Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 12:10 by ce-press
Although it is too early to give specific information on call numbers for 2021, discussions are taking place with various cruiselines and, based on the development in the Scandinavian as well as North See countries, Cruise Gate Hamburg expects that position to firm up come July.
Presently Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is offering roundtrip panoramic cruises on HANSEATIC nature to the Norwegian Fjords from Cruise Center Altona, Hamburg. Beginning June 15, eight of these expedition cruises are planned over the next few weeks. These cruises comply with the Norwegian authorities allowing a maximum of 200 passengers aboard a ship starting cruises outside Norway.
"We are very pleased to finally welcome a cruiseship with passengers and crew at our terminals again," said Simone Maraschi, managing director of the terminal operator. Cruise Gate Hamburg.
Guidelines for the resumption of the cruise business regulated, among other things, the implementation of infection control concepts in the terminals. Maraschi said: "Last summer showed that safe cruises are possible even in times of a pandemic. For this year's restart, we have additionally overviewed, adapted and improved the operational and hygienic concepts that were elaborated with the cruiselines last year and which proven successful."
A total of 81 calls took place from/to Hamburg in the 2020 season, none of the cruises taking place after the restart in June 2020 had experienced any incidents.
Currently, AIDA Cruises plan to sail from Hamburg from July 2021.
