Cruise companies will implement a number of measures due to the corona virus. The cruise as you know it will probably no longer exist.
- Coronavirus containment measures are currently forcing many companies to rethink their industry.
- This also includes cruise companies .
- We have put together for you what cruises * will look like in the future.
Tourists and cruise companies have to adapt to changes
"There will be a lot of changes before the ships can start operating again, " The Cruise Guy Stewart Chiron told CNBC. Many of these changes have already been made. For example, strict medical controls have been introduced.
Further innovations will probably take place step by step in the next weeks and months. Cruise operations will probably not be fully resumed until 2021, according to forecasts.
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Strict health checks
Increased health measures are high on the list of cruise changes. "You will have to rethink how everything is designed for public spaces, how shore excursions are carried out, the sanitary procedures are improved and how stricter control is put on passengers," said travel influencer Scott Eddy.
The stricter guidelines could include stricter embarkation procedures , better monitoring options and quarantine arrangements. In addition, precise medical records should be kept.
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Cruise food: soon no more buffets?
The self-service buffet could soon be a thing of the past. The risk of the spread of germs and therefore an increased risk of infection is too great. This has already been implemented by some cruise companies that had to struggle with the norovirus on board.
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New technologies in the future cruise industry?
Cruise companies should also invest in more modern technologies. For example, there could be better methods of ensuring hygiene on board, for example through new technological " sanitary standards at hospital level ", as they say.
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