Jaime Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 https://www.preferente.com/noticias-de-agencias-de-viajes/costa-cruceros-planea-volver-a-espana-en-mayo-307238.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 That is what happens when public health agencies work in partnership with an industry instead of opposing it without science or data to support that position. SebagoSue, JasonOasis, Matt and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Jaime said: https://www.preferente.com/noticias-de-agencias-de-viajes/costa-cruceros-planea-volver-a-espana-en-mayo-307238.html Hmm...I know what it says but wouldn't it be better if you posted it in English in order for the non-speaking Spanish can understand it?? emmef and bobroo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Here's a copy of the English press release from Costa Quote The cruise ships of Costa Cruises, the Italian company of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), are ready to set sail again and offer guests holidays filled with leisure and relaxation, along with enhanced health and safety protocols. The restart begins with the departure of the flagship Costa Smeralda, scheduled for March 27 with an unchanged itinerary, sailing guests to beautiful Italian locations, with 3- and 4-day mini-cruises or alternatively a 7-day cruise, calling at Savona, La Spezia, Civitavecchia, Naples, Messina and Cagliari. From May 1, Costa Smeralda will return to sailing one-week cruises in the western Mediterranean, with visits to Italy (Savona, Civitavecchia and Palermo), France (Marseille) and Spain (Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca). A second ship, Costa Luminosa, will also be back in service, departing from Trieste from May 2, and the following day from Bari, confirming its program of one-week cruises in Greece and Croatia. Costa is working with national and local authorities of the countries included in the itineraries of its ships outside Italy to define the details of the restart of cruise operations, with enhanced health and safety measures through the implementation of the Costa Safety Protocol. The protocol contains operational measures related to all aspects of the cruise experience, both on board and ashore, which were implemented in the past months of cruise operations. Such measures include limited capacity, swab tests for all guests and crew, temperature checks when disembarking and re-embarking the ship, protected shore excursions, physical distancing on board and at the cruise terminals, new ways of using on-board services, enhanced sanitation and medical services, and use of protective face masks when necessary. Details of the itineraries, with related booking options, will soon be available on the website www.costacruises.eu and at travel agencies. All other cruises scheduled until the end of May, and not included in the program updated today, will be cancelled. Costa is in the process of informing travel agents and customers affected by changes. SebagoSue, WAAAYTOOO, teddy and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Considering that Italy was one of the hardest hit countries at the beginning of the plague, it is notable that they are among the first to get "normal" cruising up and running. It's nice to see ! twangster and cruisellama 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Considering that Italy was one of the hardest hit countries at the beginning of the plague, it is notable that they are among the first to get "normal" cruising up and running. It's nice to see ! I just hope this opens the door to RCG over in Europe. Jill and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 hours ago, princevaliantus said: I just hope this opens the door to RCG over in Europe. This does open the door for RCG to resume European cruises. In addition to Odyssey of the Seas which is slated to begin sailing out of Europe once its handed over, RCG also has Jewel and Anthem of the Seas anchored off shore near South Hampton, Celebrity Cruises also has a couple of ships stationed in Europe as well. If some European governments allow cruising to resume RCG appears to be ready to go. The only issue is for now is American's still can not travel to most of Europe as a tourist so these cruises initially will be for Europeans only. With most European governments putting even more international travel restrictions in place over the past few weeks I think it is going to be a while (July or August) before Europe relaxes restrictions to the point where Americans and enter freely like we did prior to COVID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 I'd be ok with RCG starting up European cruises for Euros only. They (RCG) might as well be in the game if Costa is. At least they would be getting some revenue. cruisellama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 No issue with cruising starting under the condition that only open to the "locals" of the region. Good way to test protocols and build confidence. Lessons learned will still be gained. emmef and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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