Tonight MEIN SCHIFF 2 left Hamburg on a three-day passenger cruise to Kristiansand, Norway.
TUI cruises' CEO, Wybcke Meier, said that emphasis is not placed on the profitability of the voyage but to show that going on a cruise is possible during the pandemic.
MEIN SCHIFF 2 is sailing with not even half of its normal passenger capacity (normally about 2,900 passengers). While boarding the ship every passenger was checked with a infrared camera and had to fill in a health questionnaire. Every passenger will have his/her temperature taken every day and passengers will not be allowed to leave the ship during the voyage. The whole crew of the ship has been in quarantine prior to the voyage.
Of course social distancing rules also apply on the ship (e. g. only every second table will be used in the restaurants).
Jens
Topic: TUI Cruises: Careful return to business (Read 976 times)