![]() ![]() MSC Cruises restarted its operations earlier this week with MSC Grandiosa sailing from Genoa on a seven-night Western Mediterranean Cruise. MSC Cruises will be the first of the major cruise operators to return with port calls. Additionally, guests will not be allowed to go ashore independently but only on protected excursions thus also protecting the communities they visit.” “MSC Cruises’ protocol includes universal testing for all guests and crew prior to embarkation. “Additionally, RINA, the independent maritime certification corporation, has verified that the protocol meets the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Guidance, which incorporates additional health standards including those from the EU Healthy Gateways Joint Action. “For this reason, it meets and goes beyond guidelines provided by key international and regional regulatory and technical bodies, as well as regulations set forth by the governments in the countries in which MSC Cruises ships operate. ![]() MSC Cruises’ new operating protocol has been designed to also protect the health and safety of the local communities that the company’s ships visit as well as guests and crew, the Valletta Cruise Port said. The MSC Grandiosa is the first post-lockdown Mediterranean cruise to depart since the height of the pandemic, and, despite Maltese ports being open since 1st July, no cruise ships have called at Valletta since March 2020. Valletta Cruise Port will be welcoming its first cruise ship, the MSC Grandiosa, on Friday 21st August, which will be operating under a strict and comprehensive health and safety protocol that applies equally both on land and at sea, the company said in a statement. ![]()
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