Cruise line says only vaccinated passengers can sail
Given all the problems faced by the cruise industry in 2020, the announcement by one operator that all passengers must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 before they board sounds sensible.
But when Saga Cruises this week became the first to introduce the requirement, not everyone agreed the British operator was inundated with so many responses, good and bad, it temporarily made its Twitter account private while it dealt with them.
Nevertheless, the move by Saga will be eagerly watched by many in the cruise industry interested to see if whether a vaccine rule will help kick start travel, or prove as divisive as other attempts to work around Covid.
Moray East Announces Installation of First Turbine
Written by AZoCleantechJan 15 2021
Moray East has announced the successful milestone of its first turbine installation, issuing photos of the first of 100 9.5 MW turbines in the Moray Firth.
In December, Moray East announced the completion of jacket installation - with 100 three-legged steel foundations installed on the sea-bed. Turbine components have been arriving in the Moray Firth, where they have been stored and preserved onshore. Pre-assembly work is being undertaken at Global Energy’s facility at Nigg. Turbines components are loaded onto an installation vessel and taken to site; the offshore installation, comprising of 5 lifts, will be completed by MHI Vestas and Fred Olsen .
Tourism bosses and travel agents say there has been an uptick in bookings as vaccine rollout boosts confidence.
As the vaccine is rolled out among the.
New ship Borealis will still be the first of the fleet to set sail, with her maiden voyage now due to depart on May 22nd. The former Holland America Line ship was initially due to enter service on April 23rd.
Tips For Travellers
Want To Cruise In 2021? Why You May Be Going About It The Wrong Way!
So, you want to make sure you go cruising in 2021? It’s not going to be as simple or as straight-forward as you thought it would be, and you may be approaching it the wrong way!
I am Gary Bembridge and in this episode of my Tips For Travellers, I am going to share my tips on the best way to ensure you will cruise in 2021, and what I am doing to make sure I can be on some of the early cruises, book cruises that are actually likely to sail and all while breaking out of the endless booking, cancel, rebook and refund spiral trap.