published
Omikron is changing the travel plans of hundreds of passengers: Instead of enjoying a 14-day cruise through the Caribbean, they have to fly back to the dreary German weather after just three days. The reason: the crew cannot maintain the usual service.
The reason for this: Important positions in the service area are affected by Covid-19, so that the usual service is no longer guaranteed.
meinschiff.com
According to a passenger, the corona measures were not observed on board. Her partner contracted the corona virus on “Mein Schiff 2”. The couple hired a lawyer.
meinschiff.com
-
TUI Cruises had to cancel the Caribbean cruise of “Mein Schiff 2”.
-
939 passengers are likely to be severely disappointed.
-
A family accuses the crew of not adhering to the hygiene measures.
Barely three days after the journey had begun, mmust now all 939 passengers on board des cruise ship «my ship 2» Fly back home in Bridgetown, Barbados. Apparently so many crew members had been infected with the corona virus in the past few days so that important positions in the service area were no longer guaranteed. As the «image»-Zeitung reported that nine of the twelve restaurants on board had to close. In addition, not all bars are open.
The captain announced the bad news personally: he explained to the passengers on Sunday evening via the on-board loudspeaker that the journey, which had just begun in La Romana in the Dominican Republic, had to be cancelled. The travelers were then assured in writing that they would be reimbursed the full travel price and an additional ten percent discount when booking a new trip get.
No hygiene measures observed on board
Cold consolation for Guests such as Michelle Fuhrmann and her partner Veli Ostermann, who together with their nine-month-old son Liam spent a total of 14 days on board the «my ship 2» wanted to travel via St. Lucia, Curacao and St. Marteen. Fuhrmann had to travel to Germany with her child, her fiancé remains in a quarantine hotel for a few days – the 26-year-oldhrige hate infected on board the ship.
Michelle Fuhrmann is little surprised: «The trip was pure horror for us», she says to the “Image”. The family have auf das leave hygiene concept, «but there was no sign of it.”, according to the 26-year-old. More than four people rode in the lifts, everywhere you have large groups without masks encountered. The distances were not maintained, says Fuhrmann. «We didn’t feel safe from day one. The tour guide has ourse Objections and concerns were not taken seriously.”
Ship stays ashore for eleven days
If Fuhrmann and Ostermann had canceled the trip – as they had planned – they would have had to pay for the flight home to Germany themselves. In the meantime, the couple has hired a lawyer to obtain compensation from TUI Cruises.
For the current trips home The tour operator chartered a total of four long-haul aircraft from Lufthansa and Condor, which are to fly all passengers home from Wednesday. According to the portal «Cruisetricks» the «Mein Schiff 2» is scheduled to travel again in the Caribbean on January 28th from La Romana and January 31st from Bridgetown.
As a member, you become part of the 20-minute community and benefit from great benefits and exclusive competitions every day!