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Domestic cruises will be restricted to as little as a fifth of normal capacity for initial sailings, under rules announced by the Department for Transport (DfT).
A dozen cruise lines will operate voyages around the coast of Britain this summer, with many reporting exceptional demand amid uncertainty over restrictions on foreign travel.
Cruises are currently banned in the UK due to the pandemic but will be permitted in England under the next step of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s road map for easing rules, which is planned for May 17.
But the DfT said ships operating in England will only be allowed to carry up to 1,000 passengers – or 50% of their capacity if that is lower – until all limits on social contact are removed.
I m always being asked if I d go back to cruising. Without hesitation, I answer: anytime you re ready, issue me a key card, toot the ship s horn – I m off. Why would I not want to travel in elegant ease? I love cruising s salty spray, the rattle of cocktail shakers, the seascapes, the port panoramas.
Of course, the abundant naysayers, most if not all who have never cruised, roll their eyes and trot out the anti-cruise cliches. Me? I smile and think about some of my best travel experiences: cruising the fiords, swimming with manta rays in Moorea, spotting polar bears on ice floes
Domestic cruises this summer will be restricted to as little as a fifth of normal capacity, according to rules announced by the Department for Transport.
A dozen cruise lines will operate voyages around the coast of Britain this summer, with many reporting exceptional demand amid uncertainty over restrictions on foreign travel.
Cruises are currently banned in the UK due to the pandemic but will be permitted in England under the next step of Prime Minister Boris Johnson s road map for easing rules, which is planned for May 17.
But the DfT said ships operating in England will only be allowed to carry up to 1,000 passengers - or 50 per cent of their capacity if that is lower.
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