Brogan Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 This morning the UK government confirmed that international cruising out of the UK will be treated exactly the same as all international travel as so will therefore be allowed to resume at the same time as international travel which could be as early as May 17th. They will make an announcement on exactly when international travel can resume on April 12th and so international cruising will be allowed resume from whatever date they announce then. They will be adopting a traffic light system, whereby each country will have different requirements based on their vaccine rollout, covid numbers, etc and international cruising will follow the same traffic light system. I wonder if Royal Caribbean and other cruise lines regret announcing UK only cruises as there is now a good chance they would have been able to offer some form of international cruises this summer. Very good news though nonetheless. em.down.the.rabbit.hole and Mike.s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brogan Posted April 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 https://www.cruisetradenews.com/global-travel-taskforce-unveils-report-setting-out-plan-to-restart-travel/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 USA gets a convoluted, outdated, impossible CSO. UK get a traffic light system Brogan, Cruising With JT, em.down.the.rabbit.hole and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 In terms of potential regret they faced the same potential in the Caribbean. Imagine for the moment a United States where the federal government was working with the cruise industry. The decision to move offshore would have been less obvious. Given the uncertainty and unknowns they made the choices they have made. As far as the UK goes, we can't really say until the date that international travel will be allowed is known. However it is refreshing seeing a government that treats all international travel equally and one that communicates their intentions. If April 12th comes and the UK government says nothing, provides an ambiguous or impossible answer then they aren't much better compared to the US government and the cruise lines did the right thing. Ian T, em.down.the.rabbit.hole and Brogan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 3 hours ago, smokeybandit said: UK get a traffic light system Hopefully it isn’t a flashing red light. United States needs a CDC roundabout. AshleyDillo and em.down.the.rabbit.hole 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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