A German cruise liner by AIDA cruise ship drivers, readied to cruise for a temporary cruise ship has actually employed 217 Filipino seafarers onboard. This stands as an initial for European waters given that the episode of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.
To propelled the prep work for their summertime cruise ship period, a charter trip had actually been set up by AIDA drivers to fly the Filipinos from Manila to the Rostock Airport,Germany They gotten here on July 22d, 2020.
Their arrival was noted by the participation of Philippine ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega, Labor Attache Delmer Cruz, Consul Marie Chris Chieng, and also the AIDA authorities at the flight terminal.
Representation Image– Credits: hafen-hamburg. de
The skilled Filipino seafarers will certainly go through training according to the health and wellness conformity laws in the European cruise ship sector. In enhancement to their alignment on wellness steps on the ship, AIDA cruise ships will certainly impose and also give precaution, included centers, and also devices for the staff to remain in line with the procedures.
The start of the coronavirus pandemic caused the variation of tasks and also left hundreds of Filipinos stranded onboard ships. About 44,000 of them have actually currently been repatriated securely in the last couple of months.
The employed staff are to create groups on 3 vessels of the AIDA which will certainly be cruising out of Rostock and also Hamburg ports for temporary cruise ships as an initiative to increase over the respite created as a result of the pandemic. The seafarers are to operate the AIDA Blu, AIDA Mar, and also the AIDA pearl.
The German cruise ship line had actually formerly introduced on 9th July 2020 that it would certainly return to procedures on 3 of its vessels, remaining conformity with the brand-new health and also safety and security procedures.
The Philippine ambassador desired the getting here staff an effective and also secure period onboard.
Reference: mb.com.ph
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