MSC Cruises tightened up Covid measures on MSC Virtuosa after Southampton port health officer raised passengers’ concerns
Complaints over social distancing and mask wearing
Covid
International cruising gets the go-ahead to return from England starting on August 2
Industry welcomes news
‘Freedom Day’ in England – but cruise lines react with caution when asked when Covid restrictions on UK sailings will be relaxed
Masks and social distancing will continue
‘A number’ of MSC Virtuosa guests will have to rebook cruises because Covid limits on ships were extended, says MSC Cruises
Only 1,000 passengers allowed on ship
P&O Cruises’ summer of UK breaks will be coastal sailings for vaccinated Britons only, with Iona’s maiden voyage due on August 7
Full details and fares revealed
Breathe easy – there’s a very low risk you’ll catch anything through a cruise ship’s air-con system, says study commissioned by Royal Caribbean Group
Scientists studied Oasis of the Seas
SeaDream cancels sailings for rest of 2020 after seven guests and two crew test positive for Covid on first Caribbean cruise
Ship was forced to return to Barbados