We’re pleased to announce that Britannia’s operational test cruise was a resounding success and she passed her return to service audit with flying colours.
To protect our Guests and colleagues, and facilitate our return to service, Carnival Corporation is working with Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, to audit and verify health and wellbeing standards on board our ships.
During the audit on board Britannia, Bureau Veritas assessed and verified all procedures and protocols to identify and manage COVID-19 related risks in port, at embarkation and disembarkation points, and, of course, on the ship.
We caught up with Captain Marcin Banach:
“Three Bureau Veritas surveyors were present for every element of the test cruise journey, meeting with various crew members and verifying that all the right protocols were in place. It was great to have Guests back on board again after such a long time, and to see Britannia come alive.
I’m incredibly proud of all the team on board who not only provided a fantastic service to our Guests but also did a tremendous job adapting to the new technologies, protocols and ways of working. We’re delighted to have passed our audit with flying colours and can’t wait to be back sailing again this Sunday.”
Bureau Veritas President, Marine and Offshore, Matthieu de Tugny added:
“Our passenger ship experts have been supporting P&O Cruises with the verification of health and wellbeing standards to enable a return to service in line with the UK Chamber of Shipping’s guidance and Bureau Veritas guidelines. The ship was exceptionally well prepared and we give full credit to the entire ship’s crew and management. It will be good to see Britannia back in operation.”
Thank you to Captain Marcin Banach and all of our colleagues on board, and many shoreside colleagues across many different departments. We are so excited to reach this important milestone and can’t wait to see Britannia set sail on Sunday!