The cruise lines TUI Cruises and Costa are currently no longer letting Swiss people on board due to the corona pandemic.
But it could hit even more vacationers.
Anyone who is currently planning a cruise * should pay close attention to whether they are allowed on board at all.
Our neighbors from the south are having a tough time: Both the German shipping company TUI Cruises and the Italian cruise company Costa Corciere currently do not want any travelers from Switzerland.
The high number of corona infections is to blame.
TUI Cruises and Costa: Swiss people are no longer allowed to cruise
“It is correct that we are currently unable to offer guests from Switzerland a trip on board the Mein Schiff fleet.
If you are
staying in an international risk country
, we are unfortunately unable to allow you to travel with you.
For the time being, this additional precautionary measure affects
all countries with a higher infection rate than Germany
“, Explained Godja Sönnichsen, Director Communications of TUI Cruises to Travelnews.
Travelers who have been in Switzerland within the 14 days prior to departure are also affected by this rule.
The shipping company includes data from the Robert Koch Institute in its decisions.
Despite these measures, the shipping company is not feeling any effects on business, says Sönnichsen.
The Swiss would book long-term and the newly introduced “blue trips” would be marketed at very short notice.
The Italian shipping company Costa has also reacted to the high number of cases and
banned Swiss people from their ships
: “We have carefully observed and evaluated the current situation and its development led to additional restrictive measures.
Therefore, in our sense of responsibility, we have initially decided
to limit the embarkation of those nationalities until the end of November whose infection rate is higher than in Italy
- currently including Switzerland - as from the official source of the European Center for the Prevention and Control of Diseases (ECDC - European Center for Disease Prevention and Control). "
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Cruise vacationers: Restrictions do not only affect Swiss people
The statements of the shipping companies show that not only Swiss are affected by an exclusion from travel - but
all travelers who come from an area where the number of infections is higher than in the country where the shipping company is based
.
It is not known whether this restriction will last through December.
So if you are planning a vacation, you should find out more beforehand.
But there are also shipping companies that are not planning any such restrictions: MSC Kreuzfahrten emphasizes to Travelnews, for example, that Swiss people can continue to travel.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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