Cruise lines are expected to resume sailings on the Rhine, Danube, and other European rivers in July, with Spain and Italy trips also restarting. The new program of seven-night cruises will start in July and should extend until at least October. Some ships operated by UnCruise Adventures and American Cruise Lines could begin operating in the coming weeks as more states begin lifting stay-at-home orders. Royal Caribbean International announced its complete lineup of ships will be sailing by spring 2022, encompassing 13 cruise ships. Each ship now returning will cruise with health measures that have safeguarded the well-being of guests and crew.
The largest ever regular cruise ship to regularly sail from the homeport for the company will be offered by Bermuda in July 2021. American Cruise Lines resumed sailings in March 2021. Avalon Waterways resumed sailing in July 2021 offering cruises on the Seine River in July. Carnival Cruise Line plans to restart cruises out of Galveston, Texas, in July with two ships, Carnival Vista (starting on July 3) and Carnival Breeze (starting on July 1).
The popularity of cruises has increased significantly since the significant dip due to COVID-19 in 2020. Royal Caribbean International announced its complete lineup of ships will be sailing by spring 2022, with most major cruise mega-ships likely returning to normal service in early 2022. The Freedom of the Seas will sail from Miami starting July 2, the Odyssey of the Seas will launch from Fort Lauderdale on July 3, and the Serenade will sail out of the Port of Baltimore on May 25.
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📹 WHEN WILL CRUISE SHIPS BE READY to Sail Again & HOW WILL THEY RESUME? Plus Cancellation Policy News
WHEN WILL CRUISE SHIPS BE READY to Sail Again & HOW WILL THEY RESUME? Plus Cancellation Policy News// In this …
Hi There A friend of mine currently onboard a cruise ship has told me that the crew members onboard have been working on the following items They have now worked out how many people can be accommodated in the theatre. Ushers will guide you to available seating and you may be asked to wait after the show or presentation before leaving the theatre The main dining rooms have been remapped and for the foreseeable future there will not be any shared tables. My friend noticed that when the pool deck sun loungers were laid out only half of the available sun loungers were used. There will be one way corridors and staircase Elevators operated by crew members Only one Cabin service no nightly turn down service There will either be buffet Servers or the buffet may be more like a counter service food court same as a shopping mall. A return to Rotational Cruising is highly likely For example a ship would leave Genoa with 300-330 passengers The next day it would arrive in Naples where another 300-330 passengers would board The day after that a stop in Palermo would load another 300-330 passengers The ship would then cruise and steadily make its way back to Genoa. The first 300-330 passengers would disembark and fresh load would take their place. This would help the embarkation ports with social distancing and would reduce the amount of passengers attending the onboard safety drills. So the total amount of passengers would never exceed 1000
So, you queue to have your temperature checked before you are allowed to board, maintaining 2m distancing. You eventually get on board after 4 hours and go to your room. For safety sake best sanitize it top to bottom, as there’s every chance the $1 per hour slave they have cleaning the room won’t be too fussed about the job they do. Then shower yourself to within an inch of your life, while putting ALL dirty clothes in a sealed bag to avoid re-infection. Ship leaves so you go for a nice stroll along the deck, but there is someone else in the corridor and it takes you ten minutes to reach the lift…which is closed ‘due to the virus’. So, you huff and puff up ten flights, hoping to god you don’t meet another passenger coming down, until eventually you reach the deck. Easy to tell where to go because the red/yellow hazard lines are every 2 metres and warning signs everywhere, along with hand sanitiser, which is already making your skin dry. As you stand looking out to sea you realise you have now touched a surface, so you need to re-sanitise AGAIN. Never mind, off to the bar for a drink to forget the woes. But wait! A sign on the door tells you the bar is now closed ‘due to the virus’, and only a takeaway service is available. Not deterred you wait in the queue (at 2m intervals) and shout to the couple in front “isn’t it nice to be cruising again”. Next day at the first port, you queue for three hours to get off the boat at socially acceptable distances while everyone has their temperature taken but sadly the very person in front of you has a temperature, so you ALL have to re-board.
all sounds very restrictive i love cruising but the more i hear it sounds like more of a prison ship with no free will i am not going to spend thousands of dollars and be tild where ican sit and how ican. move round ship also not sure how many ports will be open sounds more like a boot camp than a holiday unfortunately . will consider staying at home till things are totally back to normal