“Red”, “yellow” and “orange” areas. Just as Italy has been divided, with all the prohibitions on leaving the regional and municipal borders, not to mention national ones, you can’t go anywhere. But there is a “green” area and that is the one above a cruise ship.
Yes, because, if bars and restaurants and also many hotels close – which would have closed for the season anyway and then reopened in December – the ships, on the other hand, remain open. Of course, not all of them, only the cruise ships currently in service in our seas.
Saved from the vetoes of the new Dpcm, as Ticketcrociere reminds us, because they are considered safe, cruises first of all include the Covid-19 test with mandatory pre-boarding buffer for all. Therefore, the ships are “green” areas because only those who have tested negative can be taken on board. Furthermore, during the voyage, after four days of navigation, a second swab is carried out for all passengers.
Unlike the “red”, “yellow” and “orange” areas of the rest of Italy, on board a ship it is possible to have lunch at the buffet, dine at the restaurant, have an aperitif even before dinner (there is no closing of bars and restaurants at 18), going to the theater, swimming pool, gym, al health centre, have a drink after dinner while listening to live music. And there is no curfew at 10pm either.
Obviously, following all the preventive measures and therefore wearing the obligatory mask in common areas, respecting the physical distance, often sanitizing your hands. In short, the usual recommendations also apply on board.
Among the measures adopted, in addition to the buffer, the filters for air recycling, the sanitization of the cabins and common areas (an elevator is sanitized almost 50 times a day, which is unthinkable even in the condominium where you live), the measurement body temperature of passengers before meals and excursions, hi-tech bracelets that follow the same principle ofImmune app for tracking contacts anonymously.
It was precisely the rigid protocols applied by the shipping companies from the day of the departure that led our government not to interrupt the cruises.
A system tested, so much so that in recent weeks there has been talk of a “cruise model “ to be applied to the new lifestyle we will have to learn to live with.
Today, therefore, the cruise remains a trip (the only one) possible and also a way to enjoy a short vacation or even to do smartworking on board. “Re-launch mini-cruises instead of city breaks, now penalized by restrictions” explained Andrea Barbaro, Head of Quality and Production at Ticketcrociere “Or focus again on honeymoons, in times when there is no long haul”.
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