Whereas the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the travel trade, one cruise line simply introduced new journeys beginning in lower than two weeks.
AIDA Cruises, a German model owned by Carnival Corp., is ready to return two ships to service within the Canary Islands subsequent month. The AIDAperla will start cruising on Dec. 5 and the AIDAmar will be a part of it beginning Dec. 20.
The seven-day voyages will depart from Gran Canaria on Saturdays and Sundays, in accordance with the cruise line.
AIDA’s announcement got here as German leaders have reached a settlement to increase the nation’s coronavirus lockdown in December with an amnesty interval around Christmas, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported.
The Canary Islands are situated off the coast of northwest Africa and managed by Spain. The Spanish authorities set journey rules for the Canaries this month, which AIDA stated are in step with the coronavirus security protocols it had already set in place.
These precautions embody temperature checks, free COVID-19 exams, elevated disinfection measures onboard, and guided shore excursions. One passenger was even barred from returning to an AIDA ship in October after he left his tour group in Catania, Italy.
AIDA simply resumed restricted cruising in October however needed to cancel all its November voyages after the German authorities instituted a brand new lockdown in response to rising COVID-19 circumstances.
The cruise line is now additionally canceling cruises on the AIDAstella and AIDAprima between Dec. 1 and Jan. 26, it introduced on Wednesday.
Within the U.S., cruises stay canceled whereas cruise strains work to fulfill Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention well-being security necessities. Simply this week, Royal Caribbean suspended weeklong cruises by subsequent November, Disney canceled cruises till February and P&O prolonged its operations pause by April.
