Because passengers did not obey the rules, TUI Cruises quickly stopped letting the guests on board the cruise ship.
That was the reason.
The
cruise industry
is slowly but surely trying to get the program back to normal.
This also includes shore excursions, during which tourists are allowed to visit the mainland at various stages of the journey.
Shortly after the restart of the cruise season in August and September, this was not yet possible: instead, shipping companies lured holidaymakers with so-called “blue trips” *, which
did not involve going ashore
.
Cruise guests disregard the rules and feel the consequences
On a cruise on TUI Cruises' "Mein Schiff 6" in Greece, tourists were allowed
to explore the mainland for the first time in a long time
- but for two guests this ended at the end of the trip, as the Moin.de portal reports Corona pandemic, there are strict rules for excursions ashore, including that
travelers are not allowed
to
leave
the group
, which travelers are advised of in writing when they book the excursions.
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Cruise vacation in Greece ended - guests excluded from onward travel
However, the two affected guests who were traveling on the TUI Cruises cruise ship in Greece did not follow these rules and moved away
from the rest of the group
in
Piraeus
.
They immediately felt the consequences: After the action, they were no longer allowed to board the ship.
This was confirmed by a spokeswoman for TUI Cruises, according to Moin.de: “We were unfortunately unable to leave two guests on board after their shore excursion in Piraeus because they had moved away from the group during the excursion.
We inform all guests of the booked excursions
in writing in advance
that our health and hygiene concept currently does not allow individual shore leave. "
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For the two cruise guests, this not only meant that their trip was over, they also had to take care of the journey home.
However, they are said to have received support from the shipping company, as the spokeswoman explains: “Of course, we helped the guests to organize their return trip to Germany.
There is no health risk for the further traveling guests on board. "Who now for the
cost of the trip home
comes up, however, is not known.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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