12 Feb 2020by Franki Berry
Two far more cruise strains have taken action to suppress the distribute of coronavirus on its ships.
The coronavirus begun in Wuhan in China
Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 will no for a longer period call at Hong Kong on 18 and 19 February, and there may well be even further itinerary amendments as Cunard assesses the predicament.
It has also banned any one who has frequented mainland China in just the past two months from boarding its ships, and has commencing ailment screening of all its passengers.
A assertion produced by the cruise line explained: “We are extremely closely checking and assessing the affect of the latest developments and overall health advisories, as effectively as different journey and entry restrictions which are significantly impacting ship itineraries and connecting journey.
“We are actively looking for to mitigate these hazards to our attendees and crew, and are making proper adjustments to our operations to secure all onboard our ships.”
Celebrity Cruises also cancelled Celebrity Millennium’s 15 February sailing from Hong Kong and modified the itinerary for Movie star Constellation’s 1 and 16 February departure from Singapore to Dubai.
It has also carried out comparable precautions to Cunard, Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line.
Superstar stated: “We have rigorous health-related protocols in location to assist passengers and crew members who experience unwell though sailing.
“Our protocols consist of experienced health-related procedure quarantine of unwell individuals from the general ship inhabitants and intensified ship cleaning, air filtration, and sanitisation strategies.
“We are evaluating developments regularly and will update these measures, as required. Attendees with issues might get hold of the consumer care office of our individual cruise traces.”
A spokesperson from Superstar apologised for the disruption to travellers.