As a measure to prevent the new coronavirus from being brought on board, the group created by the cruise ship operator has put together new countermeasures such as confirming a negative test on the day of boarding in addition to the PCR test in advance, and will soon cruise ship. Will be resumed.
Regarding the operation of the cruise ship, in April, one of the passengers who confirmed a negative PCR test 10 days before boarding the cruise ship "Asuka 2" sailing off the coast of Tohoku conducted the inspection on the day of boarding. After receiving it, it turned out to be positive after departure, and the flight was canceled.
In response to this, the Japan Overseas Passenger Ship Association, an organization made up of cruise ship operators, is considering measures for resumption, and will summarize new measures for the time being until September 19th. I announced it.
According to this, in addition to the preliminary PCR test performed 10 days before boarding, a PCR test or antigen test will be performed on the day of boarding to confirm that the result is negative before departure.
Also, even if you confirm negative, assuming that it may become positive at a later date, the upper limit of the cruise period is 3 nights and 4 days.
Each company plans to resume operations after July, and the group commented, "I want many customers to enjoy themselves with peace of mind."