Hello all. As you may deduce we have not cruised over the past 3 years.
Post Pandemic our Australian boarders opened to International Cruising on the 17th April 2022. The first cruise ship to sail into Sydney was P & O Pacific Explorer on 17th April but it did not sail on its first cruise until 31st May 2022. Celebrity Eclipse was also one of the first to start its cruising post Covid-19.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care required additional measures to reduce risks of passengers and crew from catching Covid-19.
-enhanced pre-arrival reporting and ID of Covid-19 risk. PSR (RAT) testing and proof.
-amendment to biosecurity.
-Stress testing of emergency response system in relation to cruises.
-passengers will need to be double vaccinated.
-Cruise Industry mandates of operating and outbreak management plans to reduce transmission aboard.
To date Australia had 11,327,773 Cases, 19,856 (.2%) deaths. 11,264,265 (99.8%) recovered people. (Australian Government Department Health and Aged Care)
W.H.O. reports 761,402,282 confirmed Covid-19 cases, 6,887.000 deaths (not including China)
13,331,975,343 vaccines administrated.
Long Covid ? who knows.
December 2021 saw the peak of Covid-19 infections. (to date)
Generally Australians holidayed near their homes or when interstate borders opened up, they holidayed further afield within Australia. Holiday Houses, B & B's, caravan parks and hotels all had large occupancy rates.
It was February 2022 when we decided it could be reasonably safe to book a short cruise with-in Australian shores. P & O Pacific Explorer had a 7 day cruise departing and arriving back in Adelaide in March 2023. We booked and had 12 months to look forward to the opportunity to sail again.
Whoo Hoo! we had a cruise to look forward it what was still uncertain times.
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