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Working group to reactivate river cruise activities in Europe
It will be established by Amsterdam Cruise Port, Dutch Delta Cruise Ports and River Cruise Europe
June 8, 2020
The president of RCE, Monic van der Heyden, who is commercial manager for the cruise industry at the port of Amsterdam, explained that restarting these activities will start from cruise destinations in the areas where the pandemic is under control, as in some countries tourists are still forbidden to enter. In addition, it has specified that a change in the provenance of the river cruises: "75% of passengers "It's a good thing," van der Heyden said. from abroad, mainly from the United States, Canada, China and Australia. Everything is going to be different this year. We anticipate that only European passengers will sail on Europe's rivers, as there is much uncertainty about whether and when guests from other continents will be able to fly back to Europe."
The three associations announced that on 1 June Germany's Nicko Cruises has already resumed operations cruise lines by boarding a small number of passengers on its and that the A-ROSA companies, Phoenix Reisen, Plantours and Scylla have announced their intention to resume activity by the end of June. "We anticipate - observed van der Heyden -- that they will be reactivated first the national itineraries, followed by river cruises that touch two countries that have imposed similar or equal Covid-19 measures.'
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The president of RCE, Monic van der Heyden, who is commercial manager for the cruise industry at the port of Amsterdam, explained that restarting these activities will start from cruise destinations in the areas where the pandemic is under control, as in some countries tourists are still forbidden to enter. In addition, it has specified that a change in the provenance of the river cruises: "75% of passengers "It's a good thing," van der Heyden said. from abroad, mainly from the United States, Canada, China and Australia. Everything is going to be different this year. We anticipate that only European passengers will sail on Europe's rivers, as there is much uncertainty about whether and when guests from other continents will be able to fly back to Europe."
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
