The Future of Cruising: New Princess Cruises Health Advisory

Editorial Summary

The creator reviews a seven page health advisory released by Princess Cruises as part of its cruise with confidence initiative. The document outlines new protocols for health and safety before, during, and after embarkation. Pre-cruise measures include itinerary optimizations to avoid impacted areas and strict travel restrictions. Guests or crew members meeting certain illness criteria will be denied boarding but will receive a full cruise credit or refund. At the terminal, Princess will implement thermal scanning, health declarations, and enhanced sanitation, including fogging terminals. Onboard, the cruise line plans to increase the frequency of cleaning for high touch surfaces, implement more rigorous food service protocols such as staff serving guests at buffets, and increase laundry temperatures for disinfection. The advisory also suggests that public lounge and restroom doors be propped open to reduce contact with handles. Finally, the creator notes that Princess is asking passengers to take personal responsibility by packing fourteen days of extra medication, enabling international phone plans, and purchasing travel protection. The creator concludes that while these measures are significant, more specific protocols will be released before cruise operations resume.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.