Ahoy there cruises. We've got a big cruise news update. Make sure you subscribe. So we have some
fantastic news from the Norwegian Cruise Line. Instead of just waiting for the CDC to make a
decision about the resumption of cruise in the USA. From July, like we talked about yesterday,
they've gone ahead and announced offshore cruisers for summer 2021. We were wondering
when they would do this and we have all of the details. So stay tuned. These cruises are on sale
right now and have limited capacity. Norwegian posted all of the details with the headline
"It's time to break free". Could this be aimed at the CDC's hold on USA cruises right now? Maybe not
but we still love it. Anyway from July Norwegian will be offering cruises on three different ships
from three different ports. First up greek isles seven-day cruises on Norwegian jade from Athens in
Greece. This is a port-intensive itinerary calling it Athens, Iraklion, Rhodes, Mykonos, Katakolon,
Corfu and Santorini. Greece is gorgeous and we've been onboard the Norwegian Hade before and she's
a lovely ship. Make sure you check out our ship tour. Next up, our western Caribbean seven-day
cruises on board the Norwegian Joy from Montego bay in jamaica. These cruises will be calling at
Montego Bay, harvest cay which is their private island, Roatan, Cozumel and Ocho Rios in Jamaica.
These cruises sound fantastic and it'll be great to get away to the Caribbean. And finally eastern
Caribbean seven-day cruises onboard Norwegian gem from Punta Cana in the Dominican republic. These
cruisers will call out Punta Cana, Bridgetown in Barbados, customaries in Saint Lucia,
Phillipsburg in Saint-Martin and Saint John's in Antigua. These cruises sound really fantastic too
and we're being treated to two different Caribbean itineraries. They have also hinted at more cruises
being released in the future. So keep an eye out on our channel. We will let you know as
soon as we know. So the big question what do you need to get on board one of these cruises? Well
first of all everybody on board will need to be fully vaccinated. Crew and passengers. So that
means two weeks after you've had both doses of for example the Moderna, AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine
or two weeks after you've had the one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Unfortunately,
this means that children and those unable to have the vaccine due to medical conditions will
not be allowed to sail until at least November. For some of you without families, this will be
a blessing. Having adult-only ships. But for those with children, this isn't for you as vaccines have
not been approved for use in children yet. This is unfortunate but this policy looks like it will
change at some date due to the vaccine roll out and changes in the pandemic. To keep the cruisers
extra safe Norwegian will also be doing the following on all of their cruises. There'll be new
medical-grade air filtration on board, increased sanitation measures and responsible physical
distancing. All guests will also be required to take an antigen test administered and paid for by
Norwegian prior to boarding and receive a negative result before getting on board. So it's great to
see they're going to be paying for the tests. We should imagine these are going to be done in port.
And other than your cabin face coverings are going to be required for all guests whilst
indoors. Except when you're eating or drinking. And there's going to be contactless foodservice
ship-wide. So this means we can say goodbye to the buffets where you usually will self-serve. Also,
it looks like shore excursions will be done with the cruise line only. Using specific land-based
tour operators. So does that mean that DIY doing it yourself in port may not be available?
We just don't know yet. And to give you some extra peace of mind just in case anything goes wrong
they're offering flexible bookings with their peace of mind policy. So for all cruisers up
till the end of October, you can cancel up to 15 days prior for a future cruise credit and you can
get a full refund when cancelling up to 60 days prior. So all in all great news. So that's it
for this episode. But what do you think? Are the protocols too much for you or are you still happy
to cruise? Let us know in the comments section below. That's it until next time. Happy cruising.