Have you ever thought about traveling by ship to “nowhere”? The British cruise company P&O Cruises brought this news and announced a new tourism project: ships “to nowhere” with exclusive packages for local travelers who are already protected from Covid-19.
The first cruise should depart at the end of June from the port of Southampton, England, staying on the local coast, and should remain only at sea, with no scheduled stops at other ports, with the idea that passengers will only admire the beauty of the islands. from inside the ship, still respecting the measures against the pandemic….
The president of P&O Cruises, Paul Ludlow, detailed in a statement that they will analyze the weather forecast on each cruise to try to take the ships to where it is warm and sunny.
According to “CNN”, P&O's trips will initially take place on the Britannia ship, which usually accommodates more than 3,647 passengers. The ship Iona, with a capacity for 5,200 passengers and which has not yet been inaugurated, would sail towards Scotland in August. Passengers will also have to prove that they have taken two doses of the covid-19 vaccine and also take out travel insurance.
Cruise employees will not have mandatory vaccination, but will undergo what P&O defines as “a strict testing and quarantine regime”, as well as regular tests along the way.
The company also confirmed that it will continue to employ safety measures such as “appropriate social distancing and the use of masks in certain areas of the ship”, without also detailing how it will certify vaccination, as there is no mandatory immunization card in the United Kingdom.
Royal Caribbean, another giant in the sector, is also planning exclusive maritime packages for those vaccinated to launch its new ship, the Odyssey of the Seas, which is due to depart from Israel in May. Unlike the British ship, the cruise should have a destination of: the Greek islands and Cyprus.
