We returned last night from cruising the Far East, so this is a bit worrying. We left on 22nd January and were given no specific advice regarding the virus. We boarded the cruise ship in Thailand and visited Cambodia, Vietnam, three ports in Malaysia, Singapore, then two ports in Thailand. At each port, we disembarked and were screened at every one by means of body temperature scanning, a requirement of the Asian authorities.
On board the ship, hygiene was very good, with hand sanitisers everywhere and regular reminders over the ship’s tannoy for them to be used. However, when we returned to Birmingham airport last night, after a 13 hour flight, we were not screened. I would have expected UK authorities to have done at least some basic checks when over 300 people are returning on a plane from a cruise around the affected areas.
Originally Posted by: Caz