The MSC Grandiosa cruise liner leaving the port of Genoa, Italy pulled by a tug boat after six-and-half months of inactivity due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. — Cruise ship passengers had their temperatures checked and took COVID-19 tests Sunday so they could set sail on what is being billed as the first Mediterranean cruise afterThe cruise ship company MSC has made the procedures, for crew as well as passengers, part of its new health and safety protocols.
Anyone testing positive, or with a fever, or having other COVID-19 symptoms was denied boarding, the company said. The crewEarlier this month, the Italian government gave its approval for cruise ships to once again depart from Italy’s ports but limited cruise ships to sailing with 70% capacity. MSC declined to say how many passengers were sailing on this cruise. Among the port calls for the Grandiosa, MSC’s flagship, are Naples, Palermo, Sicily and Valletta, Malta.
For now, MSC was limiting its guests to the residents of Europe’s 26-nation Schengen visa free travel zone.MSC said every guest and crew member on board will be given a wristband that “facilitates contactless transactions around the ship as well as providing contact and proximity tracing.” Cruise ships and the business they bring to many Italian cities during port excursions make up an important segment of Italy’s vital tourism industry. An estimated 12 million cruise ship passengers arrived or departed from Italian ports last year or made port calls in Italy, according to industry figures.
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