Three deep sea cruise lines are working to resume operations in the coming weeks, the companies in question say.
AIDA Cruises in Germany, whose plans to resume sailings had to be shelved at a short notice, said it plans to start cruising on 6 September. “The prerequisite for this was the approval of the flag state Italy for the restart concepts,” the company said in a statement.
The fact that it had not obtain an approval from Italian authorities had forced the company to cancel a number of cruises that had been scheduled for this month.
“The first trips from Kiel will start on September 6, 2020. The first cruises with AIDAperla to the Norwegian fjords start from Hamburg on September 12, 19 and 26, 2020,” Rostock based AIDA Cruises said. The company is part of the Carnival group.
Meanwhile, Marella Cruises in the UK said it intends to commence fly cruises from Corfu on 2 October. This follows an earlier decision to suspend all operations until the end of September. The company will employ Marella Explorer on these cruises.
MSC Cruises has confirmed plans unveiled earlier to resume operations in the Mediterranean this week. MSC Grandiosa will welcome guests in the West Mediterranean from 16 August 2020 and MSC Magnifica in the East Mediterranean from 29 August 2020, the company said.
