Every Monday and Thursday since December, Quantum of the Seas departs Singapore in a demonstration of what, a year ago, seemed an impossibility: healthy, safe and incident-free leisure cruises.
That has allowed Quantum of the Seas, one of the world's largest ships, to operate successfully. The ship has capacity for 4905 passengers, but occupancy is capped at 50 per cent under Singapore's current rules. Smith believes that the Singapore experience, which has been guided by science from the outset, will act as a kind of medical"pilot boat" for the return of large ships to Australian waters.
"Almost immediately upon the declaration of a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, cruise lines began engaging with epidemiologists, health authorities and other medical experts globally to learn as much as possible about COVID-19 and to develop a comprehensive global response," says Mr Katz.
AnthonyTravelEd Please no floating Petri dishes till we are on top of this pandemics.
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