Uruguay launches protocol to receive cruise ship passengers visiting its port cities

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Uruguay’s Undersecretary of Tourism, Remo Monzeglio, announced the results of the work carried out by the country’s health authorities regarding the approval of a health protocol for cruise ship passengers.

Monzeglio said that the 2021-2022 cruise season would receive the first ships in Uruguayan ports in November. In that sense, he projected that the capital’s terminal expects about 160 stopovers and Punta del Este about 60.

The authority explained that a protocol for the shore visits of cruise passengers was approved, which holds that they must be inoculated and have an antigen test carried out within 24 hours from the arrival of the cruise ships. Therefore, they will go ashore with full guarantees.

Monzeglio pointed out that Argentina adopted “mirror measures” to the Uruguayan initiative, and Brazil is expected to make a similar announcement soon. Both countries, together with Uruguay, share the cruise ship circuit in the South Atlantic.

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