The European Union has released a 49-page guide for cruise ships resuming operations following the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers several measures that seek to reduce the risk for introduction of COVID-19 onto the ship, transmission during a voyage, embarkation and disembarkation, and also provides options for preparedness to [Read more...]
With the potential easing of lockdown restrictions and the re-emergence of non-essential travel, Swedish ferry company Stena Line has announced a set of safety measures. Social distancing, fog machines, fresh sea air inside the ships and the recommended wearing of face coverings, were all seen [Read more...]
In a note on its website, the US Centres Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that it will allow crew members to disembark from all cruise ships in US waters with certain precautions. Cruise lines with complete and accurate response plans will be able to [Read more...]
Class society Bureau Veritas (BV) is working with cruise ship operator PONANT to help implement effective infection prevention measures. With a fleet of small expedition style ships, PONANT will benefit from the ‘Restart your Business with BV’ suite of solutions developed for passenger ship clients (see ICSI website [Read more...]
Five Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) operated and Global Cruise Lines managed cruise ships have been detained by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) over crew welfare concerns under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The MCA revealed that it inspected six ships from manager [Read more...]
Virgin Voyages has unveiled health and safety measures for passengers embarking on the ‘Scarlet Lady’ when she sails on her delayed maiden voyage in October. The ship, the first of two, will be adults only with a minimum age of 18, and will include new [Read more...]
DeCurtis Corp, a provider of solutions to the cruise industry, has created a Health and Safety Maturity Model (HSMM) to serve as a starting point for health standard levels. The company said that the HSMM can mature to include the use of a wide array [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) has partnered with Infrared Cameras (ICI) to fit thermal camera systems for passenger and crew member temperature screenings. ICI claimed that the cameras have the highest level of accuracy — within 0.1 to 0.3 of one deg C. The company’s three-step [Read more...]
Erik Schobesberger, Vice President Sales Modernisation at ALMACO (pictured) claimed that people were in the middle of a paradigm shift, a true disruption in most aspects of their social lives. In a blog, he said that on the positive side, the virus is also working [Read more...]
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its COVID-19 guidance on cruise ships. CDC currently currently has a no-sail order, set to expire on 24th July. The update includes a new colour-coded system, plus instructions about the use of commercial transport [Read more...]