西沙郵輪航線正式復航

Cruise tours return to Xisha Islands

西沙郵輪航線正式復航

Cruise trips to Xisha Islands in the South China Sea resumed on Wednesday, 11 months after being suspended due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The Chinese cruise ship Nanhai Dream left Sanya Phoenix Island International Cruise Port for Xisha Islands on Wednesday afternoon.

12月9日下午，“南海之夢”號郵輪從三亞鳳凰島國際郵輪碼頭開往西沙羣島，這標誌着在因新冠疫情停航11個月之後，西沙郵輪航線正式復航。

Another cruise ship, the Changle Gongzhu, or Princess Changle, is scheduled to resume operations on Thursday.

另一艘運營西沙航線的“長樂公主”號郵輪計劃於12月10日復航。

The Xisha tour of each ship will last three nights and four days.

西沙旅遊航線行程爲四天三晚。

As part of precautions against COVID-19, the number of passengers on the cruise liners has been capped at 50% of full capacity.

根據疫情防控要求，西沙遊輪復航初期載客率不得超過乘客定額的50%。

The limit can be increased to 70% after two weeks of operations if anti-virus measures prove adequate.

復航兩週並經評估論證疫情防控措施可行的載客率，可提高至不超過70%。

Passengers are required to provide a negative nucleic acid test report conducted within seven days before boarding. They will also have their body temperatures checked three times a day during the trip.

報名遊客需提供7天內的核酸檢測陰性證明，在船期間，遊客將接受每天3次的體溫測量。

Cruise tourism to Xisha Islands started in 2013 but discontinued in January following the coronavirus outbreak.

西沙郵輪航線於2013年開啓破冰之旅。新冠肺炎疫情暴發後，西沙郵輪航線自2020年1月起暫停運營。