| P&O vax mandate

P&O Cruises Australia announced its plan for a vaccination-only restart policy during Fri’s CLIA Cruise Forum (CW breaking news Fri).

P&O Australia President Sture Myrmell believes the policy, which is applicable to guests as well as crews, will provide reassurance for authorities when working with the industry to develop protocols for the resumption of domestic cruises.

Myrmell said governments around the country were linking society’s return to normal with sufficient vaccination numbers.

Guests will be provided with further detail on the policy once there is an agreed restart date for domestic cruising.

“Our research shows that the vast majority of our guests want to cruise with other vaccinated Australians,” Myrmell said.

“P&O’s vaccination policy is an indication that everything possible is being done to support the resumption of cruising in a way that provides further reassurance for our guests and the authorities that public health and wellbeing are our top priority.”