A ban on international cruises that has been in place since last July is to be lifted from England from August 2, the transport secretary has confirmed.
The FCDO has advised against international cruises for many passengers since March last year, and for all customers since July 2020. Cruises were allowed to resume in domestic waters from May this year.
A statement from the Department for Transport confirmed: “Following the close monitoring of epidemiological evidence, gained through the restart of the domestic cruise industry earlier this year, the UK government has also confirmed the go ahead for international cruise sailings to restart from England in line with Public Health England guidance.
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A couple of weeks ago, the Passenger Shipping Association celebrated its 50th anniversary at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, using the occasion to announce just how buoyant (if you’ll forgive the pun) cruising had been in 2007.
A couple of weeks ago, the Passenger Shipping Association celebrated its 50th anniversary at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, using the occasion to announce just how buoyant (if you’ll forgive the pun) cruising had been in 2007.
Some 1.33 millions Britons took a cruise in 2007 – 11 per cent more than in 2006 – and the numbers are forecast to reach 1.5 million this year and two million by 2012.