Cruises: halt of cruise ship visits to Port Reunion

In accordance with Order 13 03 20 prohibiting 100 people and cruises, since 15 March 2020 Port Reunion no longer accepts cruise ship visits.

 

Saturday 14 March 2020: ASTOR

Number of passengers and crew: 650

Duration of port visit: 1 day

Previous ports of call: Mauritius (13 March) – Australia (4 March and 23-29 February) – New Zealand (15-19 February)

Next port of call: Maputo (Mozambique 18 March)

No passenger or crew member is from one of the designated countries

 

Wednesday 11 March 2020: COSTA MEDITERRANEA

Number of passengers and crew: 2,600

Duration of port visit: 2 days

Previous ports of call: Seychelles (3 & 4 March) – Mauritius (28 & 29 February) – Reunion (26 & 27 February)

Next port of call: Mauritius 13–15 March 2020

Any passengers or crew of Italian or Chinese nationality who are on the cruise had been on board for more than 14 days before this stopover in Reunion Island

 

Sunday 1 March 2020: SUN PRINCESS

Number of passengers and crew: 2,400

Duration of port visit: 1 day

Previous ports of call: Left Singapore on 30/01/20, Phuket on 01/02/20, Sri Lanka on 04/02/20, Seychelles on 08/02/20, Tanzania on 11/02/20

A port call in Madagascar on 13/02/20 was refused by Malagasy authorities as it was less than 14 days since the stopover in Thailand

Then various ports in South Africa from 14 to 26/02/20

Next port of call: Mauritius

 

Saturday 29 February 2020: AZAMARA QUEST

Number of passengers and crew: 1,000

Duration of port visit: 1 day

Previous ports of call: various ports in South Africa since 16 January 2020

1. Scheduled port call at Fort Dauphin (Madagascar) was cancelled by the shipping line on the grounds that, given the brevity of the visit, passenger health checks (lasting 5 to 6 hrs) would have been incompatible with maintaining excursions

Next port of call: Mauritius