UK Domestic Cruises to Resume in May
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday March 9, 2021 Domestic cruises within the
May 17.
England from that date, news service
The Independent reported on Tuesday, citing comments from shipping minister
Robert Courts. The resumption of UK-wide cruises will depend on agreements with the governments of
Wales,
Northern Ireland, and the UK government is currently working on developing this plan. The cruise industry was the hardest-hit segment of the shipping industry last year as the COVID-19 pandemic brought it to a standstill. Bunker demand from the cruise industry takes up about
4% of the global total.
Ship & Bunker News Team
Posted on Mar 9, 2021
6 min read
UK cruise lines will be able to restart domestic sailings on May 17, maritime minister Robert Courts has told a group of MPs.
The disclosure came as he appeared at a virtual meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group (APPMPG).
The group tweeted: NEWS Maritime Minister @robertcourts announces the reopening of the domestic #cruise market in England on 17 May at tonight’s @APPMPG meeting.”
It then followed up by tweeting: “From repatriation procedures and risk mitigations to CV-19 protocols and the domestic vaccination programme, a great @APPMPG session w/ @robertcourts who delivered some much appreciated news. A pathway to the domestic cruise market re-opening on 17 May.”
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