An actual cruise ship will be docking in Boston tomorrow for the first time since 2019, Massport said today.
The Crystal Symphony should pull into the Flynn Cruiseport at Black Falcon Pier around 9 a.m., so it can depart with passengers for the first of four cruises to and from Bermuda on Sunday.
That's more dock time than a cruise ship would normally need, but the extra time will ensure the ship can "clear the last few standard items to get CDC approval," Massport said.
Massport added, "Both passengers and crew will be fully vaccinated."
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Great news!
By _Sean
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 1:08am
Great news!
So glad everything is getting back to normal, with this pandemic behind us. Icing on the cake is Massport, the least transparent quasi-government body in MA, happily adding that "both passengers and crew will be fully vaccinated." Perfect! I can't possibly think of any issues or objections to the state of MA basically endorsing cruises.
normal?
By onelith
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 4:46am
Does normal include gastrointestinal illnesses such as norovirus that made more than an occasional pitstop on cruise ships BEFORE Covid?
Normal
By perruptor
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 8:56am
Those ships were floating petri dishes known for being great places to catch diseases before COVID. Good luck.
Seems OK to me
By Tim Mc.
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 9:02am
If there's an outbreak of covid on board, it's very likely to be mild, given the vaccination status.
Frankly I'd be more concerned about the norovirus.
The pandemic is behind us?
By ZachAndTired
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 10:35am
The pandemic is behind us? News to me!
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Does "fully vaccinated" mean
By Notfromboston
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 6:51am
Does "fully vaccinated" mean "either vaccinated or granted medical or religious exemption"?
Cruise lines are private property
By SwirlyGrrl
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 8:22am
It means what they say it means - likely all shots or no cruise.
Like that fully vaccinated SC
By Notfromboston
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 9:08pm
Like that fully vaccinated SC couple that went to Greece and infected everyone in their way.
Aruba, Jamaica, oh I want to
By anon
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 7:30am
Aruba, Jamaica, oh I want to take ya
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go, Jamaica
Off the Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all
Bodies in the sand, tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band
Down in Kokomo
Hope they have plenty of
By anon
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 7:37am
Hope they have plenty of cheese onboard to go with the whine when things don't go well.
Cruise ship? Uhhhhh, no thanks.
By merlinmurph
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 9:16am
Packing all sorts of people into confined spaces? Sorry, but no.
Cruises are scary when there isnt a pandemic
By Luba
Wed, 08/18/2021 - 9:22am
All thos stories of stomach viruses running rampant....no thanks
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