Vanuatu is allowing P&O Australia to do two test cruises to the country!

[Kiwi_cruiser]

P&O Australia posted this on there Facebook page tonight:

 

Vanuatu, we cant wait to see you!
 

Two P&O cruises from Australia in November will be used to test protocols and procedures in Vanuatu to allow for a broader restart of cruising to the archipelago.

This is the first step to getting our ships back in Vanuatu and we are honoured that authorities there wish to work with P&O to achieve a careful resumption of cruising to their beautiful country!

 

Going by the comments from P&O Australia the first cruise to Vanuatu will be 5th November 2022!

[arxcards]

That seems so far away, but still within reach I guess. Covid numbers are on the slide everywhere, and I suspect we could even be mask-free by then.

 

A careful resumption is fair, after all, that is what has happened here - 15 weeks down, 3 active ships, protocols still in place since day 1, and thankfully ships are now reporting consistently at green status.

[Ozwoody]

8 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

P&O Australia posted this on there Facebook page tonight:

 

Vanuatu, we cant wait to see you!
 

Two P&O cruises from Australia in November will be used to test protocols and procedures in Vanuatu to allow for a broader restart of cruising to the archipelago.

This is the first step to getting our ships back in Vanuatu and we are honoured that authorities there wish to work with P&O to achieve a careful resumption of cruising to their beautiful country!

 

Going by the comments from P&O Australia the first cruise to Vanuatu will be 5th November 2022!

 

Thanks for that info.👍

That's good to hear, we're booked for that cruise, but would feel better if the statement came from the Vanuatu Gov. There is no indication on their site re cruise ships being allowed in.

That cruise also scheduled to two stops in New Caledonia, still no news re allowing cruise ships to dock there yet either.

But all is still hopeful.☺️

 

[Aus Traveller]

10 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

P&O Australia posted this on there Facebook page tonight:

 

Vanuatu, we cant wait to see you!
 

Two P&O cruises from Australia in November will be used to test protocols and procedures in Vanuatu to allow for a broader restart of cruising to the archipelago.

This is the first step to getting our ships back in Vanuatu and we are honoured that authorities there wish to work with P&O to achieve a careful resumption of cruising to their beautiful country!

 

Going by the comments from P&O Australia the first cruise to Vanuatu will be 5th November 2022!

We are booked on the 5th November cruise. Our 27th August cruise was 'converted' into a Q'ld coastal one so I hope the November cruise actually gets to Vila.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

2 hours ago, Ozwoody said:

That cruise also scheduled to two stops in New Caledonia, still no news re allowing cruise ships to dock there yet either.

 

New Caledonia is open to cruise ships 🙂

 

See: https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/po-cruises-australia-flagship-pacific-explorer-set-another-first

[Ozwoody]

21 minutes ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

 

New Caledonia is open to cruise ships 🙂

 

See: https://www.carnivalcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/po-cruises-australia-flagship-pacific-explorer-set-another-first

Thanks that's great too.

 

Only wish that both those governments would officially state they were doing it,😁

[arxcards]

24 minutes ago, Ozwoody said:

Thanks that's great too.

 

Only wish that both those governments would officially state they were doing it,😁

Countries like ours only do those soapbox moments for political gain. 😉

 

These visits are still restricted and somewhat conditional, and will likely require a clean bill of health prior to arrival, and that fits between the lines with Vanuatu testing "protocols and procedures".

All the active ships have all been ship shape for the past few weeks.

[Tazza21]

I’m booked on the Quantum out of Brisbane on the 1st of Nov due to arrive in Port Vila on the 4th. Hopefully Vanuatu will be open by then.

 

I have shore a tour booked in Noumea on the 6th so they must surely be open. Fingers crossed!

[arxcards]

16 hours ago, Ozwoody said:

 

Thanks for that info.👍

That's good to hear, we're booked for that cruise, but would feel better if the statement came from the Vanuatu Gov. There is no indication on their site re cruise ships being allowed in.

That cruise also scheduled to two stops in New Caledonia, still no news re allowing cruise ships to dock there yet either.

But all is still hopeful.☺️

 

I guess it did, but it looks like P&O were the only ones to it notice yesterday.