Saga would require cruise and vacation prospects travelling in 2021 to be absolutely vaccinated in opposition to Covid-19, the corporate has confirmed.
Potential prospects should have acquired each photographs of a vaccine at the least 14 days earlier than departure.
A spokesperson mentioned: “The well being and security of our prospects has at all times been our primary precedence at Saga, so we now have taken the choice to require everybody travelling with us to be absolutely vaccinated in opposition to Covid-19.
“Our prospects need the reassurance of the vaccine and to know others travelling with them shall be vaccinated too.
“To permit our prospects time to get vaccinated, we’re shifting the restart date for our journey companies to Could.
“Our new vaccination coverage shall be along with the detailed preparations we now have already put in place for when cruises and different holidays restart.”
The British authorities is at the moment hoping to supply everyone over the age of 50 at the least one shot of vaccine by the tip of April, with the second to comply with inside two weeks.
Presently, Saga hopes to return to service with Spirit of Journey’s inaugural voyage persevering with as deliberate on Could 4th, with Spirit of Discovery to return on June 2nd.
The Saga holidays programme will start on Could 1st with lodge stays, escorted excursions and river cruises.