambled behind the scenes. And somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic, a luxury expedition cruise became the center of the world's newest tourism panic.

By the time the MV Hondius appeared off the coast of Tenerife, passengers had already watched three people die.

Currently, the ship has arrived in Tenerife, where the 147 passengers will disembark, under the oversight of a joint multinational task force. The ship will anchor at the Port of Granadilla in the Canary Islands.

For days, the Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship drifted through the Atlantic under mounting international alarm. Some travelers isolated themselves behind sealed cabin doors. Others wrapped sc...