Vaccine may bring Insignia’s passengers chances to book private shore excursions independently in 2023

According to the post of Cruise fever, the 2023 Oceania World Cruise sells very well.

This first shows cruisers have a very strong wanderlust to take the Oceania’s Insignia cruise to travel around the world in 218 days.

 

This also shows people have faith in the future because of Covid-19 vaccine.

Frank the tour guide believes vaccination is going to be cruisers’ must-do thing before boarding their ships.

Frank summarizes different cruise companies’ vaccination policies in this post.

 

Frank hopes vaccine can help the passengers to leave the social bubble only for the cruisers in the countries and regions with the highly vaccinated population or herd immunity.

Cruisers can book their own private shore excursions independently again from the local private guides, instead of booking through the cruise companies only.

 

Frank’s Hong Kong Kowloon full day private car tour, half day Lantau Big Buddha private car private car tour and half day New Territories private car tour can be Insignia’s passengers’ easy shore excursion on 1 and 2 June 2023.

Vaccination is going to be cruise passengers’ must-do thing before boarding

At first, just some small cruise lines and river cruise companies required the passengers to take Covid-19 vaccination before boarding (For details, please browse the post of Cruise Critics).

According to the post of unofficial fan blog of Royal Caribbean on 19 Feb 2021, the Crystal Cruises has been the first major and large cruise line to require the passengers to receive jabs before entering its luxurious ships.

 

One cruise industry expert Mr. Stewart Chiron tweets that Crystal’s announcement is “premature”!

Frank the tour guide thinks that taking Covid-19 vaccine is going to be cruisers’ must-do thing before boarding soon.

It is good for the cruise companies and the passengers to prepare that in advance.

According to the post of Travel+Leisure, Crystal, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line are aiming to vaccine all crews.

 

Travel weekly reports that Mr. Frank Del Rio, the CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line, which is the parent of Oceania, expresses in a zoom conference that Norwegian is seeking legal advice on whether it has “the legal standing to mandate that you take a vaccine to come onboard”.

Frank the tour guide is glad to see that cruise lines have a strict vaccination requirement.

 

Frank hopes that cruises allow the fully vaccinated cruise passengers to leave the social bubble just for them during the voyage (for details of the social bubble, please read Frank’s old post).

Thus they can choose and book their own private shore excursions independently again in the countries and regions with a highly vaccinated population or herd immunity.

Hong Kong SAR Government just started the vaccination campaign.

Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam is the first one to get the jab!

As the carer of his mother, Frank the tour guide can take the vaccine soon.

The vaccinated Frank will welcome Oceania Insignia’s passengers by his easy Hong Kong private car shore excursion.

Frank’s Hong Kong private car shore excursions are suitable to Insignia’s passengers in June 2023

Frank the tour guide hopes passengers of Insignia can be his clients in his Hong Kong private car shore excursion.

Insignia will arrive at Hong Kong at 0800 on 1 June 2023 and will leave at 1700 on 2 June 2023.

Passengers may first have Frank’s Hong Kong Kowloon full day private car tour on 1 June 2023.

In the morning of 2 June 2023, cruisers may have Frank’s half day Lantau Big Buddha private car tour or half day New Territories private car tour.

Frank can pick clients up at the cruise terminal by private car with driver and send clients back to the cruise on time.

Clients can get the most relaxing, enjoyable and efficient private car tour, which has NO jewelry shop visit, to see major highlights and hidden gems, taste local food and culture!

Frank hopes he can serve you in Hong Kong in 2023!