Unique passenger transfer and repatriation operation

[IRL_Joanie]

Just read in Cruise Industry News

 

QUOTE: "Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) saw two of its ships, the Columbus and Vasco da Gama, meet some 12 nautical miles off the coast of Phuket, Thailand to undertake a unique passenger transfer and repatriation operation involving 239 passengers." UNQUOTE

 

More Here: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/22639-cmv-pulls-off-at-sea-passenger-transfer-between-ships.html

 

Joanie

[BigGreenFan]

Interesting. Vasco da Gama is the former Statendam

[ger_77]

Wow, what an undertaking; 239 passengers and all their luggage in 5 1/2 hours!

 

Smooth Sailing! 🙂🙂🙂

[puppycanducruise]

Amazing to transfer so much in such a short time.

Thanks for the info.

[seasprout]

Wow that must have been some feat ,Glad we abandoned our cruise on the Columbus from Sydney at the very last minute we were supposed to get off at Singapore,,that would not have been possible,as the port is closed to ships,PHEW!,!

[canadianbear]

Interesting read-thanks for the link!

[hal lover]

Yes, thanks for that link.  Interesting.