No vaccine, no cruise, says P&O
UNVACCINATED holidaymakers will be banned from staycation sailings operated by P&O Cruises this summer.
Only British residents who have had both doses at least seven days earlier will be permitted onboard, the UK’s largest cruise line said.
Failure to provide proof of the jabs “will result in denial of boarding”, the company warned.
Other new measures include requiring passengers to wear masks in certain areas of the ship and making travel insurance mandatory.
Cruise holidays are popular with older people, who have been prioritised in the UK’s vaccination programme.
P&O Cruises will operate a series of short breaks on Britannia, while new ship Iona will conduct seven-night itineraries. Cruises will depart from Southampton between June and September, sailing around the UK’s coastline in search of good weather.
The Government has advised people to avoid cruises since last year.
But Maritime Minister Robert Courts told MPs last week that domestic cruises could be permitted from May 17.
Advisers will give a report to PM Boris Johnson on April 12 with recommendations for how and when foreign holidays could resume.
Turkey expects to welcome UK holidaymakers this summer without requiring proof of a coronavirus shot or negative test.
Greece will require international tourists to have been inoculated, had a recent negative Covid-19 test or have coronavirus antibodies.
Visitors to Cyprus must have had both doses of the Covid immunisation.